The story of a handful of talented American engineers and adventurers who labored to conquer gravity in a flying machine.When Orville and Wilbur Wright soared over Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina's outer banks and solved the problem of aerial navigation, they wrote the last chapter in a long stor..
Edmonds, W Alex, Kennedy, Thomas D Author: Tom D. Kennedy Publisher: Pearson Learning Solutions Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0558652018 ISBN-13: 9780558652012..
Introduces a new approach to maintenance operations that recommends short group meetings rather than individual meetings for more effective sharing of information among all employees. The last three chapters detail how maintenance resource management programs at several large carriers have reduced m..
Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care helps you master all of the knowledge you need to support today's growing optometric patient population. Ideal for students and practitioners alike, this well-organised, accessibly written optometry reference takes a simple, step-by-step approach to describing..
In this new edition, the readibility has been enhanced with streamlined text, added subheadings, introductions, and conclusions to each chapter. The special needs of the elderly in all health care settings is the unifying element of this book. It emphasizes a balance of theory, clinical application ..
"A superb history of flying machines . . . the best one-volume analysis of the subject." Kirkus Reviews, starred review The invention of the airplane ushered in the modern age a new era of global commerce, revolutionary technologies, and total war. Whatever the practical consequences, the sheer exhi..
A narrative history of the development of human flight discusses how the enthusiasm of various amateurs gave way to the aviation industry, citing the periods of setback and danger that marked the achievements of numerous flight pioneers. 20,000 first printing. Author: Crouch, Tom D. Publisher: W W N..
With the hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers history-making flight at Kitty Hawk, world attention is once again turning to these intrepid American inventors. Written by two of the worlds leading experts on the Wrights, The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age will provide a d..