Author: Paul J. Taylor
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
There are two possibilities. Maybe we are alone in the universe, maybe we're not. Both are equally frightening. --Isaac Asimov This STEM narrative tells the epic story of the StarBridge mission. It is the year 2083 CE. The International Space Administration is preparing to send forty-six courageous astronauts on a thirty-six-month voyage beyond our solar system for the first time. It will be the most challenging journey of exploration in the history of humankind as they embark on a trip to Alpha Centauri, our closest stellar neighbor more than forty trillion kilometers away. After a brief stopover on Mars. the StarBridge sets out on its fourteen-month mission unaware of a Martian stowaway on board. When discovered, Raskel Preston and his magical little sidekick, Bingle, quickly win over the hearts and support of the crew, including the ship's captain, Mickeleen Keys; her husband, Blaine; and their twin children, Hubble and Cassini. Join in as we meet the reclusive, mysterious Professor Whyly, the legendary leader of the Mars colony; Dr. Rogers, the kindly director of the hydroponics department; Dr. Lipke; and the extremely efficient yet grumpy FlapJack, the AI head of culinary services. In addition, an action-packed game of gravity-free spaceball and a few visits to far-off places in a state-of-the-art virtual reality room will engage and captivate the reader. As the StarBridge nears their target exoplanet, the ship is nearly destroyed by a saboteur. Upon arrival, they discover an alien life form unlike any on planet Earth. As they attempt to communicate with this extraterrestrial, prepare yourself for an "I never saw that coming!" moment. As the story concludes, they head for home, enriched with tons of materials while leaving one crew member behind.
Operation StarBridge
Author: Paul J. Taylor
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
There are two possibilities. Maybe we are alone in the universe, maybe we're not. Both are equally frightening. --Isaac Asimov This STEM narrative tells the epic story of the StarBridge mission. It is the year 2083 CE. The International Space Administration is preparing to send forty-six courageous astronauts on a thirty-six-month voyage beyond our solar system for the first time. It will be the most challenging journey of exploration in the history of humankind as they embark on a trip to Alpha Centauri, our closest stellar neighbor more than forty trillion kilometers away. After a brief stopover on Mars. the StarBridge sets out on its fourteen-month mission unaware of a Martian stowaway on board. When discovered, Raskel Preston and his magical little sidekick, Bingle, quickly win over the hearts and support of the crew, including the ship's captain, Mickeleen Keys; her husband, Blaine; and their twin children, Hubble and Cassini. Join in as we meet the reclusive, mysterious Professor Whyly, the legendary leader of the Mars colony; Dr. Rogers, the kindly director of the hydroponics department; Dr. Lipke; and the extremely efficient yet grumpy FlapJack, the AI head of culinary services. In addition, an action-packed game of gravity-free spaceball and a few visits to far-off places in a state-of-the-art virtual reality room will engage and captivate the reader. As the StarBridge nears their target exoplanet, the ship is nearly destroyed by a saboteur. Upon arrival, they discover an alien life form unlike any on planet Earth. As they attempt to communicate with this extraterrestrial, prepare yourself for an "I never saw that coming!" moment. As the story concludes, they head for home, enriched with tons of materials while leaving one crew member behind.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
There are two possibilities. Maybe we are alone in the universe, maybe we're not. Both are equally frightening. --Isaac Asimov This STEM narrative tells the epic story of the StarBridge mission. It is the year 2083 CE. The International Space Administration is preparing to send forty-six courageous astronauts on a thirty-six-month voyage beyond our solar system for the first time. It will be the most challenging journey of exploration in the history of humankind as they embark on a trip to Alpha Centauri, our closest stellar neighbor more than forty trillion kilometers away. After a brief stopover on Mars. the StarBridge sets out on its fourteen-month mission unaware of a Martian stowaway on board. When discovered, Raskel Preston and his magical little sidekick, Bingle, quickly win over the hearts and support of the crew, including the ship's captain, Mickeleen Keys; her husband, Blaine; and their twin children, Hubble and Cassini. Join in as we meet the reclusive, mysterious Professor Whyly, the legendary leader of the Mars colony; Dr. Rogers, the kindly director of the hydroponics department; Dr. Lipke; and the extremely efficient yet grumpy FlapJack, the AI head of culinary services. In addition, an action-packed game of gravity-free spaceball and a few visits to far-off places in a state-of-the-art virtual reality room will engage and captivate the reader. As the StarBridge nears their target exoplanet, the ship is nearly destroyed by a saboteur. Upon arrival, they discover an alien life form unlike any on planet Earth. As they attempt to communicate with this extraterrestrial, prepare yourself for an "I never saw that coming!" moment. As the story concludes, they head for home, enriched with tons of materials while leaving one crew member behind.
