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Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345339967
Category: Life on other planets
Page: 516
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Science fiction-roman.Foundation and Earth
Filled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cuttingedge speculation, Foundation and Empire is the story of humanity's perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light—and of how the courage ...
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780553900941
Category: Fiction
Page: 448
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The fifth novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION Golan Trevize, former Councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet with a common consciousness so intensely united that every dewdrop, every pebble, every being, can speak for all—and feel for all. It is a realm in which privacy is not only undesirable, it is incomprehensible. But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know. Trevize believes the answer lies at the site of humanity’s roots: fabled Earth . . . if it still exists. For no one is sure where the planet of Gaia’s first settlers is to be found in the immense wilderness of the Galaxy. Nor can anyone explain why no record of Earth has been preserved, no mention of it made anywhere in Gaia’s vast world-memory. It is an enigma Trevize is determined to resolve, and a quest he is determined to undertake, at any cost.Foundation and Earth The Foundation Series Sequels Book 2
... to Earth were removed by someone or some force other than that of the Trantorian Second Foundationers themselves. Isn't it possible, then, that on Gaia, too, all references to Earth were removed by something other than Gaia itself?
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 9780007381135
Category: Fiction
Page: 516
View: 944
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today.Foundations and Earth Structures
Force induced on deep foundation resulting from downward movement of adjacent soil relative to foundation element . Also referred to as nega- tive skin friction . Homogeneous Earth Dam . An earth dam whose embankment is formed of one ...
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Publisher:
ISBN: MINN:31951D024030387
Category: Earthwork
Page: 276
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An Introduction to Foundations and Abutments for Rock and Earth Fill Dams
The preparation of the foundation and abutments for an earth or rock-fill dam is a most difficult and important phase of construction; the thoroughness with which it is done is reflected in the performance of the completed structure.
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
ISBN:
Category: Technology & Engineering
Page: 38
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Introductory technical guidance for foundations and abutments for earth and rock fill dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL 2. CLEARING, GRUBBING, STRIPPING, AND CLEANING 3. SEEPAGE CONTROL 4. TREATMENT OF UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS 5. DEWATERING AND DRAINAGE OF EXCAVATED AREAS.Foundations and Earth Retaining Structures
6.5.1 Allowable Stress Design to Satisfy ULS TABLE 6.2 Typical Values of Factor of Safety Foundation / earth structures Foundations - bearing capacity Retaining walls Earthworks Seepage uplift Piping Slopes Factor of safety 2 to 3 ...
Author: M. Budhu
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Incorporated
ISBN: UCSD:31822034601831
Category: Technology & Engineering
Page: 508
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Budhu presents the basic concepts and fundamental principles that engineers must know to understand the methods utilized in foundation design by exploring the values and limitations of popular methods of analyses in foundation engineering.Governing Technology in the Quest for Sustainability on Earth
... Second Foundation (1953), Foundation's Edge, 1982), Foundation and Earth (1986), Ballantyne, New York, US. Atwood, M 2003, Oryx and Crake, Bloomsbury, London, UK. Aunger, R 2010, 'Types of Technology', Technological Forecasting and ...
Author: Dain Bolwell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780429770593
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 294
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Governing Technology in the Quest for Sustainability on Earth explores how human technologies can be managed to ensure the long-term sustainability of our species and of other life forms with which we share this world. It analyses human impact, the discourses of environmentalism and issues of economics, history and science. As these variables are complex, drawing on issues from the social, physical and life sciences as well as the humanities, Dain Bolwell uses an interdisciplinary approach to investigate these concepts and their related public policies. Exploring three major existing and emerging technologies – chemical herbicides, nuclear-electric power generation, and robotics and artificial intelligence – the book demonstrates the multifaceted and complicated nature of the grand challenges we face and draws out the measures required to effect sustainability in the wider political sphere. Exploring how we can govern technology most effectively to ensure a long term and sustainable future, this book will be of great interest to students and researchers of environmental studies, science and technology and environmental law and policy.The Complete Idiot s Guide to the Ultimate Reading List
Foundation and Earth brought the Foundation series to the halfway point to the second empire, but Asimov didn't know how to continue the tale. Hints in Foundation and Earth suggested that nonhuman aliens might invade from another galaxy ...
Author: John Charles
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 9780241882672
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 293
View: 321
"Great reads for busy people." This is a guide to help busy people find great reads in fiction and non-fiction. Filled with recommendations of popular, entertaining reading, this book covers mystery and suspense, romance, womenas fiction and chick lit, westerns, science fiction, such nonfiction topics as animals, art, biography, memoirs, business, true crime, and more. Plus, each entry includes a summary of the book, its significance, and a critique/observation/comment.An Asimov Companion
Characters, Places and Terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries Donald E. Palumbo C.W. Sullivan III. Foundation. ... A portion of the Moon's interior is hollow and contains a complex ecology [Foundation and Earth].
Author: Donald E. Palumbo
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786498239
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 195
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A prolific author, Isaac Asimov is most admired for his science fiction, including his collection of short stories I, Robot and his Robot, Empire and Foundation series novels. While each of these narratives takes place in a different fictional universe, Asimov asserted at the end of his career that he had, with his last Robot and Foundation novels, unified them into one coherent metaseries. This reference work identifies and describes all of the characters, locales, artifacts, concepts and institutions in Asimov's metaseries. Mimicking the style of The Encyclopedia Galactica, the fictional compendium of all human knowledge that features prominently in the Foundation series, this encyclopedia is an invaluable companion to Asimov's science fiction oeuvre.Earth Manual
A Manual on the Use of Earth Materials for Foundation and Construction Purposes : a Reclamation Manual Specialist Supplement United States. Bureau of Reclamation. CHAPTER I -- EARTH MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION A. Use of Earth Materials 1.
Author: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Publisher:
ISBN: OSU:32435013964069
Category: Building materials
Page: 366
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