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1997réf. 5600000American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics 1997. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:9781563472428 American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics hardcover
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réf. 18396All on letterheads of the Fine Cotton Spinners' & Doublers' Association Limited St. James's Square Manchester. Two from 1917 and eight from 1918. The ten letters total 4pp. landscape 8vo and 6pp. 4to. The collection in good condition lightly aged and worn. With stamps and annotations of the Royal Society of Arts. The correspondence relates to a lecture given by him by invitation and its subsequent publication in the Society's journal. He originally suggests that it be titled 'The Application of Science to economic purposes with illustrations from the Cotton Trade' thinking that it would 'attract people outside cotton circles' but is persuaded to alter this to 'Examples of Applied Science in the Cotton Industry'. Before giving the lecture he writes 15 January 1918: 'I never write up a paper before giving it except under compulsion and then it is different! Do you keep a stenographer' All on letterheads of the Fine Cotton Spinners' & Doublers' Association, Limited, St. James's Square, Manchester. Two from 1917 unknown
1923réf. 2926073Longmans Green and Co 1923. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN: Longmans Green and Co hardcover
2005réf. 82408Washington DC: Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures Program 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. 4 31 1 pages. Illustrations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Executive Summary. Technology Summary. Supporting Information. A. Context for the Use of Radiation Injury Assessment Tools. B. Current Methods and Tools for Triage and Emergency Dose Assessment. Assessment of Emerging Dosimetry Technologies. References. Appendix A. Joint Interagency Working Group Participants. Appendix B. List of Abbreviations. Some bibliographic references cite the authors as: Turteltaub K W; Hartman-Siantar C; Easterly C; Blakely W. all of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. A Joint Interagency Working Group JIWG under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Research and Development conducted a technology assessment of emergency radiological dose assessment capabilities as part of the overall need for rapid emergency medical response in the event of a radiological terrorist event in the United States. The goal of the evaluation is to identify gaps and recommend general research and development needs to better prepare the Country for mitigating the effects of such an event. Given the capabilities and roles for responding to a radiological event extend across many agencies a consensus of gaps and suggested development plans was a major goal of this evaluation and road-mapping effort. The working group consisted of experts representing the Departments of Homeland Security Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health Food and Drug Administration Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's National Laboratories see appendix A for participants. The specific goals of this Technology Assessment and Roadmap were to: 1 Describe the general context for deployment of emergency radiation dose assessment tools following terrorist use of a radiological or nuclear device; 2 Assess current and emerging dose assessment technologies; and 3 Put forward a consensus high-level technology roadmap for interagency research and development in this area. This report provides a summary of the consensus of needs gaps and recommendations for a research program in the area of radiation dosimetry for early response followed by a summary of the technologies available and on the near-term horizon. We then present a roadmap for a research program to bring present and emerging near-term technologies to bear on the gaps in radiation dose assessment and triage. Finally we present detailed supporting discussion on the nature of the threats we considered the status of technology today promising emerging technologies and references for further reading. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures Program paperback
1993réf. 79901Kansas City MO: Allied Signal Inc. Kansas City Division Office of Technology Transfer 1993. Wraps. Good. xiii 1 153 1 pages. wraps. Cover scuffed and has other wear and soiling. The Kansas City Plant is part of the Department of Energy's network of national laboratories and production facilities working to heighten the awareness of its technical capabilities. By merging world-class technologies for product development with state-of-the-are facilities the Kansas City Plant communicated that it could provide an exceptional base for technical assistance work-for-others and Technology Transfer programs. Within the plant are capabilities that can accommodate all stages of manufacturing from prototyping and development to product assembly and environmental testing. The Reference Guide lists then available capabilities in the following general areas: Cables Circuit Boards Cleaning Processes Computers Controlled Atmospheres Electrical Electro-Mechanical Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Gaging and Tooling Hybrid Microcircuits/Assembly and Packaging Inspection Techniques Lasers and Electro-Optics; Materials Mechanical Metrology Microwave/Radio Frequency/Radar Ordnance Initiation Systems Painting Plating-Polishing/Heat Treatment Prototyping Services/Consultation Test Equipment Testing and Measuring and Welding. The Kansas City Plant is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract. The Kansas City Plant is a National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA facility managed and operated by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies that produces 85 percent of the nonnuclear material used in the United States nuclear bomb arsenal. It was renamed the Kansas