‎Sciences occultes‎

‎Institute of Medicine Staff, National Academy of Engineering Staff, National Academy of Sciences Staff‎

‎On Being a Scientist : Responsible Conduct in Research‎

‎National Academies Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. National Academies Press unknown‎

Référence libraire : 2258899-6 ISBN : 0309051967 9780309051965

‎National Academy of Sciences and the National Air and Space Museum‎

‎Twenty-five Years in Space Promotional/Advertising postcard; a celebratory exhibit sponsored by the Arts in the Academy Program of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Air and Space Museum Washington DC July 29-October 15 1982‎

‎Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences and the National Air and Space Museum 1982. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Post Card. Very good. Format is 5.5 inches by 8 inches. The image format is 3.375 inches by 7.25 inches. The image is of "Sky Garden" by Robert Rauschenberg from a lithograph that was 89" by 42" produced in 1969. The image is copyrights by Gemini G.E.L. The image is on one side and the information on the exhibit is on the other side. The exhibit takes the October 1957 date of the Sputnik satellite and marks 25 years from that starting point. The National Academy of Sciences NAS is a United States nonprofit non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine along with the National Academy of Engineering NAE and the National Academy of Medicine NAM. As a national academy new members of the organization are elected annually by current members based on their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the National Academy is one of the highest honors in the scientific field. Members of the National Academy of Sciences serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation" on science engineering and medicine. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. Founded in 1863 as a result of an Act of Congress that was approved by Abraham Lincoln the NAS is charged with "providing independent objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. . to provide scientific advice to the government 'whenever called upon' by any government department." The Academy receives no compensation from the government for its services. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts encompassing all aspects of human flight as well as related works of art and archival materials. It operates two landmark facilities that together welcome more than eight million visitors a year making it the most visited museum in the country. It also is home to the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. The Museum's two buildings house thousands of artifacts showcased in exhibitions on aviation space exploration and planetary science. At both of its locations the Museum presents programs educational activities lectures and performances that reflect the American spirit and the innovation courage and optimism that have led to triumphs in the history science and technology of flight. At the Museum in Washington DC which opened in 1976 and is located in the heart of the Smithsonian complex in Washington DC some of the most awe-inspiring icons of flight are on display. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located near Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly Virginia is a massive structure with open hangar-like settings that accommodate large aircraft and spacecraft as well as entire collections of aviation and space artifacts. It's Mission is to: "Commemorate Educate Inspire". The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum collects preserves studies and exhibits artifacts archival materials and works of art related to the history culture and science of aviation and spaceflight and the study of the universe. Its research and outreach activities serve all audiences within and beyond its walls. The Museum commemorates the past and is committed to educating and inspiring people to foster appreciation for the importance of flight to humanity. National Academy of Sciences and the National Air and Space Museum unknown‎

Référence libraire : 80905

‎National Research Council, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, Space Studies Board, Committee on Pla‎

‎An Integrated Strategy for the Planetary Sciences: 1995-2010‎

‎Washington DC: National Research Council 1994. Presumed First Edition First printing. Trade paperback. Good. xi 1 199 1 pages. Tables. Figures. References. Bibliography of Space Studies Board Planetary Sciences Reports. Cover has wear and soiling. An Integrated Strategy for the Planetary Sciences: 1995-2010 explains that a responsive planetary exploration program demands a mix of mission sizes ranging from comprehensive missions with multiple objectives such as Galileo and Cassini to small missions with highly constrained scientific objectives. 2 At the same time The Role of Small Missions in Planetary and Lunar Exploration concluded that a series of small missions present "the planetary science community with the opportunity to expand the scope of its activities and to develop the potential and inventiveness of its members in ways not possible within the confines of large traditional programs." In 1992 the National Research Council's Space Studies Board charged its Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration to: 1 summarize current understanding of the planets and the solar system; 2 pose significant scientific questions; and 3 establish priorities for scientific exploration of the planets for the period from 1995 to 2010. The scientific goals of solar system exploration include: 1 understanding how physical and chemical processes determine the major characteristics of the planets; 2 learning how planetary systems evolve; 3 determining how life developed particularly on Earth and in what ways life modifies planetary environments; and 4 discovering how simple basic laws of physics and chemistry can lead to the diverse phenomena observed in complex systems. COMPLEX maintains that the most useful programs to emphasize in the period from 1995 to 2010 are investigations of comets Mars and Jupiter and an intensive search for and characterization of extrasolar planets. National Research Council paperback‎

Référence libraire : 77570

‎Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Office of Biomedical Studies, Life Sciences Research Office‎

