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An inspiring graphic novel about Elizebeth Friedman, a codebreaking
pioneer who changed the course of World War II. Nazi spy rings!
No-good gangsters! Shakespearian lies! Discover the courageous
woman who cracked all these cases and more—with only a pencil and
paper. The youngest of ten siblings, Elizebeth Friedman stood out
from an early age with brilliant language skills and a passion for
English literature. Eventually, these talents led to a new
opportunity: codebreaking. Using ciphers and other trailblazing
techniques, Friedman solved coded messages to take down some of the
most notorious gangsters in the United States, including the
infamous Al Capone. During World War II, as German forces stormed
across Europe, she took her skills to the frontlines, thwarting
Nazi spies and helping lead Allied forces to victory. In this
action-packed, full-color graphic novel, learn more about this
daring woman who took risks, defied expectations, and confronted
the enemies of World War II. Other Women Warriors of World War II:
Angels of Bataan and Corregidor: The Heroic Nurses of World War II
The Courageous Six Triple Eight: The All-Black Female Battalion of
World War II Daring Women of D-Day: Bold Spies of World War II Jane
Kendeigh: Brave Nurse of World War II Nancy Wake: Fearless Spy of
World War II Sophie Scholl: Daring Activist of World War II
Virginia Hall: Clever Spy of World War II
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imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Essentials of Education Advocacy: A Guide for Special Education
Teachers is a valuable contribution to the field of special
education and the professional development of special education
teachers. This accessible text is written with undergraduates in
mind, however, is applicable to graduate level studies or inservice
teachers regardless of years of experience. The Essentials of
Education Advocacy breaks down the importance of advocacy in the
progression of special education services and identifies five rings
of advocacy that teachers can use to influence change.
ELEMENTARY CHEMICAL MICROSCOPY by MONNIN CHAMOTOriginally published
in 1915. PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION: In the six years which have
elapsed since the appearance of the first edition, the great
majority of American Chemists have come to regard the microscope as
a necessary adjunct to the chemical laboratory. The Great War
brought us face to face with a multitude of intricate industrial
and economic problems, in the solution of which the chemist was not
slow to appreciate the importance and the value of industrial
chemical microscopy. It is probable that a greater number of new
applications of microscopic methods were made in our industries
during the war than in the entire preceding quarter of a century.
Since, however, this progress has been rather in applying existing
methods to the solution of new problems, it has been thought best
to preserve in this new edition the same view-point as in the old.
This book is intended to serve as an introduction to the micro
scope and its accessories as tools for the chemist to work with and
even though practical applications are referred to, the author has
made no effort, and has no desire, to have the book take the form
of a manual of industrial microscopy. The changes made have been
chiefly in the rearrangement of the Chapters, in the elaboration of
the data presented and in the rewriting of obscure passages.
Comparatively little new apparatus has been described or new
methods introduced. Illustrations of the characteristic crystals
constituting a satisfactory test for the elements and compounds
discussed in Chapter XIV have been omitted as in the previous
edition for two reasons, i The book is essentially a text and not a
reference book. It cameinto being because of the necessity of
providing a text for use by students in Cornell University. In this
course, training in accurate observation is emphasized it has been
found to lead to better results if the student is obliged to dis
cover for himself, under guidance, the characteristic morphology of
the materials studied and having found typical crystals, fibers,
etc., to sketch them in his note-book. 2 The cost of the book to
the student would have been very greatly increased. This
explanation is not offered as an apology for the short comings of
this book, which the author appreciates are many, but is given as
an expression of his opinion that better work can be obtained from
students providing there is adequate assistance given in the
laboratory. In order to meet the often expressed needs of advanced
students and of professional chemists, a Handbook of Microscopic
Qualitative Analysis is in preparation which will be copiously
illustrated by photo-micro graphs and which will thus serve to
supplement the present introductory text. In answer to repeated
requests, a brief synopsis of the course in Introductory Chemical
Microscopy as now given in the Department of Chemistry, Cornell
University, has been inserted in the Appendix. The author is
indebted to Professor S. H. Gage and to Mr. C. W. Mason for many
helpful suggestions in the preparation of this second edition. E.
M. C. ITHACA, N. Y., Jan. 25, 1921. PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION: The
American chemist, usually ready to accept with alacrity all time,
labor and money saving devices, has been strangely backward in
taking advantage of the benefits to be gained through the
intelligent application of chemical microscopic methods in
theindustries and in research...
The Essentials of Education Advocacy: A Guide for Special Education
Teachers is a valuable contribution to the field of special
education and the professional development of special education
teachers. This accessible text is written with undergraduates in
mind, however, is applicable to graduate level studies or inservice
teachers regardless of years of experience. The Essentials of
Education Advocacy breaks down the importance of advocacy in the
progression of special education services and identifies five rings
of advocacy that teachers can use to influence change.
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The Semantic Web - ISWC 2022 - 21st International Semantic Web Conference, Virtual Event, October 23-27, 2022, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Ulrike Sattler, Aidan Hogan, Maria Keet, Valentina Presutti, Joao Paulo A. Almeida, …
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International
Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2022, which took place in October
2022 in a virtual mode. The 48 full papers presented in this volume
were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 239 submissions. They
deal with the latest advances in fundamental research, innovative
technology, and applications of the Semantic Web, linked data,
knowledge graphs, and knowledge processing on the Web. Papers are
organized in a research track, resources and in-use track. The
research track details theoretical, analytical and empirical
aspects of the Semantic Web and its intersection with other
disciplines. The resources track promotes the sharing of resources
which support, enable or utilize semantic web research, including
datasets, ontologies, software, and benchmarks. And finally, the
in-use-track is dedicated to novel and significant research
contributions addressing theoretical, analytical and empirical
aspects of the Semantic Web and its intersection with other
disciplines. The chapters "Hashing the Hypertrie: Space- and
Time-Efficient Indexing for SPARQL in Tensors", "Agree to Disagree:
Managing Ontological Perspectives using Standpoint Logic", "GNNQ: A
Neuro-Symbolic Approach to Query Answering over Incomplete
Knowledge Graphs", "ISSA: Generic Pipeline, Knowledge Model and
Visualization tools to Help Scientists Search and Make Sense of a
Scientific Archiveare" are licensed under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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