1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466057803321

Autore

Del Monte Louis A.

Titolo

Nanoweapons : a growing threat to humanity / / Louis A. Del Monte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Herndon, Virginia] : , : Potomac Books, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-61234-912-9

1-61234-914-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 pages)

Disciplina

355.8/2

Soggetti

Military art and science - Technological innovations

Military weapons - Technological innovations

Nanotechnology - Risk assessment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The first generation of nanoweapons -- What you don't know can kill you -- Playing legos with atoms -- I come in peace -- The wolf in sheep's clothing -- The rise of the nanobots -- The "swarm" -- The game changers -- The "smart" nanoweapons -- The genie is loose -- Fighting fire with fire -- The tipping point -- The nanoweapons superpowers -- The nano wars -- Humanity on the brink -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies -- Nanoweapons offensive capability of nations -- The events leading to the Chernobyl disaster.

Sommario/riassunto

"Nanoweapons describes the deadliest generation of military weaponry the world has ever seen and offers concrete recommendations for controlling their future use, thus avoiding global war and the end of humanity."--Provided by publisher.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782691103321

Autore

Burke Ken K

Titolo

Country Music Changed My Life [[electronic resource] ] : Tales of Tough Times and Triumph from Country's Legends

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, IL, : Chicago Review Press, 2005

ISBN

1-55652-990-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Disciplina

781.642

781.642092

781.642092273

782.4216420922

Soggetti

Country musicians --United States --Biography

Country musicians --United States --Interviews

Country musicians

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1  Rags to Riches; 2  Close Encounters of the Country Kind; 3  Coming Back and Coming Home; 4  Spirituality; 5  The Elvis Factor; 6  Country Comedy; 7  Big Stars and an Icon; 8  Redemption; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this book based on new interviews, some of country music's greatest stars share personal moments of redemption, inspiration, and heartache related to the music that shaped their lives. Brenda Lee explains how her childhood singing gift raised her entire family out of dire poverty, and Pat Boone speaks about the spiritual influence of his father-in-law, Red Foley. Barbara Pittman talks about her childhood friendship with Elvis Presley, while Little Jimmy Dickens divulges how Hank Williams came to write a song for him and why he never recorded it. Mickey Gilley talks about gladly living