‎A Study of the Metabolic Aspects of Therapy of Radiation Injury in the Soldier‎

‎Bethesda MD: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Office of Biomedical Studies Life Sciences Research Office 1969. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. 180 pages. Part I includes Suggested Areas for Future Research. Appendix. Bibliography. Author Index. Glossary. Part II includes Bibliography. References Cited Annotated. Review Articles and Books Not Cited. Selected Papers Not Cited. Author Index. Document Control Data R&D Form 1471. Part II of this report is a critical literature review with an annotated evaluative bibliography. Ex-library with usual library markings. Ink number designation on front cover. Cover is worn soiled and creased. This was prepared for the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command Office of the Surgeon General Department of the Army. This study is the third in a series to review research on the biological effects of radiation and to explore the possibility of developing better methods to treat radiation-induced injury in the soldier. Early symptoms produced by whole-body radiation exposure are generally related to abnormal physiology and cellular lesions of the gastrointestinal tract. These symptoms have diagnostic value but the pathologic changes are not readily amenable to medical treatment. This report reviews recent research on the effects of radiation on the gastrointestinal tract of man and experimental animals. In reviewing the aspects of the radiation-induced "gastrointestinal syndrome" therapeutic opportunities were identified. Suggested areas for future research emphasis were summarized. Perhaps the greatest value of this report is Part II the critical literature review with an annotated evaluative bibliography. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Office of Biomedical Studies, Life Sciences Research Office paperback‎

Référence libraire : 77057

‎National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Committee on Disposition‎

‎Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel; The Continuing Societal and Technical Challenges‎

‎Washington DC: National Academy Press 2001. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Very good. William Matthews. xv 1 198 2 pages. Footnotes. Boxes. Illustrations. References. Acronyms Used in this Report. There has been for decades a worldwide consensus in the nuclear technical community for disposal through geological isolation of high-level waste HLW including spent nuclear fuel SNF.1 However none of the national programs established to implement geological disposal has yet succeeded in establishing a geological repository and emplacing HLW in it. The large and growing HLW inventory from civilian and military reactor use over nearly 60 years remains in surface facilities intended only for interim storage. The societal and technical challenges of geological disposal and more broadly of ongoing management of HLW have turned out to be substantially greater than anticipated when the United States and other nations established programs for HLW disposal starting some decades ago. The project that produced this report was initiated by the Board on Radioactive Waste Management the part of the National Research Council responsible for studies on nuclear waste in response to its observation that many nations including the United States were encountering significant difficulties and delays in their plans for geological disposal of HLW. The study committee includes scientists from several nations as well as a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and the study has addressed both the societal and the technical aspects of HLW management. In particular the study addresses the questions of whether and when to implement disposal of HLW through geological isolation rather than focusing exclusively on how to implement geological disposal. This report is intended to provide elected officials and policymakers interested parties among the public and those professionally involved with HLW with an informative overview and with specific insights to aid planning and decision making. National Academy Press hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 75748 ISBN : 0309073170 9780309073172

‎National Research Council of the National Academies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environm‎

‎Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets‎

‎Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2013. Presumed First Edition First printing. Trade paperback. Very good. xiv 103 1 pages. References. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Acronyms. Pencil erasure residue on title page. Format is approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. In the fall of 2010 the Office of the U.S. Department of Energy's DOE's Secretary for Science asked for a National Research Council NRC committee to investigate the prospects for generating power using inertial confinement fusion ICF concepts acknowledging that a key test of viability for this concept-ignition -could be demonstrated at the National Ignition Facility NIF at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the relatively near term. The committee was asked to provide an unclassified report. However DOE indicated that to fully assess this topic the committee's deliberations would have to be informed by the results of some classified experiments and information particularly in the area of ICF targets and nonproliferation. Thus the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets was assembled composed of experts able to access the information. The panel was charged with advising the Committee on the Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems on these issues both by internal discussion and by this unclassified report. A Panel on Fusion Target Physics "the panel" will serve as a technical resource to the Committee on Inertial Confinement Energy Systems "the Committee" and will prepare a report that describes the R&D challenges to providing suitable targets on the basis of parameters established and provided to the Panel by the Committee. The Panel on Fusion Target Physics will prepare a report that will assess the current performance of fusion targets associated with various ICF concepts in order to understand: 1. The spectrum output; 2. The illumination geometry; 3. The high-gain geometry; and 4. The robustness of the target design. The panel addressed the potential impacts of the use and development of current concepts for Inertial Fusion Energy on the proliferation of nuclear weapons information and technology as appropriate. The Panel examined technology options but did not provide recommendations. The National Academies Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 75357 ISBN : 0309270626 9780309270625

‎National Academy of Sciences, Committee on International Security and Arms Control‎

‎Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium; Executive Summary‎

‎Washington DC: National Academy Press 1994. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. Very good. ix 1 31 3 pages. Within the next decade many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. A hundred tons or more of plutonium and tons of highly enriched uranium will no longer be needed. The management and disposition of these fissile materials the essential ingredients of nuclear weapons pose urgent challenges for international security. This is the Executive Summary of the report which offers recommendations for all phases of the problem from dismantlement of excess warheads through intermediate storage of the fissile materials they contain to ultimate disposition of the plutonium. The study was chaired by Dr. Wolfgang Panofsky. All members who took part in the study unanimously endorsed this report. The Committee on International Security and Arms Control focused on the substantial security risks posed by excess nuclear weapons and materials. The committee examined the stages in the reductions process beginning with dismantlement of nuclear weapons continuing through intermediate storage of the fissile materials from those weapons and ending with long-term disposition of those materials. The committee focused specifically on the political and institutional context of these steps both nationally and internationally. The committee attempted to evaluate the consequences of each step for enduring stable nuclear arms reductions and for improving the prospects for nuclear nonproliferation. National Academy Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 74862

