LEADER 03514oam 2200709I 450 001 9910783533103321 005 20220519181749.0 010 $a1-280-47639-7 010 $a9786610476398 010 $a1-136-54832-7 010 $a600-00-0234-3 010 $a1-84977-382-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849773829 035 $a(CKB)1000000000242773 035 $a(EBL)430216 035 $a(OCoLC)609828998 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000278715 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11195899 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278715 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10246337 035 $a(PQKB)11082401 035 $a(OCoLC)647501331 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430216 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10128868 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47639 035 $a(OCoLC)75972799 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781853837890 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430216 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000242773 100 $a20180706d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDigital futures $eliving in a dot-com world /$fedited by James Wilsdon 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cEarthscan Publications,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $a"Forum for the Future." 300 $aA product of the Digital Futures project set up by Forum for the Future. 311 $a1-136-54831-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aDigital futures living in a dot-com world; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Figures, tables and boxes; Foreword; Introduction Digital futures: an agenda for a sustainable digital economy; 1 Mind over matter: greening the new economy; Response: Evan Davis; 2 E-topia? Scenarios for e-commerce and sustainability; Response: Amory Lovins; 3 Dot-com ethics: e-business and sustainability; Response: John Browning; 4 Surfing alone? E-commerce and social capital; Response: Madeleine Bunting; 5 Sink or surf? Social inclusion in the digital age; Response: Kevin Carey 327 $a6 Towards the sustainable e-region Response: Jim Norton; 7 Virtual traffic: e-commerce, transport and distribution; Response: Stephen Joseph and Tara Garnett; 8 Bricks versus clicks: planning for the digital economy; Response: Peter Hall; Index 330 $aBeyond the hype about dot-coms, WAP phones and dot-com entrepreneurs, what impacts will e-commerce have on society? How will it affect jobs and local communities? What will it mean for the environment - for energy use, transport and the future shape of our cities? How can we ensure that everyone enjoys the benefits of the new digital technologies? This is a groundbreaking exploration of the social and environmental impacts and opportunities of the new economy. It brings together the leading thinkers and visionaries from the worlds of policy, business and academia in an insightful, vigorous and 517 3 $aLiving in a dot-com world 606 $aElectronic commerce$zGreat Britain 606 $aInformation superhighway 615 0$aElectronic commerce 615 0$aInformation superhighway. 676 $a306.3/4 701 $aWilsdon$b James$f1973-$0532103 712 02$aDigital Futures (Project) 712 02$aForum for the Future (Organization) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783533103321 996 $aDigital futures$9901416 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05305nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9911019559103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611758486 010 $a9781281758484 010 $a1281758485 010 $a9783527614837 010 $a3527614834 010 $a9783527614820 010 $a3527614826 035 $a(CKB)1000000000377526 035 $a(EBL)482101 035 $a(OCoLC)288989817 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164385 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161814 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164385 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10121313 035 $a(PQKB)10495439 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC482101 035 $a(Perlego)2768710 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000377526 100 $a19960826d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGolf balls, boomerangs, and asteroids $ethe impact of