Alaska Wilderness: Exploring the Central Brooks Range

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Exploring the great wilderness of Alaska's Brooks Range was Robert Marshall's joy and delight during the decade between 1929 and 1939. Marshall traveled this spectacular country, from the Upper Koyukuk drainage to the Arctic Divide, making maps, recording scientific data, and exalting in the beauty of that incredibly pristine landscape. Although his early death at thirty-eight ended an exceptional life too early, he left journals and letters to describe his favorite place on earth. These were edited by his brother George Marshall and were compiled to create this classic of environmental literature, now in its third edition after nearly fifty years in print and with a new foreword by Rick Bass.

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An Unreal Remoteness.......2003-12-31

Robert Marshall explored unmapped Alaska during the years of the Great Depression and World War II, going where no man (at least of the white variety) had gone before. Despite a few scraggly settlers and pioneers in the area, most of the central region of the Brooks mountain range was unmapped at the time, making it one of the last remaining unknown areas in the US. Marshall describes his various journeys of great hardship with a cool understated style that makes the whole endeavor look like a piece of cake, despite navigating treacherous rivers (including one near-death experience in a flood), climbing countless mountains, confronting grizzly bears and other predators (he describes one bear as being big as "two elephants plus a rhinoceros"), and generally sojourning with just a few partners for weeks at a time and hundreds of miles from the nearest civilization. Unlike some modern "adventure" writers, Marshall steers clear of bombast and extreme sports boasting, and describes the amazing scenery and thrill of discovering new geography with unassuming and occasionally moving prose such as "an unpeopled universe where only the laws of nature held sway." He's not afraid to dig deeper either, occasionally giving shocking details of the hard life of the local settlers, and the feeling of natural isolation from the unhappy outside world of the time. This is a great read for anyone who loves the exploration and thrill of discovery that are increasingly rare in modern times. [~doomsdayer520~]

Honest and plain-spoken.......2003-07-23

It seems hard to believe that as recently as the 1930s large chunks of American territory were completely unexplored. These uncharted regions were in northern Alaska, and for Robert Marshall the chance to be the first to set foot in them was irresistable.

"Alaska Wilderness" is the surprisingly engaging story of Marshall's visits into the unknown reaches of the Alaska's Brooks Range.

On the face of it, this book doesn't seem to have a whole lot going for it. There are only a few moments of peril and drama, and just a sprinkling of humor. Marshall's descriptions of the people he meets and travels with are fairly one-dimensional. Mostly, the book is a chronological account of Marshall's hikes and boat trips, with the author spending a lot of time describing in detail the mountains and landscape he discovers. It seems like this should be dull.

But Marshall is such a likeable guy and his enthusiasm for nature is so genuine that you can't help but enjoy going along with him on his explorations. Before long, the reader is just as eager as Marshall to find out what is over the next ridge or around the next bend. The book's good maps help the reader follow Marshall's travels.

Marshall valued exploration just for the sake of exploration and his plain-spoken opinions on the subject are refreshing. For example:

"There is something glorious in traveling beyong the ends of the earth, in cutting loose from the bonds of world-wide civilization. Such life holds a joy and an exhilaration which most explorers today cannot understand, with their radios and aeroplanes which make the remotest corners of the world just a few days or even hours away in distance. Modern mechanical ingenuity has brought many good things to the world, but in the long list of high values which it has ruined, one of the greatest is the value of isolation."

Or:

"As I see it, Peary's discovery of the North Pole, Amundsen's journey to the South Pole, Byrd's junketing in Antarctica, or the impending ascent of Mount Everest do not make the road of humanity as a whole the least bit happier. In fact, one could argue, the net result of these activities is to make mankind a little poorer because when an exploration is made there is that much less possibility left in the world for others to experience the joy of exploration in hitherto unknown regions. The justification, if one is needed, for present-day exploration, therefore is almost exclusively the selfish one of giving oneself the exhiliration of that most glorious of all pastimes, setting foot where no human being has ever trod before."

We are lucky that one of the first men to explore the Brooks Range was such an able writer as Robert Marshall, and that he so honestly shares the experience with us.

An essential description of the region.......1999-08-28

This is Marshall's account of exploring the area which is now Gates of the Arctic National Park. Marshall was the first to systematically explore and describe it, in the 1930s. Introductions by his brother George update the information to 1970. There are wonderful, hilarious anecdotes. I read this to help plan my first trip there (summer 2000); can't imagine going without it.

