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Annotation Beginning with a concise review of the physics and chemistry of polymers and their structure and morphology, this book goes on to describe and explain the common methods of characterizing polymers, including optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, among others. Also covered are the characterization and modification of such surface properties as adhesion, wetting, tribology, and surface thermodynamics.
Here is the most complete directory of physics organizations in the United States -- professional, degree-granting, and research. It is a veritable "Who's Who" of institutions and individuals in the physical sciences. Listed are: - North American academic institutions and departments granting degrees in physics and related fields - Industrial research-and-development centers, small R&D companies, consulting Firms, and professional practices - Federally funded R&D centers and government agencies - University-affiliated and other research institutes - Hospitals, medical schools, and other institutions Department staff listings, with individual addresses and e-mail, are provided. The DIRECTORY also contains the most complete listing of physical sciences professional societies throughout the world, with approximately twice as many verified entries as any other directory.
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Mentre si trova a Parigi per un periodo di riabilitazione, il capitano Patrice Belval salva l’infermiera Coralie da un tentato rapimento. Non può che innamorarsene, ma la giovane è avvolta dal mistero: poche ore dopo l’incidente, il capitano assiste al brutale omicidio del marito di lei, l’enigmatico Essarès bey. Nel tentativo di aiutare Coralie, e ormai parte di un complotto contro la Francia stessa, Belval rimane impigliato negli ingranaggi di una macchina infernale nel pieno della Grande Guerra e, per difendersi da ogni genere di pericolo, non può che rivolgersi a qualcuno di eccezionale. Insomma, ci vorrebbe Arsenio Lupin, ma si dice in giro che si sia buttato da una scogliera. Per il celebre ladro gentiluomo, però, nulla è impossibile, soprattutto quando c’è di mezzo un tesoro nazionale il cui unico indizio è il «Triangolo d’oro»...
A cura di Gabriel-Aldo Bertozzi Edizioni integrali Nel 1905 l’editore Pierre Lafitte, colpito dal successo del celebre detective inglese Sherlock Holmes, chiese all’amico scrittore Leblanc di creare un personaggio francese da contrapporgli. Così, con il racconto L’arresto di Arsène Lupin, subito dopo inserito con altri in volume, iniziò il ciclo. Nello stesso periodo si parlò molto in Francia delle avventure del celebre anarchico Alexandre Marius Jacob, che rubava ai ricchi e donava ai poveri, al quale pare si sia ispirato Leblanc. Che sorta di “ladro” è Arsène Lupin? “Ladro gentiluomo” è la definizione, coniata dall’autore stesso, dell’affascinante e irraggiungibile...
"The book contains a collection of articles on the European Union and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), the Eurosystem, monetary law, central bank independence and central bank statutes as well as on financial law. The authors are current or former members of the Legal Committee of the ESCB (LEGCO). This book commemorates ten years of work by the Working Group of Legal Experts of the European Monetary Institute and by the LEGCO. It is dedicated to Mr Paolo Zamboni Garavelli, former Head of the Legal Department at the Banca d'Italia and member of LEGCO, who died in 2004."--Editor.
The Untold Story of USA's secret War The Way of the Knife is the untold story of how the USA has been waging a new kind of war across the world against Islamic extremism. It is a shadow war that is spreading from Pakistan and Afghanistan into Yemen and Africa, where the next phase of battle has begun. The CIA today has become, more than ever, a paramilitary agency, ordered by the White House to kill off its enemies. It is increasingly using private security firms and drones to conduct proxy killings and Pakistan is the most prominent battlefield for this secret army to conduct its war. In The Way of the Knife, Mark Mazzetti tells this incredible story tracking an astonishing cast of characters. Here are ISI chiefs deadlocked against CIA officers, Islamic terrorists playing double games, and bitter rivalries between the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House. Superbly reported and rivetingly told, The Way of the Knife is an absolute revelation.