The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 1.7 to 8.8 million tons of oil are released into world's water every year, of which more than 70% is di ...
This significantly updated edition looks at each stage in the life cycle of petroleum products, from exploration to end use, examining the environment ...
After 30 years of working only with sugar and corn syrup to make candy and chocolate items, I had to face the needs of people needing light and diabet ...
The third edition of this long-serving successful reference work is a 'must-have' reference for anyone needing or desiring an understanding of the str ...
Technology of one kind or another has always been a central ingredient in war. The Spartan king Archidamus, for instance, reacted with alarm when firs ...
In Virtual Modernism, Katherine Biers offers a fresh view of the emergence of American literary modernism from the eruption of popular culture in the ...
As technology continues to advance, the use of computers and the Internet in educational environments has immensely increased. But just how effective ...
As technology continues to advance, the use of computers and the Internet in educational environments has immensely increased. But just how effective ...
A woman is operated on while she's awake... A plane runs out of gas while circling an airport for 30 minutes... A passenger liner is mistaken for an e ...
Provides the nonspecialist with current information about important developments in space technology and the social, political, and technical impact o ...
The dairy industry is, in many countries, a major contributor to the manufacturing capacity of the food sector, and as more components of milk are uti ...
In a significant new contribution to economic history, Dr. Magee examines an important British industry that, like many others, declined in relative i ...
In a critical reinterpretation of the idea of the ‘disenchantment of nature’, this provocative and timely book argues that contemporary ideas and prac ...