‎The Staff of the Atmospheric Sciences Branch, Advance Space Technology, Douglas Missile & Space Systems Division, Douglas Aircra‎

‎Physical Properties of the Planet Mars; Douglas Report SM-43634‎

‎Douglas Aircraft Company Douglas Missile & Space Systems Division Advance Space Technology Atmospheric Sciences Branch 1963. Wraps. Very good. 2 iii 1 103 1 pages. Illustrations. References. This was prepared under the sponsorship of the Douglas Aircraft Company Independent Research and Development Program. This is an early work associated with understanding aspects of Mars exploration. Mars is the fourth planet from the center of the solar system orbiting the Sun once every 687 Earth days at a mean distance of 141 million mi 227 million km. Called the "red planet" for its distinct orange-red color Mars has been the object of intense interest for over a century. Mars was thought to be barren after the Viking spacecraft landed on it in 1976 and found no evidence of living organisms. But interest in Mars as at least an ancient host of life resurged in the 1990s with the claim of fossilized microbes in meteorites from Mars and pictures from the 1997 Pathfinder mission that suggested water once swept across the Martian surface. Mars has numerous earthlike features. There are large extinct volcanoes dotting its surface eroded channels where water once flowed freely and ice caps covering its poles that look very much like Earth's polar regions. But the thin Martian atmosphere is made mainly of carbon dioxide. Although Mars may now be a cold dead world the variety of features on its surface suggests a complex and fascinating past. The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas. Douglas Aircraft Company largely operated as a division of McDonnell Douglas MD after the company mergers. MD later merged with Boeing in 1997. The United States Army Air Forces established 'Project RAND' Research ANd Development with the objective of looking into long-range planning of future weapons. In March 1946 Douglas Aircraft Company was granted the contract to research on intercontinental warfare. Project RAND later become the RAND Corporation. Douglas continued to develop new aircraft including the successful four-engined Douglas DC-6 1946 and its last propeller-driven commercial aircraft the Douglas DC-7 1953. The company had moved into jet propulsion producing its first for the U.S. Navy — the straight-winged F3D Skyknight in 1948 and then the more "jet age" style F4D Skyray in 1951. Douglas also made commercial jets producing the Douglas DC-8 in 1958 to compete with the new Boeing 707. Douglas was a pioneer in related fields such as ejection seats air-to-air missiles surface-to-air missiles and air-to-surface missiles launch rockets bombs and bomb racks. The company was ready to enter the new missile business during the 1950s. Douglas moved from producing air-to-air rockets and missiles to entire missile systems under the 1956 Nike missile program and became the main contractor for the Skybolt air-launched ballistic missile program and the Thor ballistic missile program. Douglas also earned contracts from NASA most notably for designing the S-IVB stage of the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets. Douglas Aircraft Company, Douglas Missile & Space Systems Division, Advance Space Technology, Atmospheric Sciences Branch paperback‎

Référence libraire : 74075

‎National Research Council of the National Academies, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, C‎

‎Understanding and Managing Risk in Security Systems for the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex‎

‎Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2010. Presumed First Edition First printing. Marked "Official Use Only" and "Limited Distribution". Wraps. Very good. xii 94 pages. Illustrations. Boxed text. Footnotes. References. Acronyms. Dissenting statement by W. Earl Boebert. Roger Hagengruber was a Committee member. Stiff card cover in cloth spine. Ink notation on front. An abbreviated version of about 30 pages was published in 2011. The mission of the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine is to improve government decision making and public policy increase public understanding and promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in matters involving science engineering technology and health. Our reports and other scientific activities inform policies and actions that can improve the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world. Our major programs conduct studies facilitate workshops and undertake other activities: Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Earth and Life Studies; Engineering and Physical Sciences; Health and Medicine; Policy and Global Affairs; Transportation Research Board; and the Gulf Research Program. The Council's rules and regulations govern this work. It is understood that the distribution limitation has expired with the passage of time and publication of the abbreviated version. A nuclear weapon or a significant quantity of special nuclear material SNM would be of great value to a terrorist or other adversary. It might have particular value if acquired from a U.S. facility-in addition to acquiring a highly destructive tool the adversary would demonstrate an inability of the United States to protect its nuclear assets. The United States expends considerable resources toward maintaining effective security at facilities that house its nuclear assets. However particularly in a budget-constrained environment it is essential that these assets are also secured efficiently meaning at reasonable cost and imposing minimal burdens on the primary missions of the organizations that operate U.S. nuclear facilities. It is in this context that the U.S. Congress directed the National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA-a semi-autonomous agency in the U.S. Department of Energy DOE responsible for securing nuclear weapons and significant quantities of SNM-to ask the National Academies for advice on augmenting its security approach particularly on the applicability of quantitative and other risk-based approaches for securing its facilities. In carrying out its charge the committee has focused on what actions NNSA could take to make its security approach more effective and efficient. The committee concluded that the solution to balancing cost security and operations at facilities in the nuclear weapons complex is not to assess security risks more quantitatively or more precisely. This is primarily because there is no comprehensive analytical basis for defining the attack strategies that a malicious creative and deliberate adversary might employ or the probabilities associated with them. However using structured thinking processes and techniques to characterize security risk could improve NNSA's understanding of security vulnerabilities and guide more effective resource allocation. Over the course of the study the committee identified three key shortcomings in NNSA's current security approach: 1 the interactions and dependencies among security countermeasures; 2 the interactions between DOE/NNSA and other organizations responsible in part for preparing for or responding to an attack on NNSA facilities; and 3 the adequacy of attack scenarios used to design update and test the security systems to consider all possible attack scenarios. As a first step in addressing these shortcomings the committee recommends that NNSA adopt what the committee termed a "total systems approach" to characterize the interactions and dependencies of security countermeasures at its facilities. Such an approach is commonly used as an initial step in assessing the risks associated with a complex technological system. However performing such an analysis is not sufficient for implementing highly effective security. Coordination communication and joint exercises that include all relevant security organizations are also necessary. In addition it is essential to understand the adversary. This involves understanding adversary objectives goals and in particular how adversaries view the security system. The committee's approach could help DOE to better understand a range of potentially unexpected vulnerabilities and attack scenarios. The National Academies Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 73685

