Автор: Walsh Jane MacLaren, Topping Brett Название: The Man Who ``invented`` the Aztec Crystal Skulls ISBN: 1789200954 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789200959 Издательство: Berghahn Рейтинг: Цена: 18361.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Eug?ne Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully “palmed off” a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe’s leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eug?ne Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.
Описание: An IPPY Silver award winning book James Lee Fergason changed your life, though you probably did not know it. He invented the twisted nematic liquid crystal display (TN-LCD), ubiquitously used today in the screens of smart phones, calculators, iPods, flat-screen TVs, digital watches, laptop and tablet computers, medical equipment, and many other devices. Jim was one of the America's most prolific inventors, holding more than 150 U.S. patents and over 500 foreign patents. The examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reverentially called him "Mr. Liquid Crystal." This book recounts the amazing story of Jim's discovery of liquid crystals and invention of LCDs, a scientific journey that began in the late 1950s and lasted decades until his death in 2008. From the day Jim noticed how liquid crystals formed a brightly colored iridescent liquid, he was immediately taken by their possibilities and devoted his entire career to creating practical applications for this new method of optical display. Mr. Liquid Crystal explains in detail the science of liquid crystals, the false starts and "Aha" moments that Jim and his team went through to build usable and marketable LCDs, and the legal challenges Jim found himself facing. Over the course of his 50+ year career, Jim's patents and inventions were challenged twice by companies claiming they invented and owned his work. In both cases, Jim won. For his lifetime of work, Jim Fergason was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1998. Mr. Liquid Crystal is a book that will fascinate scientists, inventors and everyone with a dream.
"Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, Mr. Liquid Crystal: The Untold Story of How James L. Fergason Invented the Liquid Crystal Display & Helped Create the Digital World is a consistently compelling read from beginning to end and is unreservedly and enthusiastically recommended for community, college, and university library collections. For the personal reading lists of students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subjects of scientific discovery, crystallography, contemporary patents and inventions." -Midwest Book Review
Автор: Erish Andrew A. Название: Col. William N. Selig, the Man Who Invented Hollywood ISBN: 029275437X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780292754379 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 3945.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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All histories of Hollywood are wrong. Why? Two words: Colonel Selig. This early pioneer laid the foundation for the movie industry that we know today. Active from 1896 to 1938, William N. Selig was responsible for an amazing series of firsts, including the first two-reel narrative film and the first two-hour narrative feature made in America; the first American movie serial with cliffhanger endings; the first westerns filmed in the West with real cowboys and Indians; the creation of the jungle-adventure genre; the first horror film in America; the first successful American newsreel (made in partnership with William Randolph Hearst); and the first permanent film studio in Los Angeles. Selig was also among the first to cultivate extensive international exhibition of American films, which created a worldwide audience and contributed to American domination of the medium.
In this book, Andrew Erish delves into the virtually untouched Selig archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library to tell the fascinating story of this unjustly forgotten film pioneer. He traces Selig’s career from his early work as a traveling magician in the Midwest, to his founding of the first movie studio in Los Angeles in 1909, to his landmark series of innovations that still influence the film industry. As Erish recounts the many accomplishments of the man who first recognized that Southern California is the perfect place for moviemaking, he convincingly demonstrates that while others have been credited with inventing Hollywood, Colonel Selig is actually the one who most deserves that honor.
Автор: Lawley Baker Название: The Man Who Invented Writing ISBN: 0615724140 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615724140 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1550.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Learn the secret history of Ash Upson, the man who invented the legend of Billy the Kid as Pat Garrett`s ghostwriter!
Автор: Rayner Shoo Название: Archimedes: The Man Who Invented The Death Ray ISBN: 1908944358 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781908944351 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Having spent 40 years working at the side of Taichii Ohno at Toyota, the author recounts his experiences transforming operations as we know them.
Автор: Gurr Jill, Van Dieten Joky Название: Adventures with the Ancient Crystal Skulls ISBN: 1492772437 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781492772439 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2923.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Warning: Not for the Sudoku faint-of-heart Introducing a book of extra tough, extra thorny--and extra addictive--puzzles specially designed for people with Einstein-level Sudoku IQs. Sharpen your pencil. Warm up your gray matter. And pit your wits against the top Japanese puzzle makers in the world. Genius-Level Sudoku features more than 300 brand-new challenges, all rated Good Luck
The latest collection from Nikoli, the company that invented the game and helped launch Sudoku-mania worldwide over twenty years ago, it joins The Original Sudoku, X-Treme Sudoku, Expert Sudoku, and other books and calendars with over 3 million copies in print. Nikoli is famous not only for being the first to make Sudoku puzzles, but for being the best--each puzzle is handcrafted, not churned out by a computer program, which makes it uniquely elegant and interactive. The maker is with the solver every step of the way, putting up roadblocks and anticipating the next move.
Now, the next level--genius level--for every puzzler who craves extreme challenge and actually enjoys having their neurons tied into knots--until, number by number, the solution falls into place and they can celebrate victory over the master.
Roland Garros enjoyed an exciting life. An aviation pioneer in the early 1900s, he taught himself how to fly a bamboo airplane despite crashing it at Versailles. He was a world-class athlete, a lawyer who wouldn't learn Latin, a sports car salesman on the Champs-Elys es, an airshow pilot and racer. He demonstrated flight to huge crowds up and down the Americas. Ultimately, Roland Garros became the world's first fighter pilot.
Leaving his comfortable life in Paris, he flew and fought in the lethal skies of the first World War. Never before had a lone pilot hunted other men in the air. Shot down and captured, he escaped prisoner of war camp, evaded his way across Germany, and crossed the front lines. After a torrid fling in Paris with an exotic dancer, he rejoined his squadron. Garros needed two more aerial victories to become an ace.
This creative non-fiction biography puts you in an open cockpit, in air combat, and in Paris experiencing Belle Epoque pleasures. What was it like to fly across the Mediterranean in a rickety monoplane? How did pilots dogfight in WWI? Fasten your seatbelt for exciting aerial action and the adventure-packed life of Roland Garros, the first fighter pilot
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