City National Security Campus in 2015. The plant produces non-nuclear mechanical electronic and engineered material components for U.S. national defense systems such as high-energy laser ignition systems microwave hybrid microcircuit production and miniature electromechanical devices. The plant also provides technical services such as metallurgical/mechanical analysis analytical chemistry environmental testing nondestructive testing computer-based training simulations and analysis and technical certification. The plant traces its history to the Pratt & Whitney plant dedicated by then Senator Harry S. Truman in 1942 which manufactured Double Wasp engines during World War II. In 1949 the Atomic Energy Commission commissioned the Bendix Corporation to build the non-nuclear components of nuclear warheads there.5 Bendix became AlliedSignal in 1983 and eventually Honeywell in 1999. Allied Signal, Inc., Kansas City Division, Office of Technology Transfer paperback
1990réf. 79937Fort Meade MD: National Security Agency Technology & Systems Directorate Research and Technology Group-R Office of Research and Technology Applications ORTA c1990. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. Format is approximately 9 inches by 12 inches. Pocket at inside rear cover empty. 16 pages plus covers. Illustrations color. Rare early surviving example of NSA's initial technology transfer outreach publications. This is a promotional publication encouraging private sector partnerships with the National Security Agency to develop and commercialize dual-use technologies. It is believed to have been produced after the passage of several Technology Transfer statues in the late 1980s and may have been produced as part of President George H. W. Bush's National Technology Initiative. The NSA Technology Transfer Program TTP transfers NSA-developed technology to industry academia and other research organizations benefitting the economy and the Agency mission. The program has an extensive portfolio of patented technologies across multiple technology areas. NSA scientists and engineers have developed cutting-edge cost-saving technologies. Through Patent License Agreements Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Open Source Software Releases Education Partnership Agreements and Technology Transfer Sharing Agreements these technical advances have contributed to the creation and improvement of dual-use products both for government and the commercial marketplace. The NSA TTP offers business and industry streamlined access to NSA technology. The program identifies technologies and research capabilities providing a single point-of-contact for drafting negotiating and brokering both licensing and R&D agreements. The National Security Agency NSA is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence. The NSA is responsible for global monitoring collection and processing of information and data for foreign and domestic intelligence and counterintelligence purposes specializing in a discipline known as signals intelligence SIGINT. The NSA is also tasked with the protection of U.S. communications networks and information systems. The NSA relies on a variety of measures to accomplish its mission the majority of which are clandestine. Originating as a unit to decipher coded communications in World War II it was officially formed as the NSA by President Harry S. Truman in 1952. Since then it has become the largest of the U.S. intelligence organizations in terms of personnel and budget. The NSA currently conducts worldwide mass data collection and has been known to physically bug electronic systems as one method to this end. The NSA is also alleged to have been behind such attack software as Stuxnet which severely damaged Iran's nuclear program. The NSA alongside the Central Intelligence Agency CIA maintains a physical presence in many countries across the globe; the CIA/NSA joint Special Collection Service a highly classified intelligence team inserts eavesdropping devices in high value targets such as presidential palaces or embassies. SCS collection tactics allegedly encompass "close surveillance burglary wiretapping and breaking and entering". Unlike the CIA and the Defense Intelligence Agency DIA both of which specialize primarily in foreign human espionage the NSA does not publicly conduct human-source intelligence gathering. The NSA is entrusted with providing assistance to and the coordination of SIGINT elements for other government organizations - which are prevented by law from engaging in such activities on their own. As part of these responsibilities the agency has a co-located organization called the Central Security Service CSS which facilitates cooperation between the NSA and other U.S. defense cryptanalysis components. To further ensure streamlined communication between the signals intelligence community divisions the NSA Director simultaneously serves as the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and as Chief of the Central Security Service. The NSA's actions have been a matter of political controversy on several occasions including its spying on anti-Vietnam War leaders and the agency's participation in economic espionage. In 2013 the NSA had many of its secret surveillance programs revealed to the public by Edward Snowden a former NSA contractor. According to the leaked documents the NSA intercepts and stores the communications of over a billion people worldwide including United States citizens. The documents also revealed the NSA tracks hundreds of millions of people's movements using cellphones' metadata. Internationally research has pointed to the NSA's ability to surveil the domestic Internet traffic of foreign countries through "boomerang routing" National Security Agency, Technology & Systems Directorate, Research and Technology Group-R, Office of Research and Technolo paperback