‎National Research Council of the National Academies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Committee on Defense Intelli‎

‎Avoiding Surprise in an Era of Global Technology Advances‎

‎Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. xvi 122 pages. Illustrations Figures Tables Boxes and Charts. Acronyms. Footnotes. References. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The global spread of expertise in science and technology and commercial access to advanced technologies with possible military applications could undermine the technological superiority on which U.S. military strength is based. To address this possibility the U.S. intelligence community must provide adequate effective warnings of the evolution of critical technologies. The Technology Warning Division of the Defense Intelligence Agency asked the National Academies to undertake a study of technology warning issues. This report the first part of that study provides an assessment of critical evolving technologies; postulates ways potential adversaries could disrupt their development; and identifies warning signs that disruptive methods are under development. The intention of this report is to establish the foundation for a long-term relationship between the National Academies and the technology warning community to support ongoing studies of technology warning issues. U.S. military strength is built on a foundation of technological superiority that grew from a position of global leadership in relevant technologies and innovative capabilities. That leadership position is no longer assured. The synergistic forces of globalization and commercialization of science and technology are providing current and future adversaries with access to advanced technologies as well as the expertise needed to exploit those technologies. The Defense Intelligence Agency DIA requested that the National Research Council NRC establish the Committee on Defense Intelligence Agency Technology Forecasts and Reviews to conduct meetings with the intelligence community IC in order to develop study topics relating to technology warning. The committee was asked to produce a report based on its discussions with the intelligence community that discusses capabilities upon which U.S. warfighters are dependent and to identify the potential for adversaries to threaten those capabilities through the exploitation of evolving technologies. It is the intent of both the DIA Technology Warning Division as sponsor and the National Research Council that this report which is limited in scope will establish the foundation for a long-term collaborative relationship to support the examination of technology warning issues. It is expected that such examination will be useful not only for the DIA but also for other members of the intelligence community who might need such analyses. It is intended that the current ad hoc committee be disbanded subsequent to the publication of this report and that a standing committee be formed to work with the IC to keep abreast of issues relating to technology warning and to develop specific statements of task for independent ad hoc committees of the NRC to perform. The National Academies Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 73692 ISBN : 0309096057 9780309096058

‎National Research Council, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, Committee for the Review of the Depar‎

‎Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program; The National Ignition Facility‎

‎W: National Academy Press 1997. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. viii 55 1 pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Text pasted inside front cover addressed a temporary difficulty DOE had in being able to use this report. Inertial confinement fusion ICF is a type of fusion energy research that attempts to initiate nuclear fusion reactions by heating and compressing a fuel target typically in the form of a pellet that most often contains a mixture of deuterium and tritium. To compress and heat the fuel energy is delivered to the outer layer of the target using high-energy beams of laser light electrons or ions. The heated outer layer explodes outward producing a reaction force against the remainder of the target accelerating it inwards compressing the target. A sufficiently powerful set of shock waves can compress and heat the fuel at the center so much that fusion reactions occur. The energy released by these reactions will then heat the surrounding fuel and if the heating is strong enough this could also begin to undergo fusion. The aim of ICF is to produce a condition known as ignition where this heating process causes a chain reaction that burns a significant portion of the fuel. When it was first proposed in the early 1970s ICF appeared to be a practical approach to fusion power production and the field flourished. Experiments during the 1970s and '80s demonstrated that reaching ignition would not be easy. Throughout the 1980s and '90s many experiments were conducted in order to understand the complex interaction of high-intensity laser light and plasma. These led to the design of newer machines much larger that would finally reach ignition energies. The Committee for the Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program was formed in response to a request from the Department of Energy's DOE's Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs Victor H. Reis that the National Research Council NRC review the DOE's Inertial Confinement Fusion ICF program. The recent declaration of Science Based Stockpile Stewardship SBSS as national policy within the broader Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program implies changes in the nuclear weapons program and resulted in a DOE decision that the ICF program a component of SBSS should undergo regular evaluation to ensure its continuing quality and its capacity to contribute both to SBSS and to other national needs. The committee includes members with expertise in theoretical and experimental plasma physics theoretical and applied hydrodynamics and fluid dynamics high-energy physics nuclear physics laser physics optics and optical engineering laser-plasma interactions and computing and computer science. In addition the membership includes individuals experienced in designing building and managing large experimental facilities. One member has experience in nuclear weapons design and another is a long-time leader of a nongovernmental organization concerned with national nuclear energy and weapons policy. All committee members are recognized as leaders in their respective fields of expertise. Several have served on previous committees that have examined ICF and several have consulted for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in various areas. The charge to the committee was as follows: Conduct an initial review to: 1 determine the scientific and technological readiness of the NIF project 2 assess the entire ICF program including program scope balance and priorities; facility operation; experimentation; theory; etc. and make recommendations to facilitate the achievement of the scientific goal which is ignition and 3 evaluate the capabilities of the ICF program in conjunction with NIF to support SBSS. This charge to the committee does not request reassessment of the desirability of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty the necessity for SBSS or the nonproliferation aspects of ICF. Nor does it ask for recommendations about whether or not to construct the proposed NIF a decision that involves considerations beyond the scientific and technical issues considered here. National Academy Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 73931

