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198617835Boston: David R Godine 1986. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Steps that went into the revolution in typesetting to photo and computer-driven composition and the evolution of the letter forms. 219 pages plus index. Very fine blue book and dust jacket. <br/><br/> David R, Godine hardcover
189228092Lynn MA: Bubier Publishing Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1892. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 7"; 1137 pages . Bubier Publishing Company hardcover
1977004297Poland: Wydawnictwa Naukowo-Techniczne 1977. 400 pages. This is a multi-lingual dictionary of present-day physical metallurgy; English German French Polish and Russian. This dictionary contains 2292 systematically arranged entries with definitions as well as five alphabetical indexes in relevant languages. In particular it includes terms connected with electron theory of metals thermodynamics of alloys crystal and general structure of metals and their crystrallization. The iron-carbon system is treated in detail as are types if metals and alloys ferrous and non-ferrous. Heat treatment of metals and alloys theri properties methods of examination and material defects were given ample place in this dictionary." FINE- HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wydawnictwa Naukowo-Techniczne Hardcover
198610782Park Ridge NJ: Noyes Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight soiling on the outside edge of the pages. Coffee splash Doesn't penetrate to the page surfaces. Owner's name on the fep. Red underlining on a number of pages. Otherwise tight & clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 270 pages . Noyes Publications hardcover
197960187Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1979. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. iii 1 89l 3 pages. Illustrations. No dust jacket. Has some wear and soiling. NASA proposed to initiate a program designed to search for extraterrestrial intelligence which involved a systematic study of the radio frequency spectrum for evidence of intelligent transmissions from space. This hearing provided an opportunity to review the nature and scope of the program and to examine the rationale requirements and issues associated with establishing and maintaining a viable search capability. Among the witnesses were Richard Berendzen Philip Morrison Noel Hinners George Pimentel A. G. W. Cameron David Heeschen and Bernard Oliver. The witnesses came from NASA other government agencies academia and industry. Extraterrestrial Intelligence ETI research primarily known as SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is the scientific endeavor to find signs of technologically advanced life beyond Earth using radio telescopes optical searches and data analysis to detect technosignatures like artificial signals or artifacts with major organizations like the SETI Institute leading efforts to understand humanity's place in the cosmos and whether we are alone. This field has grown from fringe to rigorous science exploring radio waves laser signals and atmospheric clues though debates continue about sending messages versus just listening. Key approaches: Radio SETI: Scanning the skies for narrow-band radio signals or patterned emissions that can't be natural using facilities like the Allen Telescope Array; Optical SETI: Searching for brief powerful laser pulses or other optical signals from alien civilizations; Technosignature Search: Looking for indirect signs of alien technology like waste heat or atmospheric pollution through advanced telescopes; Active SETI METI: Messaging the Extraterrestrial Intelligence-sending powerful signals into space. The Core Concepts & Significance include Technosignatures: Evidence of technology distinct from biosignatures chemical signs of life and the Drake Equation: A framework for estimating the number of communicative civilizations in our galaxy. This research is interdisciplinary in its nature and Involves astronomy physics computer science linguistics and philosophy. There remains high public belief in ETI that fuels some level of support even as funding for searches remains a challenge. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
200669269Washington DC: United States National Science and Technology Council 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. Caras James J. x 2 122 p. Includes illustrations. Distribution letter laid in. This report sets our a framework for a multi-agency coordination of Federal R&D investments in technologies to better security the interconnected computing systems networks and information of the U.S. information technology infrastructure. From an official website: "The National Science and Technology Council NSTC was established by Executive Order on November 23 1993. This Cabinet-level Council is the principal means within the executive branch to coordinate science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development enterprise. Chaired by the President the membership of the NSTC is made up of the Vice President the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Cabinet Secretaries and Agency Heads with significant science and technology responsibilities and other White House officials. A primary objective of the NSTC is the establishment of clear national goals for Federal science and technology investments in a broad array of areas spanning virtually all the mission areas of the executive branch. The Council prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies to form investment packages aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals. The work of the NSTC is organized under five primary committees: Environment Natural Resources and Sustainability; Homeland and National Security; Science Technology Engineering and Math STEM Education; Science; and Technology. Each of these committees oversees subcommittees and working groups focused on different aspects of science and technology and working to coordinate across the federal government." United States, National Science and Technology Council paperback