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A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth. "Absolutely spellbinding."—William Grimes, New York Times

As vividly as Jon Krakauer put readers on Everest, John Vaillant takes us into the heart of North America's last great forest, where trees grow to eighteen feet in diameter, sunlight never touches the ground, and the chainsaws are always at work.

When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island, they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. Five months earlier, logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin had plunged naked into a river in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands, towing a chainsaw. When his night's work was done, a unique Sitka spruce, 165 feet tall and covered with luminous golden needles, teetered on its stump. Two days later it fell.

The tree, a fascinating puzzle to scientists, was sacred to the Haida, a fierce seafaring tribe based in the Queen Charlottes. Vaillant recounts the bloody history of the Haida and the early fur trade, and provides harrowing details of the logging industry, whose omnivorous violence would claim both Hadwin and the golden spruce. 16 pages of illustrations.

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Brilliant book.......2007-08-14

The Pacific Northwest is one of history and beauty, as told here it is also one of violence and savagry. The brilliant narrative tells the story of a mythis tree in the Canadian Galapagos. John Vaillant explains in true outdoorsmen style(Into the Wild) how Grant Hadwin came to cut down the Golden Spruce, a semi-mythic survivor, a massive tree.

But this is not just a murder, this is an act of protest by a man who loves the forest and hates what man has done to it, the coprorations, the government, everyone. He is a latter-day Edward Abbey, in the spirit of Crazy Horse and the Monkey Wrench Gang.The Monkey Wrench Gang (P.S.).

The history is as brilliant as the story. The author also describes the rich evology of the Northwest Coastal forest of British Columbis. The Queen Charlotte Islands are also home to the Haida Gwaii, a native people. For them the Spruce was K'iid K'iyaas, as Everest is Sagarmatha to the Sherpas.
Hadwin was a woodcutter and road builder, a man who also loved nature. But as in 'Into the Wild' he left his family and went mad, and committed a great crime.

A brilliant read.

Seth J. Frantzman

Here's a MALE Annie Dillard..........2007-07-28

I checked this book out of local public library because I am interested
in the subject. Never did I expect such fine, concise, and insightful--
not to mention lucid and expressive --writing! Mister Vaillant is
a joy to read... even though the subject is so depressing. He somehow
managed to bring the great American Northwest and the great Canadian
Southwest into vivid, living perspective for me! Thanks, John.

Potential Reference Document - Not a Structured Read.......2007-04-10

This book tried to force a story line in where there was not one to be had. The structure of the book was impossible to follow and there was no flow whatsoever. Before finishing the first chapter, I was skipping paragraphs and a third of the way through the book I was skimming through chapters. If this book had removed the choppy story line about Hadwin, hired a competent editor and then included a complete index, you would have a solid reference document about the natural and cultural history of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Instead you have a longwinded, well referenced mess. I just finished reading a book about the history of the Dust Bowl "The worse hard time". Now you would think, here is a subject that just could not be made interesting, but the power of a good writer made the book both interesting, informative, and just an overall enjoyable read. In ending - Let me save you some money and summarize the whole book for you - The Pacific Northwest has been deforested, local native people of the region are rich in culture, some nutcase cuts down a Sitka spruce with golden needles because he wants to stop deforestation (what? - don't bother asking why because you will not get the answer), and environmentalist are all good.

The Golden Boy - Vailant.......2007-02-23

Golden Spruce, by John Vaillant, is a book about many things. It is quite a few history and biology lessons, an example of how people can be driven to want to destroy something they love, and a damnned good story - all at the same time. The last book that I can think of that I thought I was reading for a good story and not only got the story but ended up knowing a lot more about nature and my own self in the process was Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. Vailant was praised in reviews by authors who have a lot of nature cred (get it? Not street cred, nature cred - I think it is funny...), such as Sebastian Junger and his storytelling was compared to John Krakauer.
Vailant's primary theme throughout the book seems to be pain. He argues that humans can cause themselves less in the long run by aiming towards sustainability and living off the resources available to them at the time rather than depleting what is around them for export and profit. The context of this message in Vailant's book is timber, but can be applied to a broader range when the reader starts to think about the moral dillemas that Vailant describes loggers and the Haiida face.
What stood out most in Vailant's book is the imagry. As a native Northerwestern myself I often times wanted to put down the book and go for a walk in the woods. There is passage in the begining of the book that I sent to a friend of mine who is now living in Europe because I knew when she read it she could be standing in a patch of Oregon old growth.
Little of the book focuses on Grant Hadwin, the man who fell the Golden Spruce. What is mentioned of him gives the reader a sight of a man determined, perhaps mentally ill, and with a passionate yet skewed cause. He is compared to Timothy McVeigh.
Vailant's research into multiple disciplines makes for a comprehensive picture of the dense Pacific Northwest. Readers are schooled in botany, marine biology and climatology - all in the context of the story being told. Never did it feel like a lecture, like a tangent or like Vailant was trying to make his research count for something. It was all relative and helpful to what he was trying to explain to us, which he said best in one sentence towards the end of the book, "Most of us are led to believe that we have more freedom and choice than ever before when in fact we are driven by the real, if short-sighted, demands of our wallets, sophisticated advertisers, increasingly large and powerful conglomerates, and a reactive response to the clock."