‎National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Human Rights‎

‎Scientists and Human Rights in Syria‎

‎Washington DC: National Academy Press 1993. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Trade paperback. Very good. ix 1 65 1 pages. Footnotes. Publisher's press release laid in. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The situation for human rights in Syria is considered exceptionally poor among international observers. A state of emergency was in effect from 1963 until April 2011 giving security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention. From 1973-2012 Syria was a single-party state. The authorities have been accused of harassing and imprisoning human rights activists and other critics of the government. Freedom of expression association and assembly are strictly controlled. Women and ethnic minorities face discrimination. According to Human Rights Watch President Bashar al-Assad failed to improve Syria's human rights record in the first 10 years of his rule and Syria's human rights situation remained among the worst in the world. According to Amnesty International the government may be guilty of crimes against humanity based on "witness accounts of deaths in custodyrape= and arbitrary detention" during the crackdown against the 2011 uprising and during the Syrian Civil War. The Committee on Human Rights CHR created in 1976 is a standing membership committee of the United States National Academy of Sciences NAS National Academy of Engineering NAE and National Academy of Medicine NAM institutions composed of many of the world's most distinguished scientists engineers physicians and researchers. The CHR serves as a bridge between the human rights and scientific communities in recognition of the importance of rights protection both for scientific inquiry and the realization of human dignity worldwide. The CHR brings the influence of the National Academies' members to bear on situations of serious human rights concern. It advocates in support of scientists engineers and health professionals subjected to serious human rights abuses worldwide with a focus on individuals targeted for their professional activities and/or for having exercised the universally protected right to freedom of expression which provides a crucial foundation for scientific research and progress. It provides assistance to professional colleagues under threat by linking them to the wider international scientific community and to organizations that provide pro bono legal support and other services. Finally the CHR raises awareness concerning the links between science technology health and human rights including through briefings symposia and use of interactive media. The CHR supported by a staff of human rights professionals is composed of 14 members drawn from the membership of the three Academies and appointed by the Academies' Presidents. The three foreign secretaries of the NAS NAE and NAM are among these members and serve on the committee in an ex officio capacity. More than 1600 members of the National Academies are "CHR Correspondents" who receive regular information on the CHR's activities and frequently make appeals in human rights cases identified by the CHR. Since 1993 the CHR has served as Secretariat of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies which brings together national academies and scholarly societies from all regions of the world for the purpose of addressing shared science and human rights concerns. National Academy Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 73056

‎National Research Council. Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences. National Materials Advisory Board. Committee on..‎

‎Integrated Computational Materials Engineering: A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security‎

‎Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. xiii 137 p. Illustrations color. Integrated computational materials engineering ICME is an emerging discipline that can accelerate materials development and unify design and manufacturing. Developing ICME is a grand challenge that could provide significant economic benefit. To help develop a strategy for development of this new technology area DOE and DoD asked the NRC to explore its benefits and promises including the benefits of a comprehensive ICME capability; to establish a strategy for development and maintenance of an ICME infrastructure and to make recommendations about how best to meet these opportunities. This book provides a vision for ICME a review of case studies and lessons learned an analysis of technological barriers and an evaluation of ways to overcome cultural and organizational challenges to develop the discipline. The National Academies Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 64977 ISBN : 0309119995 9780309119993

‎Institute of History of the Czechoslovak Acad. y of Sciences( Historicky ustav (Ceskoslovenska akademie), & Littell, Robert (Ed‎

‎The Czech Black Book‎

‎New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1969. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Bookplate of previous owner inside front cover. Text in English Czech. xi 1 303 3 p. 22 cm. Footnotes. Translation of Sedm prazských dn: 21. -27. srpen 1968. This copy belonged to Walter Darnell Jacobs. From an on-line posting: "As a paratrooper he served in Army Intelligence during World War II also serving during the Korean War. He spent 30 years in the Army Reserve retiring as a Brigadier General in 1974. His honors include a Silver Star and the Purple Heart. Dr. Jacobs attended Louisiana State University before the war completing his undergraduate and Masters Degree and receiving a Ph.D. in International Law from Columbia University in 1961. He was a professor of Government and Politics at The University of Maryland from 1961-1978. During those years he served as a consultant to several government agencies. " From Wikipedia: "Robert Littell born January 8 1935 is an American novelist and journalist who resides in France. He specializes in spy novels that often concern the CIA and the Soviet Union. Littell was born in Brooklyn New York to a Jewish family of Russian Jewish origin. He is a 1956 graduate of Alfred University in western New York. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy and served at times as his ship's navigator antisubmarine warfare officer communications officer and deck watch officer. Later Littell became a journalist and worked many years for Newsweek during the Cold War. He was a foreign correspondent for the magazine from 1965 to 1970." Frederick A. Praeger hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 70349

