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Télécharger le livre : From Aspirin to Viagra
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From Aspirin to Viagra
Vladimir Marko
From Aspirin to Viagra, insulin to penicillin, and vaccines to vitamin supplements, drugs have become part of our everyday lives. This staggering global industry wasn’t born overnight; advancements in pharmaceutical science have been happening for a long while, over the...

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Parution : 2020-07-06
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39,02 €
Télécharger le livre : The Artemis Lunar Program
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The Artemis Lunar Program
Manfred “Dutch” Von Ehrenfried
This book describes the future of the Artemis Lunar Program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what is presented in this book will actually happen, to...

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Parution : 2020-05-12
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34,80 €
Télécharger le livre : European Missions to the International Space Station
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European Missions to the International Space Station
John O'sullivan
The European Space Agency has a long history of human spaceflight, working with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the ESA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and their...

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Parution : 2020-05-08
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39,02 €
Télécharger le livre : From Apes to Cyborgs
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From Apes to Cyborgs
Patrizia Tiberi Vipraio , Claudio Tuniz
This book offers fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors and investigates the dynamic processes that led to the establishment of complex human societies. It provides a holistic view of human history and social evolution by drawing on the latest evidence...

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Parution : 2020-02-29
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36,91 €
Télécharger le livre : How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor
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How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor
Colin Tucker
Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This lively book will answer that question. It’ll take you on a journey from the science behind nuclear reactors, through their start-up, operation and shutdown. Along the way it covers a bit of the engineering,...

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Parution : 2020-01-25
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28,47 €
Télécharger le livre : Space Mining and Manufacturing
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Space Mining and Manufacturing
Davide Sivolella
This book produces convincing evidence that exploiting the potential of space could help solve many environmental and social issues affecting our planet, such as pollution, overcrowding, resource depletion and conflicts, economic inequality, social unrest, economic...

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Parution : 2019-12-05
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34,80 €
Télécharger le livre : Chelyabinsk Superbolide
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Chelyabinsk Superbolide
Alexander Dudorov , Nick Gorkavyi , Sergey Taskaev
?On February 15, 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor sailed over Russian skies in a streak of light that was momentarily brighter than the Sun. The remarkable event and its subsequent shock wave were witnessed and documented by countless local residents, launching a widespread...

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Parution : 2019-10-22
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Télécharger le livre : China in Space
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China in Space
Brian Harvey
In 2019, China astonished the world by landing a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the Moon, something never achieved by any country before. China had already become the world’s leading spacefaring nation by rockets launched, sending more into orbit than any...

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Parution : 2019-10-08
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Télécharger le livre : Technology and the Growth of Civilization
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Technology and the Growth of Civilization
Giancarlo Genta , Paolo Riberi
Our natural world has been irretrievably altered by humans, for humans. From domesticated wheat fields to nuclear power plants and spacecraft, everything we see and interact with has in some way been changed by the presence of our species, starting from the Neolithic...

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Parution : 2019-09-05
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28,47 €
Télécharger le livre : Returning People to the Moon After Apollo
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Returning People to the Moon After Apollo
Pat Norris
July 2019 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the surface of the Moon. As people around the world celebrate the anniversary of this great American achievement, they might wonder why there have been no further human missions to the Moon...

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Parution : 2019-06-04
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34,80 €
Télécharger le livre : Space 2.0
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Space 2.0
Joseph N. Pelton
A true revolution has rocked the space industry, as Silicon Valley and new startup companies around the world have shaken up the status quo. This has in turn triggered a hefty response among traditional aerospace companies, launching the sector into the new Space 2.0....

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Parution : 2019-04-26
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168,79 €
Télécharger le livre : From Cave Man to Cave Martian
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From Cave Man to Cave Martian
Manfred "Dutch" Von Ehrenfried
This book explores the practicality of using the existing subsurface geology on the Moon and Mars for protection against radiation, thermal extremes, micrometeorites and dust storms rather than building surface habitats at great expense at least for those...

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Parution : 2019-04-05
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Télécharger le livre : Japanese Missions to the International Space Station
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Japanese Missions to the International Space Station
John O'sullivan
Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the JAXA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and how they have lived...

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Parution : 2019-03-23
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34,80 €
Télécharger le livre : Transhumanism - Engineering the Human Condition
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Transhumanism - Engineering the Human Condition
Roberto Manzocco
This book is designed to offer a comprehensive high-level introduction to transhumanism, an international political and cultural movement that aims to produce a “paradigm shift” in our ethical and political understanding of human evolution. Transhumanist thinkers want...

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Parution : 2019-03-11
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36,91 €
Télécharger le livre : War in Space
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War in Space
Linda Dawson
With the recent influx of spaceflight and satellite launches, the region of outer space has become saturated with vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government. But what would happen if these capabilities were...

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Parution : 2019-01-14
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34,80 €
Télécharger le livre : Early Exploration of the Moon
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Early Exploration of the Moon
Tom Lund
Luna 2, launched by the USSR in 1959, was the first spacecraft from Earth to land on the moon. That first voyage was followed by increasingly capable lunar exploration spacecraft from Russia and the United States. A total of 36 successful lunar exploration missions were...

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Parution : 2018-12-26
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Télécharger le livre : Gemini 4
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Gemini 4
David J. Shayler
The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double the...

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Parution : 2018-12-18
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42,19 €
Télécharger le livre : Great Moments in the History of Life
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Great Moments in the History of Life
George H. Shaw
A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many “events” in Earth’s history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has...

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Parution : 2018-12-04
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36,91 €
Télécharger le livre : The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks
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The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks
Umberto Cavallaro
The story of the famed race to the Moon between the US and the USSR has been told countless times.The strategies of these two superpowers have often been paralleled in a way that highlights their fight for dominance and efforts to develop needed new technologies. This...

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Parution : 2018-10-05
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39,02 €
Télécharger le livre : Granite Skyscrapers
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Granite Skyscrapers
David S. Stevenson
In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the literal ground beneath our feet, granite and its kin lie...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-08-31
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40,08 €
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