réf. 80338Oak Ridge Tennessee: Center for Manufacturing Technology in Oak Ridge. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps Taped Spine. Very good. 2 83 3 pages. Illustrations. Marked Business Confidential. This marking is understood to no longer apply due to the passage of time. The Centers for Manufacturing Technology in Oak Ridge include Manufacturing Assistance Thrust; Product Fabrication Technology Thrust; Product Evaluation Thrust; Manufacturing Demonstration Thrust; Manufacturing Process Assurance Thrust; and Energy and Environmentally Enhanced Manufacturing Thrust. Includes Executive Summary Introduction Oak Ridge Organization Manufacturing Assistance Thrust; Product Fabrication Technology Thrust; Product Evaluation Thrust; Manufacturing Demonstration Thrust; Manufacturing Process Assurance Thrust; Energy and Environmentally Enhanced Manufacturing Thrust; Thrust Funding; Additional Centers; and Summary and Implementation Plan. The Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology was a primary method used in the 1990 s to apply the expertise and experience developed over the years of the Cold War to help our nation in yet another vital manner. There were many examples during the years ORCMT existed of the application of expertise gained from the Cold War that enhanced the capability of industry across the nation. Technology transfer also called transfer of technology TOT is the process of transferring disseminating technology from the person or organization that owns or holds it to another person or organization. It occurs along various axes: among universities from universities to businesses and vice versa from large businesses to smaller ones and vice versa from governments to businesses and vice versa across geopolitical borders both formally and informally and both openly and surreptitiously. Often it occurs by concerted effort to share skills knowledge technologies methods of manufacturing samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments or universities and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users who can then further develop and exploit the technology into new products processes applications materials or services. It is closely related to and may arguably be considered a subset of knowledge transfer. Horizontal transfer is the movement of technologies from one area to another. Transfer of technology TOT is primarily horizontal. Vertical transfer occurs when technologies are moved from applied research centers to research and development departments. Technology transfer is promoted at conferences organized by such groups as the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Association of University Technology Managers and at "challenge" competitions by organizations such as the Center for Advancing Innovation in Maryland. Local venture capital organizations such as the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association MAVA also sponsor conferences at which investors assess the potential for commercialization of technology. Technology brokers are people who discovered how to bridge the emergent worlds and apply scientific concepts or processes to new situations or circumstances. A related term used almost synonymously especially in Europe is "technology valorization". While conceptually the practice has been utilized for many years in ancient times Archimedes was notable for applying science to practical problems the present-day volume of research combined with high-profile failures at Xerox PARC and elsewhere has led to a focus on the process itself. Whereas technology transfer can involve the dissemination of highly complex technology from capital-intensive origins to low-capital recipients and can involve aspects of dependency and fragility of systems it also can involve appropriate technology not necessarily high-tech or expensive that is better disseminated yielding robustness and independence of systems. Center for Manufacturing Technology in Oak Ridge paperback
1987réf. 80593Washington DC: Executive Office of the President Office of Science and Technology Policy 1987. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. Format was approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 12 pages plus covers. Slight wear and soiling. Inside the front cover is an 8 point Action Plan Summary. In 1985 the Aeronautical Policy Review Committee--composed of sixteen leaders of government industry and universities--considered the evolving international agencies in aeronautics and America's future in it. In their March 1985 report "National Aeronautical R&D Goals: Technology for America's Future" the Committee recommended that all sectors of American aeronautics direct their skills and energies toward the highest-payoff technology areas to sustain the nation's leadership position. Toward that end three specific goals--in subsonic supersonic and transatmospheric flight regimes--were established. The Committee believed in its 1987 report that sustained U.S. leadership will require greater achievements by all sectors. The Committee believed that this challenge to our competititivenss was so important that it now issued a call to action. This sequel presents a cohesive U.S. strategy and an eight-point action plan to achieve the National Goals and remain a viable competitor in the world aviation marketplace. The Office of Science and Technology Policy OSTP is a department of the United States government part of the Executive Office of the President EOP established by United States Congress on May 11 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. President Richard M. Nixon eliminated the President's Science Advisory Committee after his second Science Advisor Edward E. David Jr. resigned in 1973 rather than appointing a replacement. The United States Congress then established the OSTP in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The 1976 Act also authorizes OSTP to lead interagency efforts to develop and to implement sound science and technology policies and budgets and to work with the private sector state and local governments the science and higher education communities and other nations toward this end. Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy paperback
