We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about--Convenience items, such as s..
Keep a veteran mechanic at hand with this updated version of the best-selling manual for Harley-Davidson owners who want to hop up their machines. Created with the weekend mechanic in mind, this comprehensive, illustrated guide clearly and concisely outlines 101 projects that will improve the power,..
Put a veteran mechanic on your bookshelf. From simple 15-minute jobs such as lubing cables and bolting on new air cleaners to more advanced tasks such as cam changes and swapping heads, this how-to guide offers carefully selected projects you can do in a weekend. Color photographs guide you step-by-..
This informative book covers the entire spectrum of sportbike projects and is the perfect workshop companion for beginner, intermediate, and advanced riders. Sportbikes are the best-selling motorcycle in the world, and they are also the most modified. The vigorous riding that most of these bikes are..
This authoritative history of the 20th Century Limited from 1902 to its 1967 demise examines the train; its steam, electric, and diesel motive power; and its swank passenger cars, services, and amenities. The Century was a train of magnates and movie stars, with a red carpet rolled out for departure..
Chronicles the visual history of Road & Track magazine, including photographs, paintings, technical drawings, and cartoons Author: Motta, William A. Publisher: Motorbooks Intl Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0760303983 ISBN-13: 9780760303986..
Over the past 50 years Hot Rod magazine has been at the forefront of the performance movement by featuring photographs and articles of dragsters, roadsters, slingshots, buggies, kemps, coupes, and their drivers. Now you can take this nostalgic look back through pages that have captured the imaginati..
Over the past 50 years Hot Rod magazine has been at the forefront of the performance movement by featuring photographs and articles of dragsters, roadsters, slingshots, buggies, kemps, coupes, and their drivers. Now you can take this nostalgic look back through pages that have captured the imaginati..
Appropriate for microprocessor courses teaching the 80x86 family.Giving students a fun, "hands-on" learning experience, this thorough and visually appealing text uses a step-by-step approach to teach the basics of PC architecture--covering all x86 microprocessors from the 8088 to the Pentium Pro. Ha..
The author recreates a number of incidents that have occurred in the course of his work with the animals at Whipsnade Zoo in England and reveals his concern for the protection of wildlife Author: Gerald Durrell Publisher: Touchstone Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0671413880 ISBN-13: 9..
The author chronicles a year in the lives of beekeeper and bees, describing and explaining the activities of both and the rewards of having bees of one's own Author: Hubbell, Sue Publisher: Random House Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394558944 ISBN-13: 9780394558943..
A New York Times Notable Book, Sue Hubbell's A Book of Bees is “a melodious mix of memoir, nature journal, and beekeeping manual” (Kirkus Reviews).Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees’ lives, Sue Hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small Missouri farm, w..
* Chapter selection covers all the necessary topics for a basicunderstanding of circuit analysis. Op-Amp coverage is integratedthroughout when appropriate in chapters 3,4,5 and 8.* Irwin does it better than any other text in the market! Thisbrief text offers students the most accessible and provenpr..
Concise and focused-these are the two guiding principles of Young, Munson, and Okiishi's Third Edition of A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics.The authors clearly present basic analysis techniques and address practical concerns and applications, such as pipe flow, open-channel flow, flow measurem..
Now readers can quickly learn the basic concepts and principles of modern fluid mechanics with this concise book. It clearly presents basic analysis techniques while also addressing practical concerns and applications, such as pipe flow, open-channel flow, flow measurement, and drag and lift. The fo..
Concise and focused-these are the two guiding principles of Young, Munson, and Okiishi's Third Edition of A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics.The authors clearly present basic analysis techniques and address practical concerns and applications, such as pipe flow, open-channel flow, flow measurem..
Now readers can quickly learn the basic concepts and principles of modern fluid mechanics with this concise book. It clearly presents basic analysis techniques while also addressing practical concerns and applications, such as pipe flow, open-channel flow, flow measurement, and drag and lift. The fo..
As the world eagerly looked forward to the dawn of a new millennium, the turning of the calendar also represented an opportunity to pause and reflect on the tremendous ingenuity and invention that marked the previous hundred years. Electricity, automobiles, telephones, radio, television, computers ..
A Concise Guide to Technical Communication takes a situational approach, emphasizing issues of audience and purpose for any technical communication task. The first text of its kind to acknowledge that most technical communication today takes place electronically, this Concise Guide offers a seamless..
The format of this edition remains unchanged from previous editions but the majority of entries have received some revision. In particular, units are now in SI units wherever possible, although with certain of the classical entries this is not possible. Chemical terminology has proved a particular p..
2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceThe launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citi..
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..
This book describes and illustrates all the rolling stock commonly used by any American railroad, including the 150 different types of locomotive. The renowned Peterson Identification System pinpoints the key field marks that distinguish one railroad car from another. The guide also lists the 840 di..
Computers and computation are extremely important components of physics and should be integral parts of a physicist s education. Furthermore, computation physics is reshaping the way calculations are made in all areas of physics. Intended for the physics and engineering students who have completed t..