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In Tesla: Man Out of Time, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists and inventors. Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world-transforming devices that were virtually without theoretical precedent. Tesla not only discovered the rotating magnetic field -- the basis of most alternating-current machinery -- but also introduced us to the fundamentals of robotics, computers, and missile science. Almost supernaturally gifted, unfailingly flamboyant and neurotic, Tesla was troubled by an array of compulsions and phobias and was fond of extravagant, visionary experimentations. He was also a popular man-about-town, admired by men as diverse as Mark Twain and George Westinghouse, and adored by scores of society beauties. From Tesla's childhood in Yugoslavia to his death in New York in the 1940s, Cheney paints a compelling human portrait and chronicles a lifetime of discoveries that radically altered -- and continue to alter -- the world in which we live. Tesla: Man Out of Time is an in-depth look at the seminal accomplishments of a scientific wizard and a thoughtful examination of the obsessions and eccentricities of the man behind the science.
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Norwich (Hardcover)
Margaret Cheney McNally, Francis L. Niles
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This concise book tells the absorbing story of the development of
one of the greatest public institutions in the country. Beginning
with the land grant that established a university in California,
the accessible narrative takes the reader through the difficulties
and triumphs of the institution as it rose to the peak of
scientific and scholarly stature, where it stands today. Included
is a discussion of why the University of California is unique among
institutions of higher learning, a chronicle of past university
presidents and the particular contributions each made to the
institution, an account of the university's benefactors and
financial arrangements, and the development of the multicampus
model. This book also covers pivotal moments in the university's
history, such as the formulation of the Master Plan for Higher
Education, the controversy over the Loyalty Oath, the Free Speech
Movement, Clark Kerr's dismissal, the implementation of Proposition
13, and the struggle over affirmative action. The author includes a
description of each campus and a wealth of historical photographs
that document the rise of the university and the people involved in
its evolution.
Radar imaging is a mathematically-rich subject with many
interesting applications and a large variety of challenging,
mathematical open problems. The goal of this book is to provide
mathematicians with the background they need to work in the field,
building on the foundation of the underlying partial differential
equations. The focus is on showing the connection between the
physics and the mathematics and on supplying an intuitive
mathematical understanding of basic concepts. The book includes a
description of how a radar system works, together with the relevant
mathematics; theory that guides the choice of radar waveforms;
derivation of the fundamentals of scattering theory; derivation and
discussion of the image formation process; and a long list of
current open problems. Applied mathematicians will want this book
because it explains the basics of radar imaging, provides a
foundation for understanding the engineering literature, and gives
references for many of the open problems.
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