1999réf. 79246Cambridge MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1999. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. Very good. 431 1 pages. Oversized volume measuring 9-1/4 by 12 inches. Profusely illustrated in black and white and in color with scenes of college life at MIT in 1999. Technique is MIT's photography yearbook and design student organization. Every year our staff send off our 400 page annual to the publisher in February and release the book in May every year. As students and alumni of MIT we take great care to showcase MIT in its truest form candidly at its best and at its worst. We know how tough the Institute can be and we know how rewarding it is to get to the other side. In addition to designing the MIT yearbook Technique supports the campus photography community by providing equipment rentals event photography services and studio space for students. We manage a photo studio and darkroom in the Stratton Student Center for convenient access. Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT is a private research university in Cambridge Massachusetts. The Institute is a land-grant sea-grant and space-grant university with an urban campus that extends more than a mile 1.6 km alongside the Charles River. The Institute also encompasses a number of major off-campus facilities such as the MIT Lincoln Laboratory the Bates Center and the Haystack Observatory as well as affiliated laboratories such as the Broad and Whitehead Institutes. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. It has since played a key role in the development of many aspects of modern science engineering mathematics and technology and is widely known for its innovation and academic strength making it one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world. As of October 2019 96 Nobel laureates 26 Turing Award winners and 8 Fields Medalists have been affiliated with MIT as alumni faculty members or researchers. In addition 58 National Medal of Science recipients 29 National Medals of Technology and Innovation recipients 50 MacArthur Fellows 73 Marshall Scholars 48 Rhodes Scholars 41 astronauts and 16 Chief Scientists of the US Air Force have been affiliated with MIT. The school also has a strong entrepreneurial culture and the aggregated annual revenues of companies founded by MIT alumni $1.9 trillion would rank roughly as the tenth-largest economy in the world 2014. MIT is a member of the Association of American Universities AAU. Massachusetts Institute of Technology hardcover
1985réf. 77986Washington DC: United States Congress Office of Technology Assessments 1985. Presumed First Edition First printing. Trade paperback. Good. vii 1 348 pages. Footnotes. Tables. Figures. Appendix A through H including Glossary Acronyms and Abbreviations. The assessment was originally undertaken at the request of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and focused on the ocean disposal of nuclear waste. OTA later broadened the study to include all aspects of high-level waste disposal after expressions of interest and support by the Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and on Commerce Science and Technology; by the Senate National Ocean Policy Study; and by the House Committees on Science and Technology and on Foreign Affairs. Additional requests for analysis were received from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and from the House Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs and on Energy and Commerce. The original analysis findings were published in OTA's 1982 summary report. As part of its analysis of NWPA OTA has identified the elements of a Mission Plan that can meet the requirements of the Act using only the authority it provides. Comparison between this ''OTA Mission Plan" and DOE's Draft Mission Plan provides a basis for identifying the major strategic decisions in the Mission Plan. Comparison also reveals several areas in which additional analysis by DOE would provide valuable information for congressional deliberations during the 30 working days that the Mission Plan lies before Congress before becoming effective. In general the OTA Mission Plan represents an expansion rather than a redirection of the approach in DOE's Draft Mission Plan. None of DOE's ongoing repository siting or development activities need or should be deferred pending development of a final Mission Plan. The major difference between the two Mission Plans lies in the measures used to provide confidence that spent fuel will be removed from reactor sites within a reasonable period despite the technical and institutional uncertainties associated with siting and licensing the first geologic repository. United States Congress, Office of Technology Assessments paperback
1991réf. 77587Pasadena CA: California Institute of Technology Concurrent Supercomputing Consortium 1991. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Brochure. Very good. Format is approx. 8 inches by 12 inches. Illus. 14 pages from one side is The Concurrent Supercomputing Consortium brochure with a 12 page CSC Update in the front pocket. The contents include an Executive Summary The Growing Importance of High-Performance Computing Formation of the Concurrent Supercomputing Consortium Mission of the CSC Acquisition of the Touchstone Delta Advanced Computing Activities of the CSC and Network Connection. Flip around and from the other side is the 14 page CSC Scientific and Engineering Applications portion of this brochure. In the front pocket is a pamphlet with the members of the Consortium. The contents include: CSC Scientific and Engineering Applications Global Climate Modeling Environmental Studies Biology Chemistry Physics Astrophysics Space Science Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics Materials Science Numerical Methods and Analysis Computer Science and Distributed Computing to High-Speed Networks Dr. Paul Messina is a senior strategic advisor at the ALCF who focuses on future directions for the facility. In 2002-2004 he served as Distinguished Senior Computer Scientist at Argonne and as Adviser to the Director General at CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research. Previously at Caltech Dr. Messina served as Director of the Center for Advanced Computing Research as Assistant Vice President for Scientific Computing and as Faculty Associate for Scientific Computing. He led the Computational and Computer Science component of Caltech's research project funded by the Academic Strategic Alliances Program of the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative. He also acted as Co-principal Investigator for the National Virtual Observatory and TeraGrid. At Argonne he held a number of positions from 1973-1987 and was the founding Director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division. California Institute of Technology, Concurrent Supercomputing Consortium unknown
