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Memorial Tributes
This is the fourteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of engineers and engineering to the benefit of humankind. In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal knowledge of the interests and the engineering accomplishments of the deceased.
This is where I Came in
Presents a history of the 1960s through profiles of three prominent African Americans--Cecil B. Moore, Muhammad Ali, and Sammy Davis, Jr.
The Redoubtable Mrs. Smith
Leif Mills was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He served as a trade union offi cial with the Banking, Insurance & Finance Union (formerly the National Union of Bank Employees) for thirty six years. For thirteen years he served on the TUC General Council, becoming TUC President 1994 - 95. He was also a member of the Monopolies & Mergers Commission for nine years and the Armed Forces Pay Review Body for seven years. From 1998 to 2005 he was Chairman of the Covent Garden Market Authority.
Silicone Surfactants
"Serves as a comprehensive introduction to the preparation, uses, and physical chemistry of silicone surfactants--focusing on silicone polyoxyalkylene copolymers that are surface active in both aqueous and nonaqueous systems. Covers applications in the manufacture of polyurethane foam, coatings, wetting agents, fabric finishes, and polymer surface modifiers."
Australian Tales
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The Boothbay Playhouse
Built to resemble an old New England barn, the Boothbay Playhouse operated from 1937 to 1974, under two separate managements, as a professional summer theatre. In the old-resident-company tradition, a different play was presented each week from June to September- and at prices that seem unbelievable today. But even then the challenge of filling seats was a perennial uphill battle that led to ongoing financial crunches for both managements until surmounting losses forced its closure. This is the story of that landmark theatre's trials, triumphs and tribulations, told by someone who was there for five of those 37 years. Illustrated with 60 photos, the volume also features casts and credits for all Playhouse productions
Present at the Creation
To understand how the NFL became the sports phenomenon it is today, you can study its history or you can live its history as an active participant. Upton Bell grew up at the knee of the NFL's first great commissioner, his father, the legendary Bert Bell, who not only saved the game from financial ruin after World War II but was one of its greatest innovators. Coining the phrase "On any given Sunday," Bert invented the pro football draft and proposed sudden death rules. Present at the Creation details Bell's firsthand experiences, which started as he watched his father draw up the league schedule each year at the kitchen table using dominoes. There he learned the importance of parity, which i...
