Technology & Engineering

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From New Era for the Laboratory From: Montreal and the Bomb View bar	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, …	Gilles Sabourin	41	2021	$4.10 Add
From New Water From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	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 …	Jerry Yudelson	13	2010	$1.30 Add
From Bras d’Or Flies…and Falls From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1971. Outlines multiple voyages of the Bras d’Or, during which it bacame the fastest warship in the world.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From Not Made in Canada From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	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	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure Third Edition Formac Publishing	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	2013	View
From Off the rails A brief history of automotive domination From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? View Between The Lines	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 …	James Wilt	17	2020	$1.70 Add
From Old town road Rural and intercity transit From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? View Between The Lines	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 …	James Wilt	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts Tools with a Life of Their Own From: Peak Everything View New Society Publishers	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 …	Richard Heinberg	17	2010	$1.70 Add
From Origins of the Laboratory From: Montreal and the Bomb View bar	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 …	Gilles Sabourin	38	2021	$3.80 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Water and Sewage From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	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 …	Marc Roseland	14	2012	$1.40 Add
From Persecution, War, Alliance and Terrorism From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition View Fernwood Publishing		Daniel Paul	23	2006	$1.61 Add
From Photo Credits From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Photo Credits	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Pipeline on Wheels From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster View James Lorimer and Company	Identifies how big corporations moved to get fracked North Dakota Bakken oil and bitumen to refineries, regularly ignoring basic safety practices.	Bruce Campbell	9	2018	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Planning – Before the Flight From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 1 explores the planning that takes place before a flight. The chapter includes descriptions of author Doug Morris’ life and path towards aviation, the motivations behind becoming a …	Doug Morris	33	2022	$3.30 Add
From Plastic: So Great, So Awful – Some New Directions From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	In this chapter the authors explore some of contradictions in plastic, and explain and evaluate the potential paths and barriers to how plastic might actually redeem itself and prove that it has …	Mikhail Davis; Wes Sullens; Wil Srubar	16	2017	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Postflight Checklists and Reflections From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 7 focuses on the plan once it has landed on the ground. Topics discussed include airplane docking, VDGS (Visual Docking Guidance Systems), ground marshals, Captains controls, bridges, …	Doug Morris	16	2022	$1.60 Add