2008réf. 763462008. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. James J. Caras. viii 63 1 pages. Illustration. Transmittal letter laid in. An important objective of the NSTC is the establishment of clear national goals for Federal science and technology investments in areas ranging from information technologies and health research to improving transportation systems and strengthening fundamental research. The Council prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies to form investment packages aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals. This report was developed by the Interagency Task Force on Advanced Networking a 40-member ad hoc group established pursuant to a charge from the Director of OSTP. The charge called for a strategic vision and plan to guide the Federal government's portfolio of advanced networking research and development investments. The report is published by the National Coordination Office NCO for the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development NITRD Program. This plan is centered on a vision for advanced networking based on a design and architecture for security and reliability that provides for heterogeneous anytime-anywhere networking with capabilities such as federation of networks across domains and widely differing technologies; dynamic mobile networking with autonomous management; effective quality of service QoS management; support for sensornets; near-real-time autonomous discovery configuration and management of resources; and end-to-end security tailored to the application and user. Four goals are set forth for realizing this vision: Goal 1. Provide secure network services anytime anywhere. Goal 2. Make secure global federated networks possible. Goal 3. Manage network complexity and heterogeneity. Goal 4. Foster innovation among the Federal research commercial and other sectors through development of advanced network systems and technologies. paperback
2007réf. 76345Washington DC: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology 2007. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. 8 63 1 pages. Footnotes. Figures. Tables. Acronyms. The NITRD Coordination Office supported the PCAST Subcommittee on Networking and Information Technology in preparing this report. The United States is today the global leader in networking and information technology NIT. That leadership is essential to U.S. economic prosperity security and quality of life. This report presents a formal assessment of the Federal Networking and Information Technology R&D NITRD Program beginning with a review of global networking and information technology competitiveness. The NITRD Program is examined in the broader context of U.S. networking and information technology leadership and global competitiveness in order to provide a current picture of the U.S. competitive stance and an evaluation of how well the NITRD Program is positioned to help sustain and strengthen U.S. leadership in these critical technologies. The report highlights the need to revolutionize postsecondary education and advanced training in NIT fields and to rebalance the Federal NIT R&D portfolio to emphasize more large-scale long-term multidisciplinary activities and visionary high-payoff goals. This report is organized into five chapters. Chapter 1 provides broad context by examining America's global leadership and competitive position in NIT as compared to major current and likely future competitor nations. Chapters 2 and 3 focus on central aspects of the U.S. NIT ecosystem: NIT education and training the structure of the Federal NIT R&D portfolio and technology transfer. In Chapter 4 the PCAST discusses specific NIT R&D areas that it has identified as priorities. The report concludes in Chapter 5 with an assessment of the mechanisms through which the NITRD Program is implemented. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology paperback
1994réf. 76351Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1994. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. viii 51 1 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. References and Bibliography. Glossary of Acronyms. Front cover has wear soiling and a scuff. Virtual reality VR is the popular name for an absorbing interactive computer-mediated experience in which a person or persons perceives and interacts through sensors and effecters with a synthetic i.e. simulated environment and with simulated objects in it as if it were real. The experience is characterized by inattention to the artificiality of the experience. The experience is provided by sensory stimuli generated by special human-computer interface HCI systems in response to the user's movements or speech which are detected by other interface systems and interpreted by computer. HCI systems have become the visible symbols of VR. The most distinctive system is the head-mounted display HMD which monitors the position and orientation of the wearer's head and displays a view and might generate sounds of an artificial world from that perspective. Another distinctive system is the glove-input device which monitors the position and orientation of the wearer's hand and the flexure of each joint so that the display can show the wearer's hand and the computer can interpret hand gestures as commands or sense whether the wearer is attempting to push a button or flip a switch on a control panel that the wearer sees in a display. An advantage of these HCI devices is their versatility. In principle a simulator equipped with an HMD and a glove-input device could serve in successive sessions as a fighter cockpit simulator a ship's bridge simulator and a tank turret simulator-if appropriate software and databases were available. