"Einstein meets Captain Kirk in this improbable foray into the frontiers of theoretical physics . . . science illuminates humankind's most audacious dreams." — Booklist (starred review)Sci-fi makes it look so easy. Receive a distress call from Alpha Centauri? No problem: punch the warp drive and you're there in minutes. Facing a catastrophe that can't be averted? Just pop back in the timestream and stop it before it start...

This book provides an overview of the many new features becoming a reality in connected cars. It covers everything from the integration of Google and Facebook to services that help you find your parking spot, park your car via an app, or remotely close your sunroof when it's raining.The ultimate goal of this development is autonomous driving. The book includes current developments, implementation variants, and key challenges regarding safety and legal framework. It also provides in...

Serious Money... it's just sitting there! is a "How To" book which provides methodology and tools to give you the ability to improve your organizations quality, operational efficiency, corporate responsibility, cash flow and profitability. It is a proven, results-oriented process. The methodology may be applied to your personal life as well as business life… It is simple and it works.Offshoring… be aware of the risks in “low cost countries”… the results may not be what you expect.

This e-book serves primarily as a guide for devotees who are interested in involving modern technology in teaching. Mobile phones and tablets are nowadays a common part of everyday life for pupils, so why not use this state and not bring lessons to the modern world of the pupil. However, the use of mobile devices in teaching must have their own rules and work with them must be meaningful.After reading this book, an...

After the successful publication of the previous book explaining 101 mistakes in English, there is another sequel that will increase your awareness of correct English. This book presents another 100 common mistakes that are made by both beginners and advanced speakers. All expressions are arranged in alphabetical order as individual entries in a dictionary - hence the title 'MISTAKETIONARY'.Each item contains an incorrect expression, and most of th...

This book is a combination of an explanatory dictionary and a thesaurus - it provides unique vocabulary clarification not only when studying science in English, but also when reading professional texts or writing comprehensive essays in English. You will not need piles of science dictionaries, thesauri or scientific encyclopedias. If you need to look up a proper word, its definition, synonym, antonym, its ...

The digitization of factories promises great potential benefits. The implementation of the various technologies for the smart factory is extremely complex, requires new competencies and necessitates significant investments. The question is: How can an industrial company successfully manage this transformation? For this purpose, more than 500 published use cases were screened. These could be categorized into 44 relevant use cases, which we describe in detail in the book. Our research has al...

This manual is designed for the use of hydrogen as a fuel in the fuel cells. The turn of the century has seen a realization of moving towards clean energy due to a variety of considerations ranging from global warming, anxiety to living in a healthy atmosphere, depletion of fossil fuels, oil slick in Gulf of Mexico resulting in disasters and so forth. Innumerable debates in the literature has led to the identification of hydrogen as the safest and efficient fuel over the other available fu...

This book of words and phrases in English contains 101 mistakes, which are often made by both beginners and advanced speakers. Sometimes, the awareness of the incorrect use may even be surprising.Each word (or phrase) is listed as an example of a 'Wrong' and 'Right' use. In all entries, the proper use is explained from the point of view of etymology (origin of words), phonetics (pronunciation),

This volume brings together a unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates concerning biotechnology patents, or 'patents on life'. The ever-increasing importance of biotechnologies has generated continual questions about how intellectual property law should treat such technologies, especially those raising ethical or social-justice concerns. Even after many years and court decisions, important contested issues remain concerning ownership of ...

Left a widow 5 years ago at age 21, Iris Bellamy is shackled by terms of her husband's will that would leave her penniless if she remarries. Of course, "if she married a rich man, her interest in her late husband's estate would be no longer indispensible to her." But "rich men generally have some odious quality to counterbalance their wealth. The men one would marry are as poor as mice." So what do you think is likely to happen?