A Century Of Flight At Paton Field

Author : William D. Schloman,Barbara F. Schloman
Publisher : Kent State University
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : 1606353861

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A Century of Flight at Paton Field by William D. Schloman,Barbara F. Schloman Pdf

"This detailed and well-illustrated study explores the hundred-year history of the longest-surviving public-use airport in Ohio. Intertwining the story of the airport's development with the history of flight-education programs at the University, the book highlights a vast cast of characters and an examination of aviation's development on the local level throughout the last century. What was once Stow Field, a small airport in a rural community, stands at the center of this story. Kent State's participation in the federal government's Civilian Pilot Training Program in the years leading up to World War II led to state funding for purchase of the airport and prepared the way for the creation of collegiate aviation. This brought in Andrew Paton, who created the first flight-training curriculum and established a vision for the role the airport could play in a university-run program. In the period between the two World Wars, Stow Field was also the site of aviation exhibits that drew as many as 80,000 people, including the christening of Goodyear's first helium blimp. As Kent State's airport is now enjoying both a new vitality and long-awaited investment, William D. Schloman and Barbara F. Schloman place this in context with the at-times-uncertain survival of Kent State's aviation program. This comprehensive history will appeal to graduates of that program and all aviation history enthusiasts, as well as those interested in the history of the region more generally."--

Author : John L. Read
Publisher : Wakefield Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781743056141

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Among the Pigeons by John L. Read Pdf

During the last century, global domestic cat numbers rocketed past 200 million, along with a surge in cat diseases and numbers of feral cats and sick, injured and malnourished cats. Cat shelters are overflowing. Hundreds of thousands of cats are euthanised every year by despondent animal welfare workers. Misplaced sentimentality, sometimes promoted by corporate greed of cat food companies, has exacerbated this situation through promoting irresponsible feeding of strays. Ecologist and author John Read has travelled the world consulting cat experts and collating the most recent science. In Among the Pigeons he balances the allure of indoor cats with the animal welfare, human health, and conservation issues they create when allowed to roam. But he also presents solutions, from breeding ideal indoor pet cats to development of humane and targeted tools to control feral cats. In striking parallel to the repercussions of human-induced climate change, warnings about the damage wrought by free-ranging cats have been largely denied or overlooked. But we ignore these issues at our peril. For our own mental health and endangered wildlife worldwide, time is running out.

Author : Jacob S. T. Dlamini
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821440889

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Safari Nation by Jacob S. T. Dlamini Pdf

Safari Nation opens new lines of inquiry in the study of national parks in Africa and the rest of the world. The Kruger National Park is South Africa’s most iconic nature reserve, renowned for its rich flora and fauna. According to author Jacob Dlamini, there is another side to the park, a social history neglected by scholars and popular writers alike in which blacks (meaning Africans, Coloureds, and Indians) occupy center stage. Safari Nation details the ways in which black people devoted energies to conservation and to the park over the course of the twentieth century—engagement that transcends the stock (black) figure of the laborer and the poacher. By exploring the complex and dynamic ways in which blacks of varying class, racial, religious, and social backgrounds related to the Kruger National Park, and with the help of previously unseen archival photographs, Dlamini’s narrative also sheds new light on how and why Africa’s national parks—often derided by scholars as colonial impositions—survived the end of white rule on the continent. Relying on oral histories, photographs, and archival research, Safari Nation engages both with African historiography and with ongoing debates about the “land question,” democracy, and citizenship in South Africa.

Author : Kelly L. Williams,Howard J. Lawrence
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787564091

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William A. Paton by Kelly L. Williams,Howard J. Lawrence Pdf

This groundbreaking study explores major influences on Paton’s thoughts on accounting and shows how Paton was an active participant in the professional accounting organizations of his day.

Author : Roger Pickenpaugh
Publisher : Kent State University
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1606353977

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America's First Interstate by Roger Pickenpaugh Pdf

The story of America's first government-sponsored highway The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, this 620-mile road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was the main avenue to the West. Roger Pickenpaugh's comprehensive account is based on detailed archival research into documents that few scholars have examined, including sources from the National Archives, and details the promotion, construction, and use of this crucially important thoroughfare. America's First Interstate looks at the road from the perspective of westward expansion, stagecoach travel, freight hauling, livestock herding, and politics of construction as the project goes through changing presidential administrations. Pickenpaugh also describes how states assumed control of the road once the US government chose to abandon it, including the charging of tolls. His data-mining approach--revealing technical details, contracting procedures, lawsuits, charges and countercharges, local accounts of travel, and services along the road--provides a wealth of information for scholars to more critically consider the cultural and historical context of the Road's construction and use. While most of America's First Interstate covers the early days during the era of stagecoach and wagon traffic, the story continues to the decline of the road as railroads became prominent, its rebirth as US Route 40 during the automobile age, and its status in the present day.

Author : Diana Paton
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0822333988

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No Bond But the Law by Diana Paton Pdf

DIVThe author analyzes punishment as a way to explore the dynamic of state formation in a colonial society making the transition from slavery to freedom./div

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Law
ISBN : OXFORD:555006439

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The Journal of Jurisprudence by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309038393

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Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Pdf

Scientific experiments using animals have contributed significantly to the improvement of human health. Animal experiments were crucial to the conquest of polio, for example, and they will undoubtedly be one of the keystones in AIDS research. However, some persons believe that the cost to the animals is often high. Authored by a committee of experts from various fields, this book discusses the benefits that have resulted from animal research, the scope of animal research today, the concerns of advocates of animal welfare, and the prospects for finding alternatives to animal use. The authors conclude with specific recommendations for more consistent government action.

