Author : Immanuel Velikovsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 0899667856
Worlds in Collision
Immanuel Velikovsky
Worlds Colliding
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When Worlds Collide
Edwin Balmer
Author : Edwin Balmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : End of the world (Astronomy)
ISBN : OCLC:1257321524
When Worlds Collide by Edwin Balmer Pdf
Scientists are building rocket ships for a chosen few to escape planets hurtling toward each other on a direct collision course, leaks out touching off a savage struggle for survival.
Colliding Worlds: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Redefining Contemporary Art
Arthur I. Miller
Author : Arthur I. Miller
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393244250
Colliding Worlds: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Redefining Contemporary Art by Arthur I. Miller Pdf
A dazzling look at the artists working on the frontiers of science. In recent decades, an exciting new art movement has emerged in which artists utilize and illuminate the latest advances in science. Some of their provocative creations—a live rabbit implanted with the fluorescent gene of a jellyfish, a gigantic glass-and-chrome sculpture of the Big Bang (pictured on the cover)—can be seen in traditional art museums and magazines, while others are being made by leading designers at Pixar, Google’s Creative Lab, and the MIT Media Lab. In Colliding Worlds, Arthur I. Miller takes readers on a wild journey to explore this new frontier. Miller, the author of Einstein, Picasso and other celebrated books on science and creativity, traces the movement from its seeds a century ago—when Einstein’s theory of relativity helped shape the thinking of the Cubists—to its flowering today. Through interviews with innovative thinkers and artists across disciplines, Miller shows with verve and clarity how discoveries in biotechnology, cosmology, quantum physics, and beyond are animating the work of designers like Neri Oxman, musicians like David Toop, and the artists-in-residence at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. From NanoArt to Big Data, Miller reveals the extraordinary possibilities when art and science collide.
Worlds Colliding
Rex J. Ahdar
Author : Rex J. Ahdar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351751469
Worlds Colliding by Rex J. Ahdar Pdf
This title was first published in 2001. Worlds Colliding argues that the prevailing worldview held by those in positions of power in Western government sets the bounds for religious tolerance. It explores the degree to which a modern liberal state will allow a counter-cultural community the freedom to live according to its concept of the good life.
Colliding Worlds
Simone Marchi
Author : Simone Marchi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192584113
Colliding Worlds by Simone Marchi Pdf
Simone Marchi presents the emerging story of how cosmic collisions shaped both the solar system and our own planet, from the creation of the Moon to influencing the evolution of life on Earth. The Earth emerged out of the upheaval and chaos of massive collisions in the infancy of the Solar System, more than four billion years ago. The largest of these events sent into orbit a spray of molten rocks out of which the Moon coalesced. As in ancient mythological tales, this giant catastrophe marks the birth of our planet as we know it. Space exploration has shown that signs of ancient collisions are widespread in the Solar System, from the barren and once-habitable Mars to the rugged asteroids. On Earth these signs are more subtle, but still cataclysmic, such as the massive asteroid strike which likely sparked the demise of the dinosaurs and many other forms of life some 66 million years ago. Signatures of even more dramatic catastrophes are concealed in ancient rocks. These events wreaked havoc on our planet's surface, influencing global climate and topography, while also enriching the Earth with gold and other rare elements. And recently, modern science is finding that they could even have contributed to developing the conditions conducive to life. In Colliding Worlds, Simone Marchi explores the key role that collisions in space have played in the formation and evolution of our solar system, the development of planets, and possibly even the origin of life on Earth. Analysing our latest understanding of the surfaces of Mars and Venus, gleaned from recent space missions, Marchi presents the dramatic story of cosmic collisions and their legacies.
Worlds in Collision
Ken Booth,T. Dunne
Author : Ken Booth,T. Dunne
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0333998057
Worlds in Collision by Ken Booth,T. Dunne Pdf
Bringing together an outstanding group of thinkers, Worlds in Collision is the essential book for understanding the debate about the future of global order in the wake of international terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. For years to come, if not decades, the 'war on terrorism' will be the defining paradigm in the struggle for global order. When the victim of such horrific terror attacks happens to be the world's only superpower, the agenda is set for the future global order. This book, offering a comprehensive and provocative collection of viewpoints from leading intellectuals from a number of countries, will help readers understand the ways in which our worlds collided on September 11, 2001. Not only does it comprehensively address the first phase of the war against international terrorism, the book also looks at the wider regional and global ramifications. Worlds in Collision is ultimately about more than the war on terrorism, it concerns itself with the possibilities for re-shaping global order on the basis of new kinds of politics.
Land of Stories 06 Worlds Collide
Chris Colfer
Author : Chris Colfer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 151020136X
Land of Stories 06 Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer Pdf
The epic conclusion to Chris Colfer's No.1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories!In the highly anticipated finale, Conner and Alex must brave the impossible. All of the Land of Stories fairy tale characters - heroes and villains - are no longer confined within their world!With mayhem brewing in the Big Apple, Conner and Alex will have to win their biggest battle yet. Can the twins restore order between the human and fairy-tale world? Breathtaking action mixed with laugh-out-loud moments and lots of heart will make this a gripping conclusion for fans old and new.