Lack of Direction.......2007-01-30

I got this book because the cover said it was like Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Well, it isn't - in my opinion, not anywhere close to it. Krakauer, for the most part, focused on one main subject / storyline and when he did deviate, his stories were always entertaining. John Vaillant, on the other hand, goes on and on about several different subjects. Now, don't get me wrong - I love to learn about history and facts about people and nature. All of his story lines started out interesting, but got boring and tedious after a while and I even started to get the feeling he was repeating himself. I found the background information about the Haida and Haida Gwaii interesting, but I think it would have better if he had made it shorter and written a seperate book about it instead. I got irritated several times throughout the book because I just wanted him to get back to the main story.

The book just seemed to have no direction and was, in my opinion, just a big mess. It gave the impression that he had done a lot of research and just wanted to give you every single solitary detail and fact that he had read. I felt like I was reading a really long high school book report. He should have focused on the story of the Golden Spruce and given short side stories about logging, the Haida, Haida Gwaii, and Hadwin, where applicable, but left the in depth details for another book.

A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers)

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Listening to the music of thought

A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers)
Robert Bringhurst
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0803261799

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The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. For more than a thousand years before the Europeans came, a great culture flourished on these islands. In 1900 and 1901 the linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last traditional Haida-speaking storytellers, poets, and historians. Robert Bringhurst worked for many years with these manuscripts, and here he brings them to life in the English language. A Story as Sharp as a Knife brings a lifetime of passion and a broad array of skills—humanistic, scientific, and poetic—to focus on a rich and powerful tradition that the world has long ignored.

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The first volume in an essential series.......2006-07-10

There's no reason to withhold the fifth star! The poet, linguist, and typographer Robert Bringhurst worked from transcriptions of Haida myths recorded at the beginning of the twentieth century, and allows those of us who don't speak Haida a chance to sit and listen to some of that nation's great mythtellers. We can never recover what it was like for their compatriots to hear these poems, but the rawness and directness of Bringhurst's translations brings us remarkably close, certainly closer than we get in the usual ironed-flat renditions. In this first of three volumes he intersperses his translations with a discussion of their cultural and intellectual context. (Some texts appear in the other volumes in revised form.) An ideal introduction, and few will be able to resist going on to the others

Listening to the music of thought.......2001-03-27

Good mythtelling is poetry of the highest order, and it takes a poet to translate it. Robert Bringhurst's renderings of the verbal masterpieces of classical Haida storytellers are truly astounding, as it is his reconstruction of the facts surrounding their collection by American anthropologist John Swanton. As someone who works in the same field I must say that this book has been a great discovery for me. It is an example to follow, both in the style of the translations and in the wide range of the commentary.

Recollections -- by Alaska native Albert J. Brown: Stories from the clan house of Raven -- and other random thoughts

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Recollections -- by Alaska native Albert J. Brown: Stories from the clan house of Raven -- and other random thoughts
Albert J Brown
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The story of the Haida, (Indian nations)

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The story of the Haida, (Indian nations)
Marion Eleanor Gridley
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Once upon a Totem Pole (Haida): Be Creative (Story Keepers, Set I)

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Once upon a Totem Pole (Haida): Be Creative (Story Keepers, Set I)
Dave Sargent , Pat Sargent , and Sue Rogers
Manufacturer: Ozark Pubns
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Haida stories
Robert Cogo
Manufacturer: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, Rural Education, University of Alaska
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Island Mists: Stories of Haida Gwaii
Jacqueline Pruner
Manufacturer: Caitlin Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Optimism via science and philosophy.......2002-09-26

This is a fine example of intelligent but accessible writing in which science, philosophy and theory combine to inspire hope. Dr. Skutch has studied aggression and behavior of avian species,and he has witnessed a great deal of destruction in Meso-America. Amazingly, he is able to use his experience to illustrate a path for harmony in contemporary society. I may not agree with every detail, but his overall concepts and optimistic viewpoint are compelling and worthy of serious study by anyone concerned with our planet's future.