‎National Academy of Sciences. Committee on Oceanography. Panel on Marine Chemistry‎

‎Marine Chemistry: A Report of the Marine Chemistry Panel of the Committee on Oceanography‎

‎Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences 1971. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Previous own's name N. Jay Bassin stamped on front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. ix 61 p. Figure. Table. References. A Bibliography of Recent Literature. This seminal work is increasingly scarce. The Panel included; Norris Rakestraw; Richard Bader John Bunt; James Carpenter; Dayton Carritt; Gordon Erdman Robert Garrels Edward Goldberg John Hunt Ravid Menzel Timothy Parsons and Richard M. Pytkowicz. In this report the Panel descrive the field of marine chemistry the activities of marine chemists and the nature of the principal probems. The Panel also seeks to indicate the directions in which they expected progress to be made and various ways in which that prograss might be hastened. National Academy of Sciences paperback‎

Référence libraire : 61248 ISBN : 0309019281 9780309019286

‎Academy of Sciences of USSR, Central State Military-Historic Archive‎

‎Listovki Otechestrennoy Voiny 1812 Goda Sbornik Dokumentov Translation of title: Broadsides of Patriotic War of 1812 Collection of Documents‎

‎Moscow: Academy of Sciences of USSR Central State Military-Historic Archive 1962. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. one of 4 000. Hardcover. Good in fair dust jacket. DJ has some wear and soiling tears and chips. 160 plates p. Includes illustrations. List of illustrations. Glossary. Table of Contents. This is a collection of broadsides by various Imperial Army officers in 1812 during the Napoleonic invasion and after Russian victories. A broadside is a large sheet of paper printed on one side only. 1 Historically broadsides were posters announcing events or proclamations or simply advertisements. Today broadside printing is done by many smaller printers and publishers as a fine art variant with poems often being available as broadsides intended to be framed and hung on the wall. The historical type of broadsides were ephemera i.e. temporary documents created for a specific purpose and intended to be thrown away. They were one of the most common forms of printed material between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries particularly in Britain Ireland and North America. They were often advertisements but could also be used for news information or proclamations. Academy of Sciences of USSR, Central State Military-Historic Archive hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 71460

‎National Research Council. Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. Board of Physics and Astronomy...‎

‎Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States‎

‎Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Good. Typed letter signed by the two Co-Chairs John Ahearne and Stuart Freedman laid in. Rear cover creased. xii 140 8 p. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations some with cover. Glossary. Author continues: "Rare-Isotope Science Assessment Committee." Over ten years ago U.S. nuclear scientists proposed construction of a new rare isotope accelerator in the United States which would enable experiments to elucidate the important questions in nuclear physics. To help assess this proposal DOE and NSF asked the NRC to define the science agenda for a next-generation U.S. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams FRIB. As the study began DOE announced a substantial reduction in the scope of this facility and put off its initial operation date by several years. The study focused on an evaluation of the science that could be accomplished on a facility reduced in scope. This report provides a discussion of the key science drivers for a FRIB an assessment of existing domestic and international rare isotope beams an assessment of the current U.S. position about the FRIB and a set of findings and conclusions about the scientific and policy context for such a facility. From Wikipedia: "The Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams FRIB is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science DOE-SC national user facility supporting the mission of the Office of Nuclear Physics. FRIB will produce large quantities of a wide variety of rare isotopes by breaking stable nuclei into rare isotopes enabling scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes in order to better understand the physics of nuclei nuclear astrophysics fundamental interactions and applications for society. The project is funded by DOE-SC Michigan State University and the State of Michigan and is being designed and established by MSU with construction expected to begin on campus in 2013. It will adjoin and upon commencement of operations subsume the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory NSCL at Michigan State University. Currently final design of the FRIB conventional facilities the tunnel and support buildings is complete and ready for construction to begin upon approval from the U.S. Department of Energy. Pre-construction site preparation is complete and pilings for the earth-retention system have been placed. Research and development activities have been successfully completed with much of the R&D work accomplished in collaboration with national laboratories. Final design of the technical systems accelerator and experimental equipment is underway and anticipated to be complete in 2014. Project completion is expected in 2021 managing to early completion in 2019. Across the state of Michigan business and political leaders have called for continued funding of FRIB in support of scientific discovery innovation and economic impact. Articles and editorials are available on the FRIB project web site. FRIB is expected to provide research opportunities for an international community of approximately 1000 university and laboratory scientists postdoctoral associates and graduate students. FRIB will provide researchers with the technical capabilities to study the properties of rare isotopes and to put this knowledge to use in various applications including in materials science nuclear medicine and the fundamental understanding of nuclear material important to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship. More than 20 working groups specializing in experimental equipment and scientific topics have been organized through the FRIB Users Organization. Based on the analyses and recommendations over the last decade DOE-SC determined that the establishment of a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams FRIB is a high priority for the future of U.S. nuclear science research. This determination and supporting rationale are reflected in the DOE/ National Science Foundation Nuclear Science Advisory Committee s 2007 Long Range Plan and the 2003 DOE report Facilities for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Outlook. DOE-SC announced the selection of Michigan State University to design and establish FRIB on December 11 2008 after a rigorous merit review. The National Academies Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 67231 ISBN : 0309104084 9780309104081

