Author: David Dvorkin
Publisher: David Dvorkin
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This is a work of nonfiction plus some speculation. It's largely about drones and their very rapid miniaturization, their present and coming use in law enforcement and war, and a potential future in which spy and communication equipment will literally be the size of dust motes, almost impossible to see and impossible to escape. It's also about the complete lack of privacy that is coming in the future. Parts of the book are encouraging, detailing how such devices will help rescue people after disasters, help people escape the control of repressive governments, and simply communicate more easily with one another. But most of the book is chilling indeed, portraying a future that will be very, very different from our past. What's really important is that this is NOT a work of science fiction. Many of the devices described here either exist already or are in the development stage. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, you need to read this book, because to know the future is to help yourself prepare for it.
Dust Net
Author: David Dvorkin
Publisher: David Dvorkin
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This is a work of nonfiction plus some speculation. It's largely about drones and their very rapid miniaturization, their present and coming use in law enforcement and war, and a potential future in which spy and communication equipment will literally be the size of dust motes, almost impossible to see and impossible to escape. It's also about the complete lack of privacy that is coming in the future. Parts of the book are encouraging, detailing how such devices will help rescue people after disasters, help people escape the control of repressive governments, and simply communicate more easily with one another. But most of the book is chilling indeed, portraying a future that will be very, very different from our past. What's really important is that this is NOT a work of science fiction. Many of the devices described here either exist already or are in the development stage. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, you need to read this book, because to know the future is to help yourself prepare for it.
Publisher: David Dvorkin
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This is a work of nonfiction plus some speculation. It's largely about drones and their very rapid miniaturization, their present and coming use in law enforcement and war, and a potential future in which spy and communication equipment will literally be the size of dust motes, almost impossible to see and impossible to escape. It's also about the complete lack of privacy that is coming in the future. Parts of the book are encouraging, detailing how such devices will help rescue people after disasters, help people escape the control of repressive governments, and simply communicate more easily with one another. But most of the book is chilling indeed, portraying a future that will be very, very different from our past. What's really important is that this is NOT a work of science fiction. Many of the devices described here either exist already or are in the development stage. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, you need to read this book, because to know the future is to help yourself prepare for it.
Paper
Author: Great Britain Safety in Mines Research Board
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Dust and Polluted Aerosols: Sources, Transport and Radiative Effects
Author: Zhiyuan Hu
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832520111
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832520111
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The English Catalogue of Books
Author: Sampson Low
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1900
Book Description
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1900
Book Description
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
Children Of The Dust
Author: Louise Lawrence
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446430782
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A powerful post-nuclear holocaust novel described by the author as, 'my cry against the monstrous weapons men have made'. Everyone thought, when the alarm bell rang, that it was just another fire practice. But the first bombs had fallen on Hamburg and Leningrad, the headmaster said, and a full-scale nuclear attack was imminent . . . It's a real-life nightmare. Sarah and her family have to stay cooped up in the tightly-sealed kitchen for days on end, dreading the inevitable radioactive fall-out and the subsequent slow, torturous death, which seems almost preferable to surviving in a grey, dead world, choked by dust. But then, from out of the dust and the ruins and the desolation, comes new life, a new future, and a whole brave new world...
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446430782
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A powerful post-nuclear holocaust novel described by the author as, 'my cry against the monstrous weapons men have made'. Everyone thought, when the alarm bell rang, that it was just another fire practice. But the first bombs had fallen on Hamburg and Leningrad, the headmaster said, and a full-scale nuclear attack was imminent . . . It's a real-life nightmare. Sarah and her family have to stay cooped up in the tightly-sealed kitchen for days on end, dreading the inevitable radioactive fall-out and the subsequent slow, torturous death, which seems almost preferable to surviving in a grey, dead world, choked by dust. But then, from out of the dust and the ruins and the desolation, comes new life, a new future, and a whole brave new world...
The Bookseller
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Power
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion
Author: Yaping Shao
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792366577
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent developments in wind-erosion research and a clear outline of its future directions. The physics of wind-erosion, from particle entrainment to transport and deposition, is described with rigor from the viewpoints of fluid dynamics and soil physics. The techniques for quantitative wind-erosion prediction through computational modelling constitutes a unique feature of this book in contrast to others published in the same field. For the first time, wind-erosion has been considered systematically as a multidisciplinary subject. The author has advocated the development of integrated wind-erosion modelling systems which couple dynamic models for the atmosphere and land surface with spatially distributed data for land-surface conditions. The successful applications of such a system have demonstrated its usefulness in wind-erosion assessment and prediction on regional to continental scales. This book offers a valuable reference point for researchers and postgraduate students engaged in wind-erosion related studies, ranging from global climate change to atmospheric aerosols, dust storms, air quality, and land conservation.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792366577
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent developments in wind-erosion research and a clear outline of its future directions. The physics of wind-erosion, from particle entrainment to transport and deposition, is described with rigor from the viewpoints of fluid dynamics and soil physics. The techniques for quantitative wind-erosion prediction through computational modelling constitutes a unique feature of this book in contrast to others published in the same field. For the first time, wind-erosion has been considered systematically as a multidisciplinary subject. The author has advocated the development of integrated wind-erosion modelling systems which couple dynamic models for the atmosphere and land surface with spatially distributed data for land-surface conditions. The successful applications of such a system have demonstrated its usefulness in wind-erosion assessment and prediction on regional to continental scales. This book offers a valuable reference point for researchers and postgraduate students engaged in wind-erosion related studies, ranging from global climate change to atmospheric aerosols, dust storms, air quality, and land conservation.
Traffic World and Traffic Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 2120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 2120
Book Description
The Saturday Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description