missiles on society /$fBrian H. Kaye 210 $aWeinheim ;$aNew York $cVCH$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (439 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9783527293223 311 08$a3527293221 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aGolf Balls, Boomerangs and Asteroids; Table of Contents; Word Finder; Chapter 1 Why do Golf Balls have Dimples?; 1.1 Warning: Golf Balls are Potentially Lethal!; 1.2 Featheries, Gutties, and Composite Balls; 1.3 Bouncing Balls and Leaping Athletes; 1.4 Golf Balls with Perfect Centres of Gravity; 1.5 What turns an Innocent Dimpled White Ball into a Lethal Missile?; 1.6 Golf Ball Dynamics: Impulsive Deformation and a Lift from Dr . Magnus; 1.7 The Scientific Study of Dimples; 1.8 Floating Golf Balls and Aggressive Crocodiles; 1.9 Golf Balls in the 21St Century; References 327 $aChapter 2 The Science of Bows and Arrows2.1 Using Potential Energy to Launch a Missile; 2.2 Working at Storing Potential Energy in a Bow; 2.3 Graphical Illustration of the Energy Stored in a Shielded Bow; 2.4 Vane Strategies; 2.5 The Composite Bow; 2.6 The Crossbow and William Tell; 2.7 How Big should an Arrow Be?; 2.8 The Bow and Arrow in Military History; 2.9 Pulleys for Bows; 2.10 Metaphorical Missiles and Metamorphosed Bows; References; Chapter 3 Racketeering Missiles; 3.1 Love and Tennis; 3.2 Tennis Balls - Flannel Wrap and Gas!; 3.3 Vibrations, Sweet Spots, and Space Age Rackets 327 $a3.4 Serving the Ball3.5 How Do They Measure the Velocity of those Speeding Balls?; 3.6 Slow Down, You Move Too Fast; 3.7 Carbon Feathers and Plastic Skirts for Battered Birds; 3.8 Are You Being Servied? (The Robot is Here); References; Chapter 4 Bolas, Boomerangs and Bouncing Bombs; 4.1 Gauchos, Bolas, and Spinning Tops; 4.2 Boxcar Integrators and Lasers; 4.3 Some Circumspect Vocabulary; 4.4 Killing Giants and Catching Fish; 4.5 Dancing Aborigines and Skipping Stones; 4.6 Deadly Missiles of Cricket and Baseball; 4.7 Keep Your Eye Away from the Ball?; References 327 $aChapter 5 Darts, Stone Disks and Boomerangs5.1 Javelins and Snow Snakes; 5.2 Bernoulli's Principle, Venturi Throats, and Pitot Tubes; 5.3 Stone Disks and Flying Dish Pans?; 5.4 Killing Sticks and Boomerangs; 5.5 Flying Toys of Tomorrow; References; Chapter 6 Pea Shooters, Rockets and Rifles; 6.1 Peashooters and Blowpipes; 6.2 From Muskets to Machine Guns; 6.3 Shrapnel, Dumdums and Devastators; 6.4 Laser Rifles and Swords of Light; 6.5 Moon Shots; 6.6 Tit for Tat in Missile Development; 6.7 Manufacturing with Missiles; 6.8 Fatal Fiesta Frolicking?; References 327 $aChapter 7 Rockets: From Fireworks to Trans-Galactic Missiles7.1 Rockets and Newton's Third Law of Motion; 7.2 Getting Rockets off the Ground; 7.3 What Goes Up, Must Come Down (Most of the Time!); 7.4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms; 7.5 Designing Heat Protection Shields for Returning Space Missiles and Capsules; 7.6 Did Astronauts See Shooting Starts in Their Eyes?; 7.7 Circulating Missile Messangers; 7.8 Interplanetary and Trans-Galactic Missiles with a Message; 7.9 The Future of Fireworks Displays; References; Chapter 8 Cosmic Collisions; 8.1 Target Earth 327 $a8.2 The Dynamics of Asteroid Collisions on the Surface of the Earth 330 $aExciting reading for anyone with a curious mind!'Walking one day by a golf course in Wisconsin, I was startled to hear a sharp bang as a golf ball narrowly missed my head and hit a tree. My companion cheerfully remarked, 'That could have killed you, you know.' I picked up the innocent looking little white ball and looked at it with new respect.'Prompted by this perilous experience, Brian Kaye has written a delightful and informative book on the design and behavior of different kinds of missiles from golf balls, arrows, and slingshots to comets and rockets to outer space. You'll 606 $aForce and energy$vMiscellanea 606 $aGuided missiles$vMiscellanea 615 0$aForce and energy 615 0$aGuided missiles 676 $a531/.55 700 $aKaye$b Brian H$g(Brian Howard),$f1932-$0295344 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911019559103321 996 $aGolf balls, boomerangs, and asteroids$93071574 997 $aUNINA