When Worlds Collide
Mike Blackaby,Daniel Blackaby
Author : Mike Blackaby,Daniel Blackaby
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780805464818
When Worlds Collide by Mike Blackaby,Daniel Blackaby Pdf
Respected scholars provide thorough yet accessible answers to the deep spiritual questions that most often challenge one's faith and the ability to share it with others.
The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide
Chris Colfer
Author : Chris Colfer
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316355865
The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer Pdf
The epic conclusion to Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories! In the highly anticipated conclusion to the Land of Stories series, Conner and Alex must brave the impossible. All of the Land of Stories fairy tale characters--heroes and villains--are no longer confined within their world! With mayhem brewing in the Big Apple, Conner and Alex will have to win their biggest battle yet. Can the twins restore order between the human and fairy tale world? Breathtaking action mixed with laugh out loud moments and lots of heart will make this a gripping conclusion for many fans!
Colliding Worlds
Gerald de Cruz
Author : Gerald de Cruz
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789814634915
Colliding Worlds by Gerald de Cruz Pdf
Spanning the years from the 30s to the 80s, Colliding Worlds is an illuminating portrait of a passionate idealist. Through a crazy paving of anecdotes and essays, Gerald takes the reader into the flow of his variegated world. Whether it is an evocation of his childhood days in Katong or a recounting of his escapes from the Japanese and the Communists, his is a fascinating, sometimes touching, story told with wit and eloquence. Colliding Worlds was first published as Rojak Rebel in 1991.
Where Worlds Collide
Penny Van Oosterzee
Author : Penny Van Oosterzee
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0801484979
Where Worlds Collide by Penny Van Oosterzee Pdf
Where Worlds Collide is the fascinating story of a biologist's spectacular discovery that has deeply changed the way we view the world.
When Worlds Collide
Philip Wylie,Edwin Balmer
Author : Philip Wylie,Edwin Balmer
Publisher : Tor Science Fiction
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429991155
When Worlds Collide by Philip Wylie,Edwin Balmer Pdf
Published first as a six-part serial in 1932, When Worlds Collide is a story of golden-age cataclysmic vision, bursting into the hearts and minds of science fiction readers ever since. The thrilling plot follows an astronomer, Sven Bronson, as he tries to save humankind from two approaching rogue planets that are sure to destroy the Earth as they readjust their orbit. Banding together with a team of scientists, the race to escape to the skies begins—but the more immediate threat seems to already be on the ground. When Worlds Collide was made into a film in 1951, and inspired various comic strips and pulp conventions in Science Fiction, and is now available as an ebook for the first time. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Out of this World
Stephen Webb
Author : Stephen Webb
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475761207
Out of this World by Stephen Webb Pdf
Stephen Webb, author of WHERE IS EVERYBODY?, takes the interested amateur on a thrilling and enlightening tour of the amazing, even bizarre, new ideas of modern physics, including alternatives to the Big Bang, parallel universes, and an imaginary trip to the other side of the black hole.
Between Colliding Worlds
Jonathan Malloy,Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Author : Jonathan Malloy,Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0802037178
Between Colliding Worlds by Jonathan Malloy,Institute of Public Administration of Canada Pdf
Jonathan Malloy's Between Colliding Worlds examines the relationship between governments and external activists through a comparative study of policy units dedicated to aboriginal and women's issues in Australia and Canada. Malloy identifies these units - or 'special policy agencies' - as sitting on the boundary between the world of permanent public servants and that of collective social movements working for broad social and political change. These agencies at once represent the interests of social movements to government while simultaneously managing relations with social movements on behalf of government, and - thus - operate in a state of permanent ambiguity. Malloy contends that rather than criticizing these agencies for their inherently contradictory nature, we must reconsider them as effectively dealing with the delicate issue of bridging social movements with state politics. In other words, the very existence of these special policy agencies provides a forum for social movements and the state to work out their differences. Relying heavily on interviews with public servants and external activists, Malloy argues convincingly that special policy agencies, despite - or because of - their ambiguous relationship to different communities, make critical contributions to governance.
Mad Worlds Collide
Tony Teora
Author : Tony Teora
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595307883
Mad Worlds Collide by Tony Teora Pdf
Warning: Mad World Collide is an outrageously zany sci-fi comedy that will laugh you into the funny farm. In year 2021, Robert Davichi thinks he has the worst computer job in the world--until a hacker threatens his life and starts bringing down corporations and governments. In the midst of this the military tries to conquer America via the Internet, a neurotic computer gains consciousness and starts communicating with evil harebrained aliens from afar--and the President finds an abundance of gas in his alimentary canal. Robert's life is thrown into cosmic chaos trying to solve one disaster after another. The story careens between Japan, America, and a spaceship orbiting near the moon. "The book will entertain a wide range of readers" according to Peter Heyrman, a fiction writer who is published in Twilight Zone magazine. Peter, with a sense for the warped, edited Mad Worlds Collide stating it is "funny, and on the edge".