Tag: Pioneers

Free Download S. A. An-sky, Michael R. Katz, "Pioneers: A Tale of Russian-Jewish Life in the 1880s (Jewish Literature and Culture)"
English | 2014 | pages: 164 | ISBN: 0253012120, 0253012090 | EPUB | 1,1 mb
S. A. An-sky’s novel dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. The action unfolds in the town of M. in the Pale of Settlement, where an engaging cast of characters wrestles with cultural and social issues. Their exploits culminate in helping a young Jewish woman evade an arranged marriage and a young Russian woman leave home so she can pursue her studies at a European university. This startling novel reveals the tensions and triumphs of coming of age in a revolutionary time.

Free Download Pioneers of Color Science by Renzo Shamey
English | EPUB | 2020 | 467 Pages | ISBN : 3319308092 | 125.5 MB
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical development of color science, told through the stories of more than 90 of the most prominent figures in the field and their contributions.

Free Download David McCullough, "The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West"
English | 2019 | pages: 352 | ISBN: 1501168681, 1501168703 | EPUB | 110,5 mb
The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s "as resonant today as ever" (The Wall Street Journal)-the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define our country.

Free Download Barbara Gray Brown, "Family Records of the African American Pioneers of Tampa and Hillsborough County"
English | 2003 | ISBN: 1879852845 | PDF | pages: 374 | 15.1 mb

Free Download David Simons, Thomas Withington – The History of Flight: From Aviation Pioneers to Space Exploration
Barnes & Noble Books | 2005 | ISBN: 076077451X | English | 390 pages | PDF | 127.06 MB

Free Download Headstrong and Unorthodox Pioneers for a Critical Theory of Consumption:
Contributions from Economics and Social Sciences
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3658420499 | 272 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 2 MB

Free Download Kira Cochrane, "Modern Women: 52 Pioneers who changed the World"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0711255156, 0711237891 | EPUB | pages: 304 | 5.1 mb
Modern Womenis a celebration of influential and inspiring women who have changed the world through their lives, work and actions.

Free Download James L. A. Webb Jr., "Tropical Pioneers: Human Agency and Ecological Change in the Highlands of Sri Lanka, 1800-1900"
English | 2002 | pages: 261 | ISBN: 0821414283, 0821414275 | PDF | 42,6 mb
In 1800, the highlands of Sri Lanka had some of the most biologically diverse primary tropical rainforest ecosystems in the world. By 1900, only a few craggy corners and mountain caps had been spared the fire stick. Highland villagers, through the extension of slash-and-burn agriculture, and British managers, through the creation of plantations-first of coffee, then cinchona, and finally tea-had removed virtually the entire primary forest cover.

Free Download Software Pioneers: Contributions to Software Engineering by Manfred Broy
English | Scan PDF | 2002 | 713 Pages | ISBN : 3540430814 | 208.7 MB
A lucid statement of the philosophy of modular programming can be found in a 1970 textbook on the design of system programs by Gouthier and Pont [1, l Cfl0