Scholarly, involving, insightful, informative analysis........2000-09-05

Dana Gardner illustrates this survey by ornithologist Skutch, who here provides a general science guide arguing that principles of increasing harmony drive the living world. From biological concepts of how evolution proceeds despite paradoxes to issues of preserving biodiversity and understanding compatibility, Harmony And Conflict In The Living World provides a scholarly, involving analysis of concepts of nature, exploitation and conflict.

HARMONY AND CONFLICT IN THE LIVING WORLD.(Review) (book review): An article from: Wilson Bulletin

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HARMONY AND CONFLICT IN THE LIVING WORLD.(Review) (book review): An article from: Wilson Bulletin
Thomas Good
Manufacturer: Wilson Ornithological Society
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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on December 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1124 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: HARMONY AND CONFLICT IN THE LIVING WORLD.(Review) (book review)
Author: Thomas Good
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2000
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 112 Issue: 4 Page: 568

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This book is the result of a study to develop a high-temperature melt properties database with sufficient comprehensiveness and reliability to allow mathematical modeling of glass melting and forming processes for improved product quality, improved efficiency and lessened environmental impact. The study was initiated by the U.S. glass industry through the National Science Foundation Industry/University Center for Glass Research at Alfred University (CGR) and funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program.

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Analysis of high temperature materials

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High-Temperature Service and Time-Dependent Failure: Technology in a Global Society : Presented at the 1993 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference D (P V P)

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High-Temperature Service and Time-Dependent Failure: Technology in a Global Society : Presented at the 1993 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference D (P V P)
R. W. Swindeman
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Surface Analysis of High Temperature Materials: Chemistry and Topography

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Surface Analysis of High Temperature Materials: Chemistry and Topography

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Bulk-analysis methods.(Brief Article): An article from: Advanced Materials & Processes

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Bulk-analysis methods.(Brief Article): An article from: Advanced Materials & Processes

Manufacturer: ASM International
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Advanced Materials & Processes, published by ASM International on December 1, 1999. The length of the article is 828 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Bulk-analysis methods.(Brief Article)
Publication: Advanced Materials & Processes (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1999
Publisher: ASM International
Volume: 156 Issue: 6 Page: 167

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Coefficients of dynamic friction and the mechanical melting mechanism for vinylidene chloride copolymers.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Coefficients of dynamic friction and the mechanical melting mechanism for vinylidene chloride copolymers.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Mark A. Spalding , Kun S. Hyun , Steven R. Jenkins , and Donald E. Kirkpatrick
Manufacturer: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on December 1, 1995. The length of the article is 5902 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Previous research and this research indicate that the mechanical melting for poly(vinylidene chloride) copolymers (PVDC) is complex. Mechanical melting is defined as the melting (or devitrification) of a polymer when a significant portion of the thermal energy originates from a mechanical energy dissipative process. PVDC mechanically melted on a moving metal surface at temperatures of the test instrument that were considerably lower than the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) onset melting temperature. PVDC formulated with low levels of high density polyethylene (HDPE), however, melted at metal temperatures near the DSC onset melting temperature. Two different mechanical melting mechanisms are proposed to explain the data, and the frictional data are discussed with respect to solids conveying in a single-screw, plasticating extruder.

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Title: Coefficients of dynamic friction and the mechanical melting mechanism for vinylidene chloride copolymers.
Author: Mark A. Spalding
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1995
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v35 Issue: n23 Page: p1907(10)

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High temperature thermal analysis characterization of honeycomb core.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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High temperature thermal analysis characterization of honeycomb core.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
J.E. Shafizadeh , and J.C. Seferis
Manufacturer: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00098T8H4
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on April 1, 1999. The length of the article is 3251 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: One of the most important processing operations in the fabrication of honeycomb composite structures is the forming of the honeycomb core. High performance honeycomb structures must be precisely formed, or contoured, in order to meet the strict dimensional specifications required by the end user of the core. However, in the composites industry today, there is no basic understanding of the high temperature behavior of honeycomb materials, which is fundamental to understanding the commercial processing of honeycomb composite structures. In this study, the thermal and mechanical responses of Nomex[R]-based honeycomb core were investigated and characterized through thermal analysis. In the ribbon direction of the core, specific post-cure temperatures were identified where the honeycomb core displayed a maximum degree of creep. In the expanded direction of the honeycomb, the core displayed no maximum-creep temperature. This behavior was attributed to the degradation of the node adhesive. A honeycomb creep time constant ([[Tau].sub.c]) was also defined and evaluated as a function of the honeycomb post-cure temperature. From this analysis, the softening of the dip resin was determined to play a larger role in creeping and deforming the core than the mechanical properties of the Nomex substrate.