199468257Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1994. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. 4 x176 pages. Includes: illustrations index. Glossary. Cover has some wear at spine and other minor wear and corner creases. The goal of the Federal High Performance Computing and Communications HPCC Program is to accelerate the development of future generations of high performance computers and networks and the use of these resources in the Federal government and throughout the American economy. Scalable high performance computers advanced high speed computer communications networks and advanced software are critical components of a new National Information Infrastructure NII. This infrastructure is essential to our national competitiveness and will enable us to strengthen and improve the civil infrastructure digital libraries education and lifelong learning energy management the environment health care manufacturing processes and products national security and public access to government information. This document was prepared to supplement the President's Fiscal Year 1994 Budget. This report describes the Federal Coordinating Council for Science Engineering and Technology FCCSET Initiative in High Performance Computing and Communications. This initiative was aimed at developing computing communications and software technologies for the 21st century. The HPCC Program was fully supportive of and coordinated with the National Information Initiative NII which was part of the President's and Vice President's Technology Initiative that was released on February 22 1993. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
197960196Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1979. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. iii 76 p.; 24 cm. No. 43. This was a field hearing held in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. This was the first public hearing held to discuss a GAO report what came out in January of that year. The GAO report addressed the deteroration of bridge decks and found that essentially that we are suffering the first generation of salt erosion to the point that some bridges no longer function and that in some cases the understructure of the bridge have been so damaged by salt as to become usable. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
199373964Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1993. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. vii 1 123 1 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Since the end of the Cold War the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction has become much more prominent in U.S. national security and foreign policy planning. Revelations about Iraqi North Korean South African and Israeli nuclear weapon programs the possibility of a nuclear arms race in South Asia and the multidimensional conflicts in the Middle East all point to the immediacy of this problem. At least three main factors underlie this renewed emphasis on proliferation. First the reduced military threat from the former Soviet Union has increased the relative importance of lesser powers especially if armed with weapons of mass destruction. Second certain international political and technological trends are increasing the threat to international security from proliferation. Third new opportunities are opening for enhancing the current international regimes designed to stem proliferation. Since at least as far back as the 1960s the United States has recognized that proliferation is a global problem and combating it requires high levels of international cooperation. This country has also exerted unilateral influence to discourage proliferation. Nevertheless placing priority on nonproliferation will require the further development and enforcement of international norms and behavior supporting that objective. The Office of Technology Assessment OTA was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995. OTA's purpose was to provide Congressional members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of the complex scientific and technical issues of the late 20th century i.e. technology assessment. It was a leader in practicing and encouraging delivery of public services in innovative and inexpensive ways including early involvement in the distribution of government documents through electronic publishing. Its model was widely copied around the world. Princeton University hosts The OTA Legacy site which holds "the complete collection of OTA publications along with additional materials that illuminate the history and impact of the agency". On July 23 2008 the Federation of American Scientists launched a similar archive that includes interviews and additional documents about OTA. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
17749Cleveland: United States Steel Corporation. Near Fine. N.D. Flexible cloth. Includes 13 samples in pockets in the back. No date but since the address includes a postal code we can assume the was published in the area of 1950. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 54 pages . United States Steel Corporation hardcover
199465207Washington DC: United States Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 1994. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 17 p. Includes illustrations. Acronyms. The purpose of the Supercritical Water Oxidation Program SCWOP was to develop and demonstrate this technology as a viable technology for treating DOE hazardous and mixed wastes and to coordinate the related research development demonstration testing and evaluation activities. United States Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management paperback
