1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996208044503316

Autore

Nebeker Frederik

Titolo

Dawn of the electronic age : electrical technologies in the shaping of the modern world, 1914 to 1945 / / Frederik Nebeker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, New Jersey : , : IEEE, , c2009

ISBN

1-282-13704-2

9786612137044

0-470-40975-4

0-470-40974-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (550 p.)

Disciplina

621.309

Soggetti

Electrification - History - 20th century

Electrical engineering - History - 20th century

Electric apparatus and appliances - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Great War and wireless communications -- Electrical technologies in total war -- Electrification in the interwar period -- The Jazz Age and radio broadcasting -- Postwar recovery and the Great Depression : electrical technologies in industry and commerce -- Electrical technologies and the consumer culture -- Communication technologies in democratic and totalitarian countries -- Electrical engineering in an age of science -- World War II and electrical technology -- Radar, the weapon that decided the war -- Conclusion : dawn of the electronic age.

Sommario/riassunto

"Much of the infrastructure of today's industrialized world arose in the period from the outbreak of World War I to the conclusion of World War II. It was during these years that the capabilities of traditional electrical engineering--generators, power transmission, motors, electric lighting and heating, home appliances, and so on--became ubiquitous. Even more importantly, it was during this time that a new type of electrical engineering--electronics--emerged. Because of its applications in communications (both wire-based and wireless), entertainment (notably radio, the phonograph, and sound movies), industry, science



and medicine, and the military, the electronics industry became a major part of the economy. Dawn of the Electronic Age explores how this engineering knowledge and its main applications developed in various scientific, economic, and social contexts, and explains how each was profoundly affected by electrical technologies. It takes an international perspective and a narrative approach, unfolding the story chronologically."--P. 4 of cover.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910702679003321

Titolo

An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Federal Reserve Banks, to Furnish an Elastic Currency, to Afford Means of Rediscounting Commercial Paper, to Establish a More Effective Supervision of Banking in the United States, and for Other Purposes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , [1913]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (31 pages)

Soggetti

Banking law - United States

Federal Reserve banks

Monetary policy - United States

Statutes and codes.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 24, 2014).

As of 11/12/2014, GPO could not validate the distribution status of this title for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Publication pre-dates Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item numbers. No FDLP item number has been assigned.

"H.R. 7837."

[38 Stat. 251].

"Public Law No. 43."



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910747592303321

Autore

Dong Shikui

Titolo

Grasslands on the Third Pole of the World : Structure, Function, Process, and Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems / / by Shikui Dong, Yong Zhang, Hao Shen, Shuai Li, Yudan Xu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-39485-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

ZhangYong

ShenHao

LiShuai

XuYudan

Disciplina

333.7409515

Soggetti

Environmental sciences - Social aspects

Grassland ecology

Environmental management

Environmental Social Sciences

Grassland Ecology

Environmental Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1-Introduction to the Third Pole -- 2-Overview of the Third Pole’s Grasslands -- 3-Third Pole’s Grasslands in the Global Context -- 4-Grassland Plant-soil interfaces -- 5-Grassland biodiversity and conservation -- 6-Grassland ecosystem function and service -- 7-Grazing management and pastoral production -- 8-Grassland Social-ecological systems -- 9-Grassland degradation and restoration -- 10-Climate change and adaptation of Grassland -- 11-Future of the Third Pole’s Grasslands.

Sommario/riassunto

This book comprehensively covers the topics of origin and distribution, evolution and types, regional and global importance, biodiversity conservation, plant-soil interfaces, ecosystem functions and services, social-ecological systems, climate change adaptations, land degradation and restoration, grazing management and pastoral



production, and sustainable future of the grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), which is a globally unique eco-region called the "Roof of the World" because of its high elevation, “Third Pole on Earth" because of its alpine environment and the "Water Tower in Asia" because of its headwater location. The grassland ecosystem covers above 60% of QTP, which is about 2.5 million km2, 1/4 of Chinese total territorial lands. The grassland ecosystem of the QTP (the Third Pole) is an important part of the palaearctic region, which features alpine cover and low oxygen. The Third Pole's grasslands not only provide important ecosystem functions such as biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, water resource regulation, climate control, and natural disaster mitigation at a global scale, but also provide critical ecosystem services such as pastoral production, cultural inheritance, and tourism and recreation at local and regional scales. The purposes of this monograph are to address the following questions: (1) What are the special features of the Third Pole's grasslands? (2) How have climate changes and human activities changed the structures and functions of the Third Pole's grasslands? (3) How can we cope with land degradation and climate change through innovative restoration and protective actions for Third Pole's grasslands? And (4) How can we promote the sustainable development of social-ecological systems of the Third Pole's grasslands through best management practices including grazing? The goal of this book is to attract the attention of international audiences to realize the importance of the Third Pole’s grasslands, and to call for the actions of global communities to effectively protect and sustainably use the Third Pole's grasslands. This book can be served as textbooks, teaching materials and documentaries for different audiences. The target audiences include students, teachers, researchers, policy makers, planners, government officials, and NGOs in agricultural, environmental and natural resources sectors.