Chemical Heroes

Author : Andrew Bickford
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478010302

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Chemical Heroes by Andrew Bickford Pdf

In Chemical Heroes Andrew Bickford analyzes the US military's attempts to design performance enhancement technologies and create pharmacological "supersoldiers" capable of withstanding extreme trauma. Bickford traces the deep history of efforts to biologically fortify and extend the health and lethal power of soldiers from the Cold War era into the twenty-first century, from early adoptions of mandatory immunizations to bio-protective gear, to the development and spread of new performance enhancing drugs during the global War on Terrorism. In his examination of government efforts to alter soldiers' bodies through new technologies, Bickford invites us to contemplate what constitutes heroism when armor becomes built in, wired in, and even edited into the molecular being of an American soldier. Lurking in the background and dark recesses of all US military enhancement research, Bickford demonstrates, is the desire to preserve US military and imperial power.

Author : Andrew Bickford
Publisher : Global Insecurities
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1478009721

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Chemical Heroes by Andrew Bickford Pdf

Andrew Bickford analyzes the US military's attempts to design performance enhancement technologies and create pharmacological "supersoldiers" capable of becoming ever more lethal while withstanding various forms of extreme trauma.

Author : Anders Lundgren,Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
Publisher : Science History Publications
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 0881352748

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Communicating Chemistry by Anders Lundgren,Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent Pdf

Historians and philosophers of science offer 18 papers from a European Science Foundation workshop held in Uppsala, Sweden, in February 1996, explore such questions as how textbooks differ from other forms of chemical literature, under what conditions they become established as a genre, whether they develop a specific rhetoric, how their audiences help shape the profile of chemistry, translations, and other topics. Only names are indexed.

Author : Cathy Cobb,Harold Goldwhite
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489927705

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Creations of Fire by Cathy Cobb,Harold Goldwhite Pdf

he history of chemistry is a story of human endeavor-and as er T ratic as human nature itself. Progress has been made in fits and starts, and it has come from all parts of the globe. Because the scope of this history is considerable (some 100,000 years), it is necessary to impose some order, and we have organized the text around three dis cemible-albeit gross--divisions of time: Part 1 (Chaps. 1-7) covers 100,000 BeE (Before Common Era) to the late 1700s and presents the background of the Chemical Revolution; Part 2 (Chaps. 8-14) covers the late 1700s to World War land presents the Chemical Revolution and its consequences; Part 3 (Chaps. 15-20) covers World War I to 1950 and presents the Quantum Revolution and its consequences and hints at revolutions to come. There have always been two tributaries to the chemical stream: experiment and theory. But systematic experimental methods were not routinely employed until the 1600s-and quantitative theories did not evolve until the 1700s-and it can be argued that modem chernistry as a science did not begin until the Chemical Revolution in the 1700s. xi xii PREFACE We argue however that the first experiments were performed by arti sans and the first theories proposed by philosophers-and that a rev olution can be understood only in terms of what is being revolted against.

Author : Eric Scerri,Grant Fisher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190631543

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Essays in the Philosophy of Chemistry by Eric Scerri,Grant Fisher Pdf

The philosophy of chemistry has emerged in recent years as a new and autonomous field within the Anglo-American philosophical tradition. With the development of this new discipline, Eric Scerri and Grant Fisher's "Essays in the Philosophy of Chemistry" is a timely and definitive guide to all current thought in this field. This edited volume will serve to map out the distinctive features of the field and its connections to the philosophies of the natural sciences and general philosophy of science more broadly. It will be a reference for students and professional alike. Both the philosophy of chemistry and philosophies of scientific practice alike reflect the splitting of analytical and continental scholastic traditions, and some philosophers are turning for inspiration from the familiar resources of analytical philosophy to influences from the continental tradition and pragmatism. While philosophy of chemistry is practiced very much within the familiar analytical tradition, it is also capable of trail-blazing new philosophical approaches. In such a way, the seemingly disparate disciplines such as the "hard sciences" and philosophy become much more linked.

Author : Patricia Newman
Publisher : Millbrook Press (Tm)
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512426311

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Sea Otter Heroes by Patricia Newman Pdf

"Marine biologist Brent Hughes discovered a surprising connection between sea otters and sea grass at an estuary in northern California. Follow science in action as Hughes conducts the research that led to this major discovery"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Chartism
ISBN : HARVARD:HN51RL

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The Collected Works of Thomas Carlyle: Sartor resartus (1831). Lectures on heroes (1840) by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10745982

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Household Words by Charles Dickens Pdf

Author : James A. Dumke
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780595126767

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Splinters of Glass by James A. Dumke Pdf

Conscious nightmares in regard to the chaotic spinning of our world beyond our capacity to control. A hint of the world to come. Exposing the soft flesh of inquiry. This often hidden representation of the size and shape of the damage done by this absurd intellectual dialogue. We these disillusioned heirs to a world unaware that it is unaware. Lost in its certainty, its reflection now an illusion seen through the shattered mirror of its Madison Avenue concept of self. In search of manufactured meaning sought upon the alters of commerce. With the end of this absurd conversation in sight desperation presents itself in the scientific journals of our illusion. Fragmented glass scattered everywhere.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1764 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3019681

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Army Information Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roberto J. González
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520384767

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War Virtually by Roberto J. González Pdf

War virtually -- Requiem for a robot -- Pentagon West -- The dark arts -- Juggernaut -- Precogs, Inc. -- Postdata -- Acknowlegements -- Appendix : sub-rosa research.

Author : Dan Ozzi
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780358244301

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Sellout by Dan Ozzi Pdf

"From celebrated music writer Dan Ozzi comes a comprehensive chronicle of the punk music scene's evolution from the early nineties to the mid-aughts, following eleven bands as they dissolved, "sold out," and rose to surprise stardom. From its inception, punk music has been identified by two factors: its proximity to "authenticity," and its reliance on an antiestablishment ethos. Yet, in the mid- to late '90s, major record labels sought to capitalize on punk's rebellious undertones, leading to a schism in the scene: to accept the cash flow of the majors, or stick to indie cred?Sellout chronicles the evolution of the punk scene during this era, focusing on prominent bands as they experienced the last "gold rush" of the music industry. Within it, music writer Dan Ozzi follows the rise of successful bands like Green Day and Jimmy Eat World, as well as the implosion of groups like Jawbreaker and At the Drive-In, who buckled under the pressure of their striving labels. Featuring original interviews and personal stories from members of eleven of modern punk's most (in)famous bands, Sellout is the history of the evolution of the music industry, and a punk rock lover's guide to the chaotic darlings of the post-grunge era. "--

Author : Isabel Malaquias,Ernst Homburg (historisch chemicus),Maria Elvira Callapez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Chemistry
ISBN : UCAL:B4977242

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5th International Conference on History of Chemistry by Isabel Malaquias,Ernst Homburg (historisch chemicus),Maria Elvira Callapez Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Chemical engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015058989818

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Chemical Heritage by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 063501095X

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Heroes & Helpers Careers Book by Carole Marsh Pdf

Forty-one career options are profiled, including nurse, counselor, veterinarian, and medivac pilot, with information on what courses to take in school, how long training will take, salary, and more.