Tcas And The Irascible Genius Who Invented It

Author : Jill Coleman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548088071
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tcas and the Irascible Genius Who Invented It written by Jill Coleman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As air travel grew exponentially in the years after World War II, the chance of airborne collisions increased. The risk became dreadful reality for most people in 1956, when two commercial planes flying out of Los Angeles collided over the Grand Canyon, killing everyone aboard both flights. Two years before this tragedy, when few had even imagined the risk, J.S. Morrel had already developed the mathematics for, and published a famous paper, describing a system that could have prevented this and many future air tragedies. J.S. Morrel spent years refining, defending, and advocating for his life saving Traffic Collision Avoidance System for Airplanes in Flight, or TCAS for short. Unfortunately, it wasn't until 1989, many years after his death, that TCAS became widely adopted and required. TCAS continues to save countless lives using the same basic principles that J.S. Morrel developed. At work, Morrel was an irascible genius. At home his children found him difficult to live with and his wife seemed resigned to live in the way Morrel dictated. In all aspects of his personal and professional life J.S. Morrel used his anger and intellect to control the lives of those around him. In the case of his family, he exerted his domination both emotionally and monetarily. In this intimate memoir, Morrel's daughter explores the roots, life, and lasting achievements of her father as no one else could. She contrasts the genius who knew brief but world-wide fame for ideas, which still save millions, with the man who's angry domineering nature often caused pain in the lives of those who knew him the best. Morrel's invention is now on nearly every commercial aircraft in the world, both passenger and freight, and can be credited for making midair collisions a thing of the past. Anyone who has ever flown-or flown in-an airplane will enjoy the little-known story of the man and his invention helped make air travel the safest mode of transportation.

Author : Michael Hoffmann
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319331817
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive, Conative and Behavioral Neurology written by Michael Hoffmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground breaking title presents the many different neurologic syndromes and vastly expanding data in the brain sciences from an evolutionary, or neuro-archeological, perspective, as well as a clinical one. The neuro-archeological perspective offers a more thorough picture of the field – providing hindsight that leads to great insight and foresight. It thus provides the reader with the core foundational aspects of many perplexing neurologic syndromes. Authored by a noted authority in cognitive neurology and including ample tables, diagrams and images, the book covers the full range of behavioral neurological, psychological and neuropsychiatric syndromes, as well as their underlying disease states, relevant neuropsychological tests and contemporary neuroimaging, both structural and functional. The evolutionary approach offers a comprehensive, novel, and completely updated overview of each topic. An invaluable title unlike any other in the field, Cognitive, Conative and Behavioral Neurology: An Evolutionary Perspective is a landmark resource and will be of great interest to neurologists, psychiatrists, neuroscientists, and trainees in all fields.

Author : William Deresiewicz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476702713
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Excellent Sheep written by William Deresiewicz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Yale professor and author of A Jane Austen Education evaluates the consequences of high-pressure educational and parenting approaches that challenge the mind's ability to think critically and creatively, calling for strategic changes that can offer college students a self-directed sense of purpose.

Author : Friedrich Diez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Languages written by Friedrich Diez and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Hogg
Publisher : Gale and the British Library
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mountain Bard written by James Hogg and published by Gale and the British Library. This book was released on 1807 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

Author : Paul Zante
Publisher : Paul Zante
ISBN 13 : 100596758X
Total Pages : 20 pages
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Download or read book Sissy Dreams: From Boyfriend to Girlfriend written by Paul Zante and published by Paul Zante. This book was released on with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Receiving a text from Sasha, my girlfriend, at work was always risky. Especially when she wanted to know if her girlfriend was horny. A short and sweet (and filthy) story.

Author : Tyler Shields
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062238779
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dirty Side of Glamour written by Tyler Shields and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 130 raw and revolutionary photographs, The Dirty Side of Glamour showcases Tyler Shields’s unrestrained creative spirit and offers a visual commentary on fame, excess, youth, the trappings of celebrity, and the power of letting go.

Author : R. A. Hope
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 860 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine written by R. A. Hope and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical handbook of medical practice has been updated and revised to take into account the modern developments in clinical medicine. It has new chapters on oncology and radiology. The main focus is on clinical management, although disease background

Author : John Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
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Download or read book Noctes Ambrosianae written by John Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sandra Knowles Weller
Publisher : Caister Academic Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781904455769
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Alphaherpesviruses written by Sandra Knowles Weller and published by Caister Academic Press Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphaherpesviruses are a fascinating group of DNA viruses that includes important human pathogens such as herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), HSV-2, and varicella-zoster virus (VZV): the causative agents of cold sores, genital ulcerous disease, and chickenpox/shingles, respectively. A key attribute of these viruses is their ability to establish lifelong latent infection in the peripheral nervous system of the host. Such persistence requires subversion of the host's immune system and intrinsic antiviral defense mechanisms. Understanding the mechanisms of the immune evasion and what triggers viral reactivation is a major challenge for today's researchers. This has prompted enormous research efforts into understanding the molecular and cellular biology of these viruses. This up-to-date and comprehensive volume aims to distill the most important research in this area providing a timely overview of the field. Topics covered include: transcriptional regulation, DNA replication, translational control, virus entry and capsid assembly, the role of microRNAs in infection and oncolytic vectors for cancer therapy. In addition there is coverage of virus-host interactions, including apoptosis, subversion of host protein quality control and DNA damage response pathways, autophagy, establishment and reactivation from latency, interferon responses, immunity and vaccine development. Essential reading for everyone working with alphaherpesviruses and of interest to all virologists working on latent infections.