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1981réf. 76490Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1981. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. iii 1 332 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Pencil erasure residue on front page. First page has a wrinkle. Book has some general wear and soiling. Witnesses included: Melvin Kranzberg Marvin Cetron Dennis Little David Hannah Stan Kent Joseph Pascente Thomas Stafford former Astronaut John Young Hank Koehn and W. O. Baker. Organizations represented included: Georgia Tech University Library of Congress Forecasting International Space Services Inc. Delta Vee Inc. Johns Hopkins Ferrofludics Bell Laboratories USAF Space Programs American University and Security Pacific National Bank. Daniel Boorstin and Bruce Friedman provided additional statements for the record. The Subcommittee chairman stated that "The reason for having these particular hearings at this time is that our civilian space program finds itself at a critical crossroads for many reasons. Among them are that the well-advertised economic recovery plan may fall heavily on discretionary programs such as NASA there is a new administration in the White House with new philosophies and there is a new management team in NASA. If we don't believe there is a future we won't begin preparing for it or if we have a muddled view of the future we are likely to have muddled plans for that future. Through these hearing we hope to begin to crystallize a view of the future for our space programs." U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1994réf. 75543Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1994. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. x 92 2 pages. Footnotes. Maps. Illustrations. Tables. Boxes. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The report examines the whole range of consequences for proliferation of weapons of mass destruction of the Soviet Union's breakup and describes how U.S. assistance may reduce specific proliferation risks in the former Soviet Union. This report the fifth publication from OTA'S assessment on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction examines the whole range of consequences for proliferation of the Soviet Union's breakup. One effect may be the erosion of international nonproliferation treaty regimes. In spite of the continuing desire of most of the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union to support nonproliferation goals these states face internal challenges: social and economic disruption are rampant and the degree of central governmental control over activities nominally within their jurisdictions is often questionable. Of particular concern are economic hardship and low morale among many individuals with access to vital weapon information or sensitive facilities--a situation aggravated by inadequate national systems to account for and secure nuclear materials to control exports and to police borders. 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
1993réf. 75726Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1993. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. viii 2020 2 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. References. Acronyms and Glossary. Rear cover has a corner crease. 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 electronically. 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. This report presents the results of OTA's investigations and analyses regarding the types of adverse environmental and health impacts that resulted from nuclear weapons production in the past. In this report OTA suggests various initiatives that Congress could consider to establish a national policy determine the next steps in warhead dismantlement and nuclear materials management approach decisions on the ultimate disposition of nuclear materials enhance the institutional capabilities necessary to ensure success and encourage sound dismantlement and materials management in Russia. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1989réf. 75983Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1989. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. iii 1 183 5 pages. Illustrations. Appendix. Ink notation and pencil erasure residue on front page. Mail label mark on back page. The hearing addressed: Usefulness of space power research to ground-based nuclear reactor systems --Personnel development and educational needs of the universities as they relate to the development of space nuclear power systems --Nuclear power plants for space vehicles developed --and Role of the universities in supporting the space nuclear power technology development. Witnesses from the Air Force National Aeronautics and Space Administration the Department of Energy the General Accounting Office Westinghouse Hanford Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory and the Los Alamos National Laboratory testified. Nuclear power in space is the use of nuclear power in outer space typically either small fission systems or radioactive decay for electricity or heat. One common type is a radioisotope thermoelectric generator which has been used on many space probes and on manned lunar missions and another is small fission reactors for Earth observation satellites such as the TOPAZ nuclear reactor. A radioisotope heater unit provides heat from radioactive decay of a material and can potentially produce heat for decades. R The United States tested a nuclear reactor in space for 43 days in 1965. While not yet tested in space the test of the Demonstration Using Flattop Fission DUFF on September 13 2012 was the first test of a nuclear reactor power system for space since then. Examples of nuclear power for space propulsion systems include nuclear electric rocket radioisotope rocket and radioisotope electric propulsion. One of the more explored is the nuclear thermal rocket which was tested in the NERVA program. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
