1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457453003321

Autore

Cassidy David C. <1945->

Titolo

A short history of physics in the American century [[electronic resource] /] / David C. Cassidy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-674-06274-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

New histories of science, technology, and medicine

Disciplina

530.0973/0904

Soggetti

Physics - United States - History

Physicists - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Entering the new century -- American physics comes of age -- Surviving the depression -- The physicists war -- Taming the endless frontier -- The new physics -- Sputnik : action and reaction -- Revising the partnership.

Sommario/riassunto

As the twentieth century drew to a close, computers, the Internet, and nanotechnology were central to modern American life. Yet the advances in physics underlying these applications are poorly understood and widely underappreciated by U.S. citizens today. In this concise overview, David C. Cassidy sharpens our perspective on modern physics by viewing this foundational science through the lens of America's engagement with the political events of a tumultuous century. American physics first stirred in the 1890's-around the time x-rays and radioactivity were discovered in Germany-with the founding of graduate schools on the German model. Yet American research lagged behind the great European laboratories until highly effective domestic policies, together with the exodus of physicists from fascist countries, brought the nation into the first ranks of world research in the 1930's. The creation of the atomic bomb and radar during World War II ensured lavish government support for particle physics, along with computation, solid-state physics, and military communication. These advances facilitated space exploration and led to the global



expansion of the Internet. Well into the 1960's, physicists bolstered the United States' international status, and the nation repaid the favor through massive outlays of federal, military, and philanthropic funding. But gradually America relinquished its postwar commitment to scientific leadership, and the nation found itself struggling to maintain a competitive edge in science education and research. Today, American physicists, relying primarily on industrial funding, must compete with smaller, scrappier nations intent on writing their own brief history of physics in the twenty-first century.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793866903321

Titolo

Maternal health care : policies, technical standards and service accessibility in eight countries in the Western Pacific region / / World Health Organization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manila, Philippines : , : World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

92-4-069899-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (92 pages)

Disciplina

362.1982

Soggetti

Maternal health services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910831099503321

Autore

Pruden Hank <1936->

Titolo

The three skills of top trading [[electronic resource] ] : behavioral systems building, pattern recognition, and mental state management / / Hank Pruden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

1-118-04476-2

1-119-19682-5

1-280-82695-9

9786610826957

0-470-13929-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading

Disciplina

332.63/2042

332.632042

Soggetti

Stock price forecasting

Stocks

Futures

Speculation

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 (p. 273-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Systems building and behavioral finance -- Systems building for the three skills of top trading -- Behavioral finance -- The life cycle model of crowd behavior -- Pattern recognition and discretionary trading -- Wyckoff : the man, the method, the mystique -- The basic elements of charting for the Wyckoff method -- The Wyckoff method of technical analysis and speculation -- Anatomy of a trade -- Mental state management -- Trader psychology and mental discipline -- The composite man -- Putting it all together : ten principles for a trader to live by -- Notes -- Recommended reading -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Praise for The Three Skills of Top Trading""Professor Pruden's new book, The Three Skills of Top Trading, is unquestionably the best book on a specific trading method and the necessary attributes for trading that I have read. His logic, understanding of human foibles, and use of



the Wyckoff method of trading are broadly referenced, readable, understandable, and entertaining.""- Charles D. Kirkpatrick, II, CMT, coauthor ofTechnical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians, Editor of the Journal of Technical Analysis, and board member of the Market Tec