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Title: High temperature thermal analysis characterization of honeycomb core.
Author: J.E. Shafizadeh
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1999
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Page: 733(8)

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Mechanical and physical properties of selected cobalt-base high-temperature alloys.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Advanced Materials & Processes

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Mechanical and physical properties of selected cobalt-base high-temperature alloys.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Advanced Materials & Processes

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This digital document is an article from Advanced Materials & Processes, published by ASM International on December 1, 1999. The length of the article is 472 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mechanical and physical properties of selected cobalt-base high-temperature alloys.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Publication: Advanced Materials & Processes (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1999
Publisher: ASM International
Volume: 156 Issue: 6 Page: 104

Article Type: Brief Article, Statistical Data Included

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Selecting materials for high temp exhaust manifold applications.: An article from: Modern Casting

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Selecting materials for high temp exhaust manifold applications.: An article from: Modern Casting
Richard B. Gundlach
Manufacturer: American Foundrymen's Society, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Modern Casting, published by American Foundrymen's Society, Inc. on January 1, 1990. The length of the article is 446 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Selecting materials for high temp exhaust manifold applications.
Author: Richard B. Gundlach
Publication: Modern Casting (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1990
Publisher: American Foundrymen's Society, Inc.
Volume: v80 Issue: n1 Page: p49(1)

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Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) with grafted organosilane moieties: a new way of improving thermomechanical behavior.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) with grafted organosilane moieties: a new way of improving thermomechanical behavior.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Stephane Dassin , Michel Dumon , Francoise Mechin , and Jean-Pierre Pascault
Manufacturer: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on August 1, 2002. The length of the article is 5949 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Organosilanes were grafted on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) using an internal mixer or reactive extrusion. The reaction described here proceeds in two stages, with the help of a diisocyanate as a coupling agent to create allophanate junctions between TPU chains and an aminosilane. Such materials could then be crosslinked by a hydrolytic condensation mechanism, resulting in increased their-momechanical properties. The starting TPU was at first carefully characterized. Using the plastograph, the different stages (reactions between TPU and diisocyanate, isocyanate-grafted TPU and aminosilane, but also between TPU and aminosilane alone) were then studied separately, together with the influence of several essential parameters (time, temperature, rotating speed. etc.). Optimal conditions for a well-controlled grafting process were defined, and the different ways of crosslinking the TPU chains were compared.

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Title: Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) with grafted organosilane moieties: a new way of improving thermomechanical behavior.
Author: Stephane Dassin
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2002
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 42 Issue: 8 Page: 1724(16)

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The subject of the book is an approach to the modeling of and the reasoning under uncertainty. It develops the Dempster-Shafer Theory as a theory of the reliability of reasoning with uncertain arguments. A particular interest of this approach is that it yields a new synthesis and integration of logic and probability theory. The reader will benefit from a new view at uncertainty modeling which extends classical probability theory.

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Applied math for AI, new paradigms.......2002-12-16

This is one of the best books ever written in the field of AI. In particular with the innovative application of Dempster-Shafer, merged with all the best AI paradigms.

While most AI books contain coursework material or surveys of current algorithms, this book is a mathematical feast.

Be prepared to spend time, to understand the theorem proofs, before applying the theory.

The book is out of print. People who have the book and understand the theory are much ahead.

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Eric Bentley's graceful look at George Bernard Shaw was first published over 50 years ago, and time has only strengthened the conviction of his ideas and arguments about Shaw. When it arrived in the late 1940's, this book was hailed by the great poet William Carlos Williams as "the best treatise on contemporary manners I think I have ever read. I was fascinated and rewarded in the depths of my soul." Even Shaw himself described the book as "the best critical description of my public activities I have yet come across."

The Portable Bernard Shaw Edited By Stanley Weintraub

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The Portable Bernard Shaw Edited By Stanley Weintraub
Bernard Shaw
Manufacturer: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000TY04RQ

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Bernard Shaw: Viking Portable L
Rh Value Publishing
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0517604027
Release Date: 1986-06-11

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The Portable Bernard Shaw
Bernard; Weintraub, Stanley Editor Shaw
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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ASIN: B000OJ9CP6

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