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Montreal and the Bomb

Montreal and the Bomb

WINNER OF THE HUBERT REEVES 2021 AWARD FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS This one is a story peopled by leading figures of modern nuclear physics, bold chemists, and scientists accused of spying. The one … 208 View
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More Bounties for Human Scalps and the Treaty of 1752

More Bounties for Human Scalps and the Treaty of 1752

From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition

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More People Using Ever More Water

More People Using Ever More Water

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the impact of population growth on water availability, and tries to answer the question of whether there will be enough clean, safe water for a more populous … 9 $0.90 Add
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Myth 3

Myth 3

New Tech Will Come to Our Rescue!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter examines the idea that the adoption of new technologies, such as geoengineering, will help mitigate the climate crisis. It explores how these proposed technologies risk further … ; ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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New Era for the Laboratory

New Era for the Laboratory

From: Montreal and the Bomb

This chapter outlines the evolution of the project, touching on The MAUD Committee, Lew Kowarski’s work on the project, The ZEEP design, chemicals experimentation, the De Gaulle meeting, … 41 $4.10 Add
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New Water

New Water

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, we’ll learn more about two sources of "new water" from technologies not typically in widespread use today throughout the US, desalination of seawater and expanded … 13 $1.30 Add
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<i>Bras d'Or</i> Flies...and Falls

Bras d’Or Flies…and Falls

From: Fastest in the World

1971. Outlines multiple voyages of the Bras d’Or, during which it bacame the fastest warship in the world. 10 $1.00 Add
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Not Made in Canada

Not Made in Canada

From: Fastest in the World

Examines the use of Hydrofoils after the laying up of the Bras d’Or in 1971 and what it has meant for the Canadian Navy 10 $1.00 Add
Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

Third Edition

Uncovering the British military’s role on Nova Scotia’s “Treasure Island” Civil engineers Graham Harris and Les MacPhie have spent over a decade investigating the enigma … 264 View
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Off the rails

Off the rails

A brief history of automotive domination

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

opens with a critique of Elon Musk’s damning opinion of public transit, before diving into a short history of how the automobile became the dominant transport option in North America. He … 17 $1.70 Add
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Old town road

Old town road

Rural and intercity transit

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

Chapter eight of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? looks at how the three revolutions in automobility intersect with rural areas’ transportation needs and with intercity transit, and ends … 18 $1.80 Add
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On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts

On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts

Tools with a Life of Their Own

From: Peak Everything

In assessing and understanding technology and its effects on people and nature, it is at least as important to pay attention to the energy that drives our tools as to the tools themselves and the … 17 $1.70 Add
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Origins of the Laboratory

Origins of the Laboratory

From: Montreal and the Bomb

This chapter explores the early days for the British-led project to develop an atomic bomb in a Montreal laboratory, looking at key figures in the project’s foundation and management such … 38 $3.80 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Water and Sewage

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

North America is abundant in lakes and rivers yet, in many regions, water resources are in critical supply. Costs for operating, maintaining and expanding sewage treatment facilities continue to … 14 $1.40 Add
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Persecution, War, Alliance and Terrorism

Persecution, War, Alliance and Terrorism

From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition

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Photo Credits

Photo Credits

From: Fastest in the World

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