2010, ISBN: 9780199733842

Moscow: Academy of Sciences USSR, 1956. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 1 of 5,500 copies. Hardcover. Good. 271, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Twenty-five items in th… Mehr…

Moscow: Academy of Sciences USSR, 1956. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 1 of 5,500 copies. Hardcover. Good. 271, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Twenty-five items in the Table of Contents. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some hinge weakness. This was published in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Franklin's birth. Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSE (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department and the University of Pennsylvania. Franklin started exploring the phenomenon of electricity in 1746 when he saw some of Archibald Spencer's lectures using static electricity for illustrations. Franklin proposed that "vitreous" and "resinous" electricity were not different types of "electrical fluid" (as electricity was called then), but the same "fluid" under different pressures. Franklin was the first to label them as positive and negative respectively, and he was the first to discover the principle of conservation of charge. In 1748 he constructed a multiple plate capacitor, that he called an "electrical battery" by placing eleven panes of glass sandwiched between lead plates, suspended with silk cords and connected by wires. In recognition of his work with electricity, Franklin received the Royal Society's Copley Medal in 1753, and in 1756 he became one of the few 18th-century Americans elected as a Fellow of the Society. The cgs unit of electric charge has been named after him: one franklin (Fr) is equal to one statcoulomb., Academy of Sciences USSR, 1956, 2.5, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. viii, [2], 188, [10] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography of Official INTOR Workshop Publications. Sticker residue on back cover. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) had its origins in the INTOR Workshop (1978-88) in which fusion scientists and engineers from the European Community, Japan, the USA, and the USSR joined together to asses the readiness of the world's fusion programs to undertake the design and construction of the first experimental fusion energy reactor, to define the research and development that would be necessary to do so, to develop a design concept for such a device, and to identify and analyze critical technical issues that would have to be overcome. Weston M. Stacey's career spans 40+ years of research and teaching in nuclear reactor physics, fusion plasma physics and fusion reactor conceptual designat Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Argonne National Lab and at Georgia Tech. He led the international IAEA INTOR Workshop (1979-88) that evolved into the present ITER project to build and operate internationally the first experimental fusion power reactor, for which he was awarded the US Dept. of Energy Distinguished Associate Award. He is the author of more than 250 research papers and 7 books, for which he was elected to Fellowship in the American Nuclear Society and in the American Physical Society. He is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society Seaborg Medal for Nuclear Research, Wigner Reactor Physicist Award, and Outstanding Achievement in Fusion Award. At the Geneva Superpower Summit in November 1985, Secretary of the former Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan agreed to pursue an international effort to develop fusion energy for peaceful purposes. At a time when tension between these cold war nations was very high, how were these leaders able to come together to work towards making nuclear fusion a feasible energy source? The Quest for a Fusion Energy Reactor is the story of the INTOR Workshop (INternational TOkamak Reactor) which brought together scientists and engineers from Europe, Japan, the United States, and the (then) USSR from 1978 to 1988 to share their individual research and work cooperatively on the design and development possibilities for harnessing nuclear energy. Drawing on his insights while serving as Vice Chairman of the INTOR Workshop, Weston Stacey offers an insider's account of both the participants' technical work and their fascinating political interactions under the blanket of the cold war. An accessible presentation of their research on the viability of designing, constructing, and operating a Tokamak experimental power reactor is combined with personal anecdotes of the obstacles Workshop leaders and participants faced as they strove to make progress on the global future of nuclear fusion technology while balancing their own countries' priorities. The Workshop led to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), construction of which began in 2009 with the goal of demonstrating the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power., Oxford University Press, 2010, 3<

2010, ISBN: 9780199733842

Yerushalayim; Ha-Hevrah Ha-Historit Ha-Yisreelit, 1965. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 445, [9], [12] pages. 22 cm. Edition. In Hebrew; one appendix in Russian; added t. P. And introd… Mehr…