Starbridge
Author: Roger Quest
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595359159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Colonel Jensen could see the fallen Tinheads in the target area from the First Squad point man's visual feed. Jensen watched as the First Squad moved closer to The Tinheads. Something struck him as strange about what he saw; but, he couldn't quite put his finger on what. As he studied the pattern in which the destroyed Tinheads laid, it dawned on him why it looked so strange. The Tinheads were arranged in an unusually symmetrical heap of shredded metal torsos and limbs. Almost a perfect semicircle, thought Jensen. Then Jensen saw something that made him react instantly. One of the severed weapons appendages was moving. "Hit the deck," Jensen screamed. Almost simultaneously, The Spacemarines drove themselves into alien soil. At nearly the same instant a shielded Tachyon beam passed above Squad One. Suddenly, Tinheads started appearing from behind the mass of metal carnage. Few where whole, most where damaged, missing limbs even heads.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595359159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Colonel Jensen could see the fallen Tinheads in the target area from the First Squad point man's visual feed. Jensen watched as the First Squad moved closer to The Tinheads. Something struck him as strange about what he saw; but, he couldn't quite put his finger on what. As he studied the pattern in which the destroyed Tinheads laid, it dawned on him why it looked so strange. The Tinheads were arranged in an unusually symmetrical heap of shredded metal torsos and limbs. Almost a perfect semicircle, thought Jensen. Then Jensen saw something that made him react instantly. One of the severed weapons appendages was moving. "Hit the deck," Jensen screamed. Almost simultaneously, The Spacemarines drove themselves into alien soil. At nearly the same instant a shielded Tachyon beam passed above Squad One. Suddenly, Tinheads started appearing from behind the mass of metal carnage. Few where whole, most where damaged, missing limbs even heads.
Star Bridge
Author: James Gunn
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765335026
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The galaxy's inhabited planets are held together by the repressive Eron Company, the apparent holder of the secret to faster–than–light travel through the Tubes, the network linking the scattered worlds together. Mysterious parties have hired the adventurer Horn to assassinate the company's general manager, Garth Kohlnar. Horn completes his mission, and in the ensuing manhunt encounters Wendre Kohlnar, the daughter and now possibly the heir of the dead man. Escaping through a transdimensional Tube, Horn finds himself on the planet Eron, a world consumed by the Eron Company. There he encounters a corrupt aristocracy, a brewing power struggle over the succession, a covert revolution, and the mystery of who actually knows the secret of the Tubes. James Gunn and Jack Williamson's Star Bridge marks the return of a classic, high-concept space opera by two SF Grand Masters
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765335026
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The galaxy's inhabited planets are held together by the repressive Eron Company, the apparent holder of the secret to faster–than–light travel through the Tubes, the network linking the scattered worlds together. Mysterious parties have hired the adventurer Horn to assassinate the company's general manager, Garth Kohlnar. Horn completes his mission, and in the ensuing manhunt encounters Wendre Kohlnar, the daughter and now possibly the heir of the dead man. Escaping through a transdimensional Tube, Horn finds himself on the planet Eron, a world consumed by the Eron Company. There he encounters a corrupt aristocracy, a brewing power struggle over the succession, a covert revolution, and the mystery of who actually knows the secret of the Tubes. James Gunn and Jack Williamson's Star Bridge marks the return of a classic, high-concept space opera by two SF Grand Masters
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
Book Description
Operations at River Stations, 1901
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 1344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 1344
Book Description
Shadow Tyrants
Author: Clive Cussler
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735219087
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Only Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon stand between two warring moguls and global havoc in this thrilling suspense novel in Clive Cussler's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Nearly two thousand years ago, an Eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. They went down in legend as the Nine Unknown Men--and now two rival factions of their descendants are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world, but their tactics could very well bring about the end of humankind. Soon, Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives aboard the Oregon find themselves trapped between two power-hungry adversaries, both of whom are willing to use shocking means to accomplish their goals. Cabrillo and the team must divide and conquer as they fight dual threats, which include a supercomputer at sea and satellites that can wipe out technology across the globe--including the high-tech weapons on board the Oregon. The crew must rely on their unique skills to stop the tyrants in their tracks and save the earth from a dynasty of terror.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735219087
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Only Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon stand between two warring moguls and global havoc in this thrilling suspense novel in Clive Cussler's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Nearly two thousand years ago, an Eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. They went down in legend as the Nine Unknown Men--and now two rival factions of their descendants are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world, but their tactics could very well bring about the end of humankind. Soon, Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives aboard the Oregon find themselves trapped between two power-hungry adversaries, both of whom are willing to use shocking means to accomplish their goals. Cabrillo and the team must divide and conquer as they fight dual threats, which include a supercomputer at sea and satellites that can wipe out technology across the globe--including the high-tech weapons on board the Oregon. The crew must rely on their unique skills to stop the tyrants in their tracks and save the earth from a dynasty of terror.