‎United States, Department of Energy, Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee‎

‎Review of the Inertial Fusion Energy Program DOE/SC-0087‎

‎Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Office of Fusion Energy 2004. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. COver has some wear and soiling. Includes: illustrations diagrams. Various paginations. This report responded to a letter from the Director Office of Science requesting a review of DOE's Inertial Fusion Energy IFE program to provide an assessment of the present status of the program. A principal conclusion of the report was that 'the quality of IFE science and engineering research is excellent." The panel identified specific contributions that appears especially accessib. e and pointed out the IFE seemed posied to make important contributions to astrophysics. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Fusion Energy paperback‎

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‎United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Subcommittee on Aerospace Technology and National‎

‎Alternative Fuels for Aviation; Hearings before the Subcommittee on Aerospace Technology and National Needs of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences United States Senate Ninety-fourth Congress second session September 27 and 28 1976‎

‎Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1976. Wraps. Good. iii 186 pages. 24 cm. Illustrations. Some soiling and page discoloration. The committee was concerned about a projected energy shortfall especially a shortage of liquid fuels. The committee was asking the question: "How will we power our transportation systems in the air on land and in the seas The committee sought to explore what the energy options would be if petroleum was no longer affordable or available to jet aircraft. The committee explored what other fuels aircraft could run on and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Then the committee explored the question of if future aircraft could burn other fuels would those fuels be available when the fuels were needed. The efforts to stimulate the synthetic fuels industry were considered. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback‎

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‎National Research Council. Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources. Polar Research Board‎

‎Antarctic Treaty System: An Assessment: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Beardmore South Field Camp Antarctica January 7-13 1985‎

‎Washington DC: National Academies Press 1986. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good. xv 1 435 1 p. Illustrations. Figures. Tables. Bibliography. The international agreements covering Antarctica are models of cooperation and joined purpose. Convening at the Beardmore South Field Camp near the Transantarctic Mountains the Polar Research Board studied the Antarctic Treaty System and its implications for improved relationships between countries. This study examines the structure meaning and international repercussions of the Antarctic Treaty focusing on the ways it benefits both the scientific and political communities. The chapters cover the history science environment resources and international status of Antarctica. National Academies Press hardcover‎

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‎National Academy of Sciences‎

‎Report of the Pesticide Residues Committee‎

‎Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council 1965. Presumed first edition/first printing. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. 2 13 1 p. Stapled pages. Recommendations. The study reported on here was conducted by the National Academy of Sciences under Contract FDA 64-65 with the Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This type of National Academy of Sciences product is usually quite ephemeral. National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council unknown‎

Référence libraire : 66082

‎National Research Council Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences Air Force Science and Technology Board‎

‎Implications of Emerging Micro-and Nanotechnologies‎

‎Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2002. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Good. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Defect on page 33/34 with no impact on text. xxi 1 243 p. Illustrations Figures and Tables. References and Notes. Author continues: "Committee on Implications of Emerging Micro-And Nanotechnologies." Expansion of micro-technology applications and rapid advances in nano-science have generated considerable interest by the Air Force in how these developments will affect the nature of warfare and how it could exploit these trends. The report notes four principal themes emerging from the current technological trends: increased information capability miniaturization new materials and increased functionality. Recommendations about Air Force roles in micro-and nanotechnology research are presented including those areas in which the Air Force should take the lead. The report also provides a number of technical and policy findings and recommendations that are critical for effective development of the Air Force's micro-and nano-science and technology program. This report notes four principal themes emerging from the current technological trends: increased information capability miniaturization new materials and increased functionality. Recommendations about Air Force roles in micro-and nanotechnology research are presented including those areas in which the Air Force should take the lead. The report also provides a number of technical and policy findings and recommendations that are critical for effective development of the Air Forceís micro-and nano-science and technology program. From Wikipedia: "Microtechnology is technology with features near one micrometre one millionth of a metre or 10− 6 metre or 1¼m. In the 1960s scientists learned that by arraying large numbers of microscopic transistors on a single chip microelectronic circuits could be built that dramatically improved performance functionality and reliability all while reducing cost and increasing volume. This development led to the Information Revolution. More recently scientists have learned that not only electrical devices but also mechanical devices may be miniaturized and batch-fabricated promising the same benefits to the mechanical world as integrated circuit technology has given to the electrical world. While electronics now provide the brains for today s advanced systems and products micromechanical devices can provide the sensors and actuators the eyes and ears hands and feet which interface to the outside world. Today micromechanical devices are the key components in a wide range of products such as automobile airbags ink-jet printers blood pressure monitors and projection display systems. It seems clear that in the not-too-distant future these devices will be as pervasive as electronics." From WIkipedia: "Nanotechnology sometimes shortened to "nanotech" is the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. The earliest widespread description of nanotechnology1 2 referred to the particular technological goal of precisely manipulating atoms and molecules for fabrication of macroscale products also now referred to as molecular nanotechnology. A more generalized description of nanotechnology was subsequently established by the National Nanotechnology Initiative which defines nanotechnology as the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers. This definition reflects the fact that quantum mechanical effects are important at this quantum-realm scale and so the definition shifted from a particular technological goal to a research category inclusive of all types of research and technologies that deal with the special properties of matter that occur below the given size threshold. It is therefore common to see the plural form "nanotechnologies" as well as "nanoscale technologies" to refer to the broad range of research and applications whose common trait is size. With a variety of potential applications nanotechnologies are key for the future and governments have invested billions of dollars in their research. Through its National Nanotechnology Initiative the USA has invested 3.7 billion. The National Academies Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 67240 ISBN : 030908623x 9780309086233

