Mark Denny is the author of
Lights On! The Science of Power Generation (2013);
The Science of Navigation: From Dead Reckoning to GPS (2012);
Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun: The Evolution and Science of Ballistics (2011);
Super Structures: The Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering (2010); and
Blip, Ping, and Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar (2007).
21 Ebooks von Mark Denny
Mark Denny: Making Sense of Weather and Climate
How do meteorologists design forecasts for the next day’s, the next week’s, or the next month’s weather? Are some forecasts more likely to be accurate than others, and why? Making Sense of Weather an …
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€36.99
Mark Denny & Steven Gaines: Chance in Biology
Life is a chancy proposition: from the movement of molecules to the age at which we die, chance plays a key role in the natural world. Traditionally, biologists have viewed the inevitable ’noise‘ of …
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€99.99
Mark Denny: Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment
This text introduces and draws together pertinent aspects of fluid dynamics, physical oceanography, solid mechanics, and organismal biology to provide a much-needed set of tools for quantitatively ex …
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€79.99
Mark Denny: Ecological Mechanics
An in-depth exploration of how biomechanics and ecology work together Plants and animals interact with each other and their surroundings, and these interactions—with all their complexity and continge …
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€94.99
Mark Denny & Joanna Lee Nelson: Conversations with Marco Polo
Conversations with Marco Polo is a biography of Eugene Haderlie, whose extraordinary life is deeply intertwined with the 20th century: a rough-and-tumble childhood in Wyoming during the Depression; a …
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€13.88
Mark Denny: Froth!
“A theoretical physicist’s exploration of the math and science behind the beer-brewing process. Packed with humor, history, and DIY enthusiasm.” —Seed Magazine Best Beer Book in the United States of …
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€32.04
Mark Denny: Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun
The science of ballistics has a long history and starts with one question: How does a projectile move through the air? Even before physicists worked that one out, military engineers had been tinkerin …
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€36.98
Mark Denny: Science of Navigation
In today’s world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us-which is a good thing, since accur …
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€37.29
Mark Denny: Lights On!
Watt’s up? A reader-friendly introduction to all things power.Power generation is a relatively recent concern because humans had little need for sustained power until the dawn of the Industrial Revol …
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€35.88
Mark Denny: Making the Most of the Anthropocene
Humans have changed the Earth so profoundly that we’ve ushered in the first new geologic period since the ice ages. So, what are we going to do about it?Ever since Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric che …
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€28.88
Mark Denny & Alan McFadzean: Rocket Science
This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does. From the earliest fireworks to nuclear-powered spacecraft, all you would ever want or need to know about the subject is here, along w …
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€35.30
Mark Denny: Air and Water
Addressing general readers and biologists, Mark Denny shows how the physics of fluids (in this case, air and water) influences the often fantastic ways in which life forms adapt themselves to their t …
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€87.99
Mark Denny: Super Structures
An "extraordinary guide to the hidden secrets of modern man-made miracles . . . Highly recommended" -from the author of Froth!: The Science of Beer (Midwest Book Review).Ever wonder how a g …
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€19.01
Mark Denny: Gliding for Gold
As anyone from cold climates knows, living with lots of ice and snow can lead to a special appreciation of sports such as skiing, sledding, and skating. Prolific physics popularizer Mark Denny’s take …
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€37.14
Mark Denny & Natascha Doll: Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in Germany
Derived from Kluwer’s multi-volume Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers, the largest and most detailed database of M&A know-how available anywhere in the world this work by highly experienced partners …
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€77.23
Mark Denny & Natascha Doll: Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in Germany
Derived from Kluwer’s multi-volume Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers, the largest and most detailed database of M&A know-how available anywhere in the world this work by highly experienced partners …
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€76.82
Mark Denny: Ingenium
A deep dive into pivotal technological advances in areas from warfare to time measurement. “A wonderful combination of history and physics.” —Mark Kidger, author of Astronomical Enigmas Ingenium
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€34.06
Mark Denny: Blip, Ping, and Buzz
Have you ever wondered how stealth planes achieve "invisibility, " how sunken ships are found, or how fishermen track schools of fish in vast expanses of ocean? Radar and sonar echolocation …
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€38.40
Mark Denny: Float Your Boat!
An estimated 4.1 million people in the United States participate in recreational sailing. Yet the large library of sailing literature leaves many of them high and dry. On one side are technical guide …
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€35.88
Mark Denny & Alan McFadzean: Engineering Animals
The alarm calls of birds make them difficult for predators to locate, while the howl of wolves and the croak of bullfrogs are designed to carry across long distances. From an engineer’s perspective, …
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€53.81