Test Operation of a Pneumatic Vibrating-blade Planer
Author: A. G. Sharkey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthracite coal
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthracite coal
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Gaian Systems
Author: Bruce Clarke
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452963304
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
A groundbreaking look at Gaia theory’s intersections with neocybernetic systems theory Often seen as an outlier in science, Gaia has run a long and varied course since its formulation in the 1970s by atmospheric chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist Lynn Margulis. Gaian Systems is a pioneering exploration of the dynamic and complex evolution of Gaia’s many variants, with special attention to Margulis’s foundational role in these developments. Bruce Clarke assesses the different dialects of systems theory brought to bear on Gaia discourse. Focusing in particular on Margulis’s work—including multiple pieces of her unpublished Gaia correspondence—he shows how her research and that of Lovelock was concurrent and conceptually parallel with the new discourse of self-referential systems that emerged within neocybernetic systems theory. The recent Gaia writings of Donna Haraway, Isabelle Stengers, and Bruno Latour contest its cybernetic status. Clarke engages Latour on the issue of Gaia’s systems description and extends his own systems-theoretical synthesis under what he terms “metabiotic Gaia.” This study illuminates current issues in neighboring theoretical conversations—from biopolitics and the immunitary paradigm to NASA astrobiology and the Anthropocene. Along the way, he points to science fiction as a vehicle of Gaian thought. Delving into many issues not previously treated in accounts of Gaia, Gaian Systems describes the history of a theory that has the potential to help us survive an environmental crisis of our own making.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452963304
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
A groundbreaking look at Gaia theory’s intersections with neocybernetic systems theory Often seen as an outlier in science, Gaia has run a long and varied course since its formulation in the 1970s by atmospheric chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist Lynn Margulis. Gaian Systems is a pioneering exploration of the dynamic and complex evolution of Gaia’s many variants, with special attention to Margulis’s foundational role in these developments. Bruce Clarke assesses the different dialects of systems theory brought to bear on Gaia discourse. Focusing in particular on Margulis’s work—including multiple pieces of her unpublished Gaia correspondence—he shows how her research and that of Lovelock was concurrent and conceptually parallel with the new discourse of self-referential systems that emerged within neocybernetic systems theory. The recent Gaia writings of Donna Haraway, Isabelle Stengers, and Bruno Latour contest its cybernetic status. Clarke engages Latour on the issue of Gaia’s systems description and extends his own systems-theoretical synthesis under what he terms “metabiotic Gaia.” This study illuminates current issues in neighboring theoretical conversations—from biopolitics and the immunitary paradigm to NASA astrobiology and the Anthropocene. Along the way, he points to science fiction as a vehicle of Gaian thought. Delving into many issues not previously treated in accounts of Gaia, Gaian Systems describes the history of a theory that has the potential to help us survive an environmental crisis of our own making.
Operation Vela Redux
Author: Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher: Fresh Ink Group
ISBN: 1958922765
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
In early 1989, ten years following an actual 1979 joint Israeli/South African nuclear test near Prince Edward Islands, known as the Vela Incident, South Africa was negotiating the end of apartheid. The regime had built six nuclear bombs, but had announced to the World it was dismantling five. The regime was also working on a small suitcase nuke. Israeli Intelligence got word of a pending nuclear test on Prince Edward Island and informed the U.S. State department. Working through the Commanders of the U.S. Pacific Submarine Fleet and the U.S. Atlantic Submarine Fleet, the U.S. State Department assigned Mac McDowell, as the new skipper of USS Teuthis, to onload an Israeli Shayetet 13 commando unit in the Falkland Islands and head into the waters near the Prince Edward Islands to get the facts and, if possible, stop any nuclear weapons test.
Publisher: Fresh Ink Group
ISBN: 1958922765
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
In early 1989, ten years following an actual 1979 joint Israeli/South African nuclear test near Prince Edward Islands, known as the Vela Incident, South Africa was negotiating the end of apartheid. The regime had built six nuclear bombs, but had announced to the World it was dismantling five. The regime was also working on a small suitcase nuke. Israeli Intelligence got word of a pending nuclear test on Prince Edward Island and informed the U.S. State department. Working through the Commanders of the U.S. Pacific Submarine Fleet and the U.S. Atlantic Submarine Fleet, the U.S. State Department assigned Mac McDowell, as the new skipper of USS Teuthis, to onload an Israeli Shayetet 13 commando unit in the Falkland Islands and head into the waters near the Prince Edward Islands to get the facts and, if possible, stop any nuclear weapons test.
Coyote Destiny
Author: Allen Steele
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110118566X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A ship from Earth arrives at Coyote bearing news: the survivor of the Robert E. Lee explosion is still alive on their homeworld-but the person who destroyed the ship is somewhere on Coyote.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110118566X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A ship from Earth arrives at Coyote bearing news: the survivor of the Robert E. Lee explosion is still alive on their homeworld-but the person who destroyed the ship is somewhere on Coyote.