‎National Science Foundation. Division of Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences‎

‎Research Trends: Nuclear Structure Physics 1962-1967 NSF 62-45‎

‎Washington DC: National Science Foundation 1962. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. viii 39 2 pages. Includes bibliography. Tables. Figures. Footnotes. Cover has some wear and soiling. Understanding the structure of the atomic nucleus is one of the central challenges in nuclear physics. In this report a panel of eminent specialists in nuclear structure physics described the scientific frontiers of their specialty and discuss prospects and needs for further research during the following five years. Besides contributing to planning for science resources this report highlights intellectual challenges and unsolved problems in the physics of nuclear structure. National Science Foundation paperback‎

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‎National Research Council of the National Academies. Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. Board on Physics and..‎

‎Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century‎

‎Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. xvi 206 p. Illustrations some in color. Glossary and Acronyms. Advances made by physicists in understanding matter space and time and by astronomers in understanding the universe as a whole have closely intertwined the question being asked about the universe at its two extremes-the very large and the very small. This report identifies 11 key questions that have a good chance of being answered by 2015. It urges that a new research strategy be created that brings to bear the techniques of both astronomy and sub-atomic physics in a cross-disciplinary way to address these questions. The report presents seven recommendations to facilitate the necessary research and development co-ordination. These recommendations identify key priorities for future scientific projects critical for realizing these scientific opportunities. Preface by Michael S. Turner Chair Committee on the Physics of the Universe. The National Academies Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 64882 ISBN : 0309074061 9780309074063

‎The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters‎

‎Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters Vol. XX‎

‎Madison WI: The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters 1921. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. Good. Volume XX only. Includes the General Index to Transaction volumes I through XX and Bulletins 1-5. 776 pages. Illustrations including fold-outs. Footnotes. Bibliography. List of Officers and Members. Some page discoloration. Appears to be custom bound library quality and bears the name of G. W. Saunders at the bottom of the spine. The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters is lifelong learning organization founded in 1870 by and for the people of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Academy produces programs and publications that explore explain and sustain Wisconsin thought and culture. The Wisconsin Academy brings people together at the intersection of the sciences arts and letters to inspire discovery illuminate creative work and foster civil dialogue on important issues. This copy was owned by a G. W. Saunders. It is possible that it was owned by this George Washington Saunders 1854-1933 cattleman who was born in Rancho Texas on February 12 1854. In 1874-75 he became a member of Henry Scott's Minute Company of Refugio which patrolled the Mexican border. In 1873 Saunders served as deputy sheriff under James Burk of Goliad. By 1910 he incorporated the George W. Saunders Livestock Commission Company with offices in San Antonio Fort Worth Kansas City and St. Louis. His company grossed $5 million each year. When the George W. Saunders Live Stock Commission Company dissolved in 1958 it reportedly was the oldest livestock-commission firm operating continuously under the same name in Texas. In addition to his business interests Saunders supervised the management of four ranches and a farm of 700 acres. Saunders's personal letters included communication with Queen Marie of Romania Will Rogers J. Evetts Haley and artists Will James and John Gutzon Borglumqv. All recognized his expertise on the cattle industry. He was largely responsible for bringing Borglum to San Antonio in 1925 to sculpt the Trail Drivers' Memorial Borglum's major Texas work. The model of the Trail Drivers' monument unveiled in January 1926 was cast in bronze in 1940 and displayed outside Pioneer Hall near the Witte Museum. Saunders initiated one of the rodeo's most popular competitive events roping at the San Antonio Fair of 1892. He was instrumental in the construction in 1889 of the Union Station Stock Yards of San Antonio which he later served as a director and general manager. During World War I he served on the local exemption board supported war activities and encouraged war-bond drives. The Old Trail Drivers Association of Texas was organized with Saunders as vice president on February 15 1915. He was elected president in 1917 and served several years. He is recognized for having the foresight and initiative to be the driving force in publishing The Trail Drivers of Texas 1925 a book that has been called the principal source book on cattlemen and cattle drives. He was a member of the Southwestern Cattle Raisers' Association and the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association and contributed objects identified with the range to the Witte Museum. Saunders died on July 3 1933. His body lay in state at the municipal auditorium. The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters hardcover‎

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