Yerushalayim; Ha-Hevrah Ha-Historit Ha-Yisreelit, 1965. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 445, [9], [12] pages. 22 cm. Edition. In Hebrew; one appendix in Russian; added t. P. And introductory matter in English. Folded map attached to lining paper. A history of the Jewish autonomous region of Birobidjan, with detailed sections on immigration and population figures, local and international funding and support for the colonization project, industry, agriculture, forestry, construction, handicrafts, medical services, literature, art, education and culture, Jewish life in the region, and the place of Yiddish. In the series: Sidrat "Galuyot" volume 2. Subjects: Birobidzhan (Russia) - History. Ex-library markings. Slight toning. Very minimal markings. Very good condition. (EE-5-43B)., Yerushalayim; Ha-Hevrah Ha-Historit Ha-Yisreelit, 1965, 0, Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1972. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pencil check marks observed at Table of Contents.. vii, [1], 158 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, bibliography. Staple bound. This was prepared under Contract No. W-7405-eng-26. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory was operated by the Union Carbide Corporation for the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, at the conclusion of his term of office as Chairman of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, visited a number of nuclear research facilities and construction sites in the U.S.S.R. A summary of the locations visited and some pertinent data are presented here., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1972, 2.5, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. viii, [2], 188, [10] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography of Official INTOR Workshop Publications. Sticker residue on back cover. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) had its origins in the INTOR Workshop (1978-88) in which fusion scientists and engineers from the European Community, Japan, the USA, and the USSR joined together to asses the readiness of the world's fusion programs to undertake the design and construction of the first experimental fusion energy reactor, to define the research and development that would be necessary to do so, to develop a design concept for such a device, and to identify and analyze critical technical issues that would have to be overcome. Weston M. Stacey's career spans 40+ years of research and teaching in nuclear reactor physics, fusion plasma physics and fusion reactor conceptual designat Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Argonne National Lab and at Georgia Tech. He led the international IAEA INTOR Workshop (1979-88) that evolved into the present ITER project to build and operate internationally the first experimental fusion power reactor, for which he was awarded the US Dept. of Energy Distinguished Associate Award. He is the author of more than 250 research papers and 7 books, for which he was elected to Fellowship in the American Nuclear Society and in the American Physical Society. He is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society Seaborg Medal for Nuclear Research, Wigner Reactor Physicist Award, and Outstanding Achievement in Fusion Award. At the Geneva Superpower Summit in November 1985, Secretary of the former Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan agreed to pursue an international effort to develop fusion energy for peaceful purposes. At a time when tension between these cold war nations was very high, how were these leaders able to come together to work towards making nuclear fusion a feasible energy source? The Quest for a Fusion Energy Reactor is the story of the INTOR Workshop (INternational TOkamak Reactor) which brought together scientists and engineers from Europe, Japan, the United States, and the (then) USSR from 1978 to 1988 to share their individual research and work cooperatively on the design and development possibilities for harnessing nuclear energy. Drawing on his insights while serving as Vice Chairman of the INTOR Workshop, Weston Stacey offers an insider's account of both the participants' technical work and their fascinating political interactions under the blanket of the cold war. An accessible presentation of their research on the viability of designing, constructing, and operating a Tokamak experimental power reactor is combined with personal anecdotes of the obstacles Workshop leaders and participants faced as they strove to make progress on the global future of nuclear fusion technology while balancing their own countries' priorities. The Workshop led to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), construction of which began in 2009 with the goal of demonstrating the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power., Oxford University Press, 2010, 3<

2010, ISBN: 9780199733842

Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1972. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pe… Mehr…

Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1972. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pencil check marks observed at Table of Contents.. vii, [1], 158 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, bibliography. Staple bound. This was prepared under Contract No. W-7405-eng-26. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory was operated by the Union Carbide Corporation for the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, at the conclusion of his term of office as Chairman of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, visited a number of nuclear research facilities and construction sites in the U.S.S.R. A summary of the locations visited and some pertinent data are presented here., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1972, 2.5, Yerushalayim; Ha-Hevrah Ha-Historit Ha-Yisreelit, 1965. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 445, [9], [12] pages. 22 cm. Edition. In Hebrew; one appendix in Russian; added t. P. And introductory matter in English. Folded map attached to lining paper. A history of the Jewish autonomous region of Birobidjan, with detailed sections on immigration and population figures, local and international funding and support for the colonization project, industry, agriculture, forestry, construction, handicrafts, medical services, literature, art, education and culture, Jewish life in the region, and the place of Yiddish. In the series: Sidrat "Galuyot" volume 2. Subjects: Birobidzhan (Russia) - History. Ex-library markings. Slight toning. Very minimal markings. Very good condition. (EE-5-43B)., Yerushalayim; Ha-Hevrah Ha-Historit Ha-Yisreelit, 1965, 0, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. viii, [2], 188, [10] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography of Official INTOR Workshop Publications. Sticker residue on back cover. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) had its origins in the INTOR Workshop (1978-88) in which fusion scientists and engineers from the European Community, Japan, the USA, and the USSR joined together to asses the readiness of the world's fusion programs to undertake the design and construction of the first experimental fusion energy reactor, to define the research and development that would be necessary to do so, to develop a design concept for such a device, and to identify and analyze critical technical issues that would have to be overcome. Weston M. Stacey's career spans 40+ years of research and teaching in nuclear reactor physics, fusion plasma physics and fusion reactor conceptual designat Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Argonne National Lab and at Georgia Tech. He led the international IAEA INTOR Workshop (1979-88) that evolved into the present ITER project to build and operate internationally the first experimental fusion power reactor, for which he was awarded the US Dept. of Energy Distinguished Associate Award. He is the author of more than 250 research papers and 7 books, for which he was elected to Fellowship in the American Nuclear Society and in the American Physical Society. He is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society Seaborg Medal for Nuclear Research, Wigner Reactor Physicist Award, and Outstanding Achievement in Fusion Award. At the Geneva Superpower Summit in November 1985, Secretary of the former Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan agreed to pursue an international effort to develop fusion energy for peaceful purposes. At a time when tension between these cold war nations was very high, how were these leaders able to come together to work towards making nuclear fusion a feasible energy source? The Quest for a Fusion Energy Reactor is the story of the INTOR Workshop (INternational TOkamak Reactor) which brought together scientists and engineers from Europe, Japan, the United States, and the (then) USSR from 1978 to 1988 to share their individual research and work cooperatively on the design and development possibilities for harnessing nuclear energy. Drawing on his insights while serving as Vice Chairman of the INTOR Workshop, Weston Stacey offers an insider's account of both the participants' technical work and their fascinating political interactions under the blanket of the cold war. An accessible presentation of their research on the viability of designing, constructing, and operating a Tokamak experimental power reactor is combined with personal anecdotes of the obstacles Workshop leaders and participants faced as they strove to make progress on the global future of nuclear fusion technology while balancing their own countries' priorities. The Workshop led to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), construction of which began in 2009 with the goal of demonstrating the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power., Oxford University Press, 2010, 3<