Author : Libby Robin
Publisher : Melbourne University
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015053774256

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The Flight of the Emu by Libby Robin Pdf

The Flight of the Emu tells the story of Australian birding in the twentieth century. The Emu is the journal of the former Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, now known as Birds Australia. In this engrossing book, Libby Robin describes the achievements and the increasing importance of ornithology in Australia-both amateur and professional-over the past hundred years. From Bass Strait to the Kimberley, collectors have searched for and identified hundreds of species of Australian birds. This is a discipline in which exceptional amateur contributions have helped to shape science. Libby Robin explores the tensions between amateur and professional ornithologists, and discusses issues of conservation and environmental management, scientific collecting, smuggling and bird protection. She tells stories from campouts, expeditions and congresses derived from oral history, letters and 'reading between the lines' of published reports. The search for the Night Parrot, the protection of the Lyrebird, the identification of the Noisy Scrub-bird, have all involved enthusiastic bird lovers as well as scientists. Ornithological research takes place in museums, universities, government agencies, community groups and the CSIRO. Bird-banding has introduced many people to the passion of ornithology, as well as providing a method of valuable data-collection about birds. The Flight of the Emu also details international scientific expeditions and the influences of Australian birds on international debates. 'Birdos' have a great sense of humour, and the pleasure and fun of bird watching, whether it be serious scientific observation, 'twitching' or just a relaxing hobby, comes through strongly in this clear, friendly and richly-illustrated book.

Author : Marilyn B. Ogilvie,Kerry L. Meek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135531379

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Women and Science by Marilyn B. Ogilvie,Kerry L. Meek Pdf

First Published in 1996. Following the author's previous work, Women in Science: Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century in 1986, an increased interest in feminism, science, and gender issues resulted in this subsequent title. This book will be valuable to scholars working in a variety of academic areas and will be useful at different educational levels from secondary through graduate school. This annotated bibliography of approximately 2700 entries also includes fields, nationality, periods, persons/institutions, reference, and theme indexes.

Author : John Howie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Last words
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041239760

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Biographia Scoticana by John Howie Pdf

Author : Renate Howe
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921410956

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A Century of Influence by Renate Howe Pdf

The Australian Student Christian Movement has provided a forum for exploring spirituality and social issues in the nations universities for over a century. Prime Ministers Robert Menzies and Bob Hawke were ASCM members. The ASCM was opposed to racism at home and abroad, founding Aust Volunteers Abroad, and opposing White Australia Policy.

Author : A. Kornberg,B. L. Horecker,L. Cornudella
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781483136028

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Reflections on Biochemistry by A. Kornberg,B. L. Horecker,L. Cornudella Pdf

Reflections on Biochemistry: In Honour of Severo Ochoa offers reflections on a wide range of topics relating to biochemistry, including energy metabolism, lipids and saccharides, regulation, nucleic acids and the genetic code, protein biosynthesis, and cell biology. The essays celebrate Severo Ochoa's outstanding contributions to biochemistry spanning nearly half a century. This book is comprised of 47 chapters and begins with a biography of Ochoa and his scientific work in the field of biochemistry, particularly his research on intermediary metabolism, RNA synthesis, and the genetic code. The discussion then turns to energy metabolism, photosynthesis, and fermentation, touching on topics such as the role of lactic acid in the development of biochemistry and the biosynthesis of cell components from acetate. The next section is devoted to lipids, saccharides, and cell walls and includes chapters that deal with biotin, sulfur biochemistry, and dipicolinic acid. Subsequent chapters explore hormonal regulation of adipose tissue lipolysis; the structural relationship between genes and enzymes; bacteriophages, colicins, and ribosomes; and cell biology and neurobiology. This monograph will be of interest to biochemists and students of biochemistry.

Author : David Wardle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 052114387X

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Education and Society in Nineteenth-Century Nottingham by David Wardle Pdf

An account of the progress made in the provision of education in Nottingham in the nineteenth century. Dr Wardle makes full use of the evidence of newpapers, contemporary accounts and statistics relating to population, child employment, public health, welfare agencies, and charitable organisations to produce an integrated study of the educational, social and economic aspects of a town's growth over 100 years. The experience of Nottingham is compared (generally favourably) with that of other cities. The full use of newspapers means that areas of the educational picture usually overlooked are here given due prominence; for example, the numerically significant private schools, and the lending libraries organised by groups of workmen. This book gives a vivid picture of the growth of our educational system, not only as it was seen by the administrators, but also as it was seen by the parents, and pupils for whom it was intended.

Author : Tymon C. A. de Haas
Publisher : Barkhuis
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9789077922934

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Fields, Farms and Colonists by Tymon C. A. de Haas Pdf

In this study, the author addresses two important issues in Roman archaeology. On the basis of a comparison of intensive field surveys in different parts of the Pontine region, central Italy, it is argued that detailed site and off-site collection strategies have much to offer in understanding site chronology and land use patterns. Setting the field survey data in a wider geographical and historical context, the author also explores the context and impact of the foundation of Roman colonies and rural tribes on rural settlement systems, as such contributing to current debates on the nature of early Roman colonization.