2010réf. 75435Baltimore MD: World Technology Evaluation Center Inc 2010. Presumed First Edition First issue thus. DVD. Very good. There appear to be 32 files on this disk with a number of them folders and it is assumed with additional content therein. One file contained the WTEC panel report assesses the international research and development activities in the field of Simulation Based Engineering and Science SBE&S. SBE&S today has reached a level of predictive capability that it now firmly complements the traditional pillars of theory and experimentation/observation. A panel of experts reviewed and assessed the state of the art in SBE&S as well as levels of activity overseas in the broad thematic areas of life sciences and medicine materials in energy and sustainability; and in the crosscutting issues of next generation hardware and algorithms; software development; engineering simulations; validation verification and uncertainty quantification; multiscale modeling and simulation; and SBE&S education. The panel hosted a U.S. baseline workshop conducted a bibliometric analysis consulted numerous experts and published reports and visited 59 institutions and companies throughout East Asia and Western Europe to explore the active research projects in those institutions and workforce needs and development for SBE&S. · The World Technology Evaluation Center Inc. is the nation's leading company in conducting international science and technology assessments via expert review. WTEC has conducted over 60 such studies since 1989. · Panelists are some of the nation's leading experts. Past panelists include persons who have served as Director of the NSF Directors 3 of the DOE Office of Science the Chief of Naval Research Director of NIGMS vice presidents of research for IBM Bell Labs Seagate Technologies and hundreds of other leading scientists and engineers. · Sponsors include many of the Federal research agencies: NSF ONR DARPA NCI NIBIB NASA NIST FDA ARO AFOSR EPA et al. · Studies cover a wide range of subjects. · WTEC also organizes many workshops for Federal clients. World Technology Evaluation Center, Inc unknown
1991réf. 75463Washington DC: United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment 1991. Presumed First Edition First printing. Trade paperback. Good. John Bergling Cover design. ix 1 104 2 pages. Illustrations. Boxes. Figures. Tables. Footnotes. Cover has some other wear and soiling. Scientifically the prospect of returning to the Moon and exploring Mars in greater detail is an exciting one. President Bush's proposal to establish a permanent lunar base and to send human crews to explore Mars would engage both scientists and engineers in challenging tasks. Yet it also raises a host of issues regarding the appropriate mix of humans and machines timeliness and costs of space exploration. This Nation faces a sobering variety of economic environmental and technological challenges over the next few decades all of which will make major demands on the Federal budget and other national assets. Within this context Congress will have to decide the appropriate pace and direction for the President's space exploration proposal.This report the result of an assessment of the potential for automation and robotics technology to assist in the exploration of the Moon and Mars raises a number of issues related to the goals of the U.S. civilian space program. Among other things the report discusses how greater attention to automation and robotics technologies could contribute to U.S. space exploration efforts. 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 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. Congress established the Office of Technology Assessment with the Technology Assessment Act of 1972.1 It was governed by a twelve-member board comprising six members of Congress from each party — half from the Senate and half from the House of Representatives. During its twenty-four-year life it produced about 750 studies on a wide range of topics including acid rain health care global climate change and polygraphs. Criticism of the agency was fueled by Fat City a book by Donald Lambro; it called OTA an "unnecessary agency" that duplicated government work done elsewhere. OTA was "de-funded" in the "Contract with America" period. United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment paperback
1989réf. 75462Washington DC: United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment 1989. Presumed First Edition First printing. Trade paperback. Good. John Bergling Cover design. xii 116 4 pages. Illustrations. Boxes. Figures. Tables. Footnotes. Front cover has some sticker residue. Cover has some other wear and soiling. This special report examines a wide range of potential improvements to the Space Shuttle explores the future of space transportation for humans and presents policy options for congressional consideration. It is one of a series of products from abroad assessment of space transportation technologies undertaken by OTA requested by the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation and the House Committee on Science Space and Technology. In undertaking this effort OTA sought the contributions of a wide spectrum of knowledgeable individuals and organizations. Some provided information others reviewed drafts. OTA gratefully acknowledges their contributions of time and intellectual effort. OTA also appreciates the help and cooperation of NASA and the Air Force. 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 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. Congress established the Office of Technology Assessment with the Technology Assessment Act of 1972.1 It was governed by a twelve-member board comprising six members of Congress from each party — half from the Senate and half from the House of Representatives. During its twenty-four-year life it produced about 750 studies on a wide range of topics including acid rain health care global climate change and polygraphs. Criticism of the agency was fueled by Fat City a book by Donald Lambro; it called OTA an "unnecessary agency" that duplicated government work done elsewhere. OTA was "de-funded" in the "Contract with America" period. United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment paperback