200864029Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 73 p. Serial No. 110-123. The purpose of this hearing was to examine the role of social behavioral and economic sciences in improving our nation's health and well being and reducing the economic burden of health care. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
198056295State College PA: Sycamore Community c. 1980. Reprint Edition. Wraps. good. 151 20 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tables. Figures. Appendices. Reading list. Glossary. Some darkening and wear to covers. The Sycamore Community a small Christian community and house church in State College PA reprinted the OTA assessment which was originally published in 1979. In addition to the full text of the original report this edition contains appeals to conscience from Pope John Paul II Kenneth Boulding president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science W. H. Ferry formerly vice president of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions and W. J. Price co-founder of World Peacemakers. This edition also contains a section entitled "What You Can Do " providing practical suggestions on how to avoid war . Sycamore Community paperback
199447854Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy 1994. First Edition. First Printing. very good. 320 wraps illus. diagrams list of acronyms. DOE/EM-041P. This report looks at the technology investment opportunities and activities that were focussed on environmental remediation and management by the Department of Energy near the end of the last century. U.S. Department of Energy paperback
199147154Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy 1991. First Edition. First Printing. very good. 192 wraps covers slightly worn and soiled. U.S. Department of Energy paperback
197843245Washington DC: GPO 1978. First Edition. First Printing. good. 526 wraps Volume I Part 1 only illus. No. 100. GPO paperback
199444907Washington DC: GPO 1994. First Edition. First Printing. good. 651 wraps maps index cover has some shadow image of title printing No. 123. In focusing this hearing on the issue of managing community growth the subcommittee recognized the dilemma for planners--how to balance economic growth with maintaining the appropriate quality of life; how to manage expansion without stifling economic progress. GPO paperback
191315318London: Vinton & Co. Ltd. Very Good-. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Outer hinges are starting to split at the top of the spine. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 348 pages . Vinton & Co. , Ltd. hardcover
1964031462Prentice Hall: 1964. 593 pages. "This book offers a valuable contribution to important educational equirements by presenting a unified introduction to the concept of systems effectiveness- relating mission reliability operational readiness and performance capability design adequency." FINE HARDCOVER GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Prentice Hall: Hardcover
1967029860Thompson Book/Academic Press: 1967. 406 pages illustrated. "The papers contained in this volume were prepared for discussion at the Third Congress on Information System Sciene and Technolgoy. The Congresses establishe as biennial events were formed to increase communication among scientists engineers and military personnel to increase communication among scientists engineering and military personnel in the sceicne and technology of information systems. This Third Congress scheduled for the 21st and 22 and of November 1966 was postponed in response to a presidental directive to curtail such expenditures. However. the timeliness of the papers make it desireable to issue them in the present form" FINE- HARDCOVER GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine-/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Thompson Book/Academic Press: Hardcover
1994020627National Institute of Polar Research: 1994. Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology Tokyo April 20-23 1993 ISSN: 0386-0744 Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research Special Issue No.49. 410 pages illustated. "More than forty papers have been submitted and discussed extensively in Tokyo during the session and the outcome of the symposium is summarized in this volume. Recent advances in ice drilling technology reflect increasing research interst in polar/alpine regions and is required for the progress of enviromental studies. The ice core analysis community has revealed a potential archive of a global environmental changes in large ice mass stratigraphy. Ice drilling is the "key" to a depth information in glaciers and to past gobal climatic fluctuations." FINE SOFTCOVER scarce. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. National Institute of Polar Research: Paperback
1948TECH0180Scranton Pennsylvania: International Textbook Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. 75 pp. Illus. Spine bumped. Book number N 160B. A concise guide to the various aspects of illumination engineering. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . International Textbook Company hardcover
19282594East Pittsburgh Pennsylvania: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company 1928 24 pages very many illustrations of products brought out by this company paper boards lightly rubbed top corner bumped gently. "Arrival of the talking machine" is one of the products in this magazine. Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company paperback
197527704Garden City: Anchor Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385022654 . Usual xlib marks. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 511 pages . Anchor Press hardcover
192300008057New York: Funk and Wagnalls 1923 212 pages light rubbing backstrip mildly stained. Funk and Wagnalls hardcover
