This second of a two volume study closely examines the development and uses of personal flying equipment issued to the combat personnel of the Luft...

Fundamental physics has now been stuck for almost a century. Ever since the discovery of general relativity and quantum mechanics in the early 1900...

This book provides a snapshot of how well NASA is planning and executing its major acquisitions -- an area that been on the Government Accountabili...

As the demand for space availability in marine environments increases due to the upward trend and intensity of human activities, Marine Spatial Pla...

This book covers the development of the unique MAUS armored fighting vehicle.

Most famous German aircraft of WWII, in its variety of markings on a variety of war fronts.

Created by aviation pioneer Willy Messerschmitt, the Bf 109 was an innovative, ground-breaking design. In the face of stiff competition from other ...

As the Luftwaffe's standard fighter, beginning in 1937 the Bf 109 was produced in large numbers and after the outbreak of the Second World War saw ...

Very influential design was the first and only rocket fighter used in WWII.

This new book is the third of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germany's legendary World War II jet fighter, the Messerschmit...

This new book is the third of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germany's legendary World War II jet fighter, the Messerschmit...

This new book is the third of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germany's legendary World War II jet fighter, the Messerschmit...

X PLANES OF THE THIRD REICH SERIES An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II Into the arms of the angels went pilots...

X PLANES OF THE THIRD REICH SERIES An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II Powered by a single HeS 001A turbojet e...

Shock impact alterations influence the structure, mineralogy, chemistry and the mechanical properties of many meteorites. The first chapter overvie...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the classification, geology and exploration of asteroids and meteorites. Topics ...

Microbiochips, such as a lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices and micro total analysis systems, can be regarded conceptually as a biological equivalent of c...

This book titled "Microfiltration: Principle, Process and Applications" is formed of 6 chapters covering many research aspects on microfiltration. ...

The MiG-29 Fulcrum is acknowledged as the finest lightweight, multi-role fighter ever produced in Russia. It was designed to operate under wartime ...

The history of the iron ore trade on the Great Lakes, from 1900 to 1980, is perhaps best related in visual form. Historians and enthusiasts alike c...

This follow-up to the first Mine to Mill book continues the exploration of the American iron ore trade on the Great Lakes from the golden age of pi...

News accounts of miners losing their lives as a result of accidents at underground coal mines have appeared more often in recent years. The methane...

This book examines the 2011 edition of U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS), which includes information on events, trends and...

Mountaintop removal mining involves removing the top of a mountain in order to recover the coal seams contained there. It creates an immense quanti...

NASA’s mission is to drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, economi...

This book presents an overview of NASA’s past operations and provides detailed accounts of some current missions and how they will form the future ...

Weaknesses in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) export control policy and implementation of foreign national access procedur...

The idea of human spaceflight beyond Earth's orbit has captivated many Americans for more than half a century. As U.S. space policy has evolved, ne...

Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle Program in July 2011, the United States has lacked a domestic capability to transport crew and -- until r...

Missiles came of age after World War II and the United States has pursued missile defences ever since. The issue has turned out to be one of the mo...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on Apr...

Department of Defense (DOD) development work on high-energy military lasers, which has been underway for decades, has reached the point where laser...

The opening chapter aims at reviewing the mechanism of the use of Nd:YAG lasers in vascular lesions, specific indications for its use and treatment...

Scientists classify comets and asteroids that pass within 28 million miles of Earth's orbit as near-Earth objects (NEOs). Asteroids that collide an...

Neutron stars are gold mines for the study of nuclear systems under extreme conditions of density and isospin asymmetry. Spanning many orders of ma...

This book illustrates observed values and properties of neutron stars, field theoretical approaches of hadrons to high density matter, such as nucl...