réf. 73683Washington DC: Nuclear Threat Initiative 201. Third Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. 2 134 pages. Map. Illustrations.some with color Appendices. Selected Country Summaries. This is the third rendition of a biennial assessment of nuclear security conditions around the world. This edition notes that progress has slowed in key areas of nuclear security cooperation. Nuclear Threat Initiative paperback
1972réf. 73789Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1972. presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. fair. ix 1 474 4 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Abbreviations of References. List of abbreviations and acronyms. Index. NASA SP-4016. Covers somewhat worn/soiled some edge soiling. Marks on cover. Ex-library with usual markings. Astronautics is the theory and practice of navigation beyond Earth's atmosphere. The term astronautics was coined in the 1920s by J.-H. Rosny president of the Goncourt academy in analogy with aeronautics. Because there is a degree of technical overlap between the two fields the term aerospace is often used to describe both at once. In 1930 Robert Esnault-Pelterie published the first book on the new research field. As with aeronautics the restrictions of mass temperatures and external forces require that applications in space survive extreme conditions: high-grade vacuum the radiation bombardment of interplanetary space and the magnetic belts of low Earth orbit. Space launch vehicles must withstand titanic forces while satellites can experience huge variations in temperature in very brief periods. Extreme constraints on mass cause astronautical engineers to face the constant need to save mass in the design in order to maximize the actual payload that reaches orbit. The early history of astronautics is theoretical: the fundamental mathematics of space travel was established by Isaac Newton in his 1687 treatise Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. By the early 1920s American Robert Goddard was developing liquid-propellant rockets which would in a few brief decades become a critical component in the designs of such famous rockets as the V-2 and Saturn V. This volume is the eleventh in NASA's series of annual chronologies of astronautics and aeronautics. The intent is to provide a preliminary historical reference which at least identifies orders and offers partial documentation for key events of the year. One of the curious aspects of these chronology volumes is that the very process of documenting NASA's portion of them reveals not only continuities but also distinctive patterns in the unfolding events. Each year has seemed to emerge with characteristics of its own. The year 1971 was no exception. As NASA's record unfolds in these pages it can clearly be seen as a transitional or bridging year. On the one hand many on-going programs demonstrated their value in solid accomplishments: Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 brought manned lunar scientific exploration to dramatic maturity ; Mariner 9 went into orbit around Mars after its 400-million-kilometer journey and began its extensive photography of that fascinating nearby planet; OS0 7 discovered "polar caps" on the sun; in aeronautics jet aircraft equipped with the experimental supercritical wing made 27 successful research flights and the quiet jet engine program was successful in its initial tests. On the other hand the shape of the next decade of the space program took much firmer shape. It became clear that after a decade in which the moon was the major focus of the U.S. space program the next ten years would emphasize earth-orbital programs geared to intensive study of our homeland in the cosmos the planet Earth. In manned spaceflight even as the final preparations were underway for the final two Apollo lunar missions all flight systems for Skylab were in final manufacturing stages or in checkout; another year's intensive study by NASA and industry had refined and hardened the design of the space shuttle to the point that we could ask Administration approval to proceed confident that a reusable cost-effective space transportation system could be built. In unmanned space programs the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite was readied for its launch in 1972 while aircraft flights were testing its remote sensing devices. In aeronautics the joint Department of Transportation-NASA study of national civil aviation R&D requirements led to the contract for design of the experimental STOL transport aircraft. Administratively the quintupling of funds for space technology transfer to the civilian economy and the establishment of the NASA Office of Applications were other indications of the increased priority for practical benefits from space research. While all of the foregoing was accomplished within the constraints of the lowest space budget since 1962 congressional approval of an FY 1972 budget that was slightly larger ended the trend of progressively smaller space budgets that had begun in 1967. This was taken in NASA as endorsement for the new stable realignment of the space program toward the needs of man on earth for the decade ahead. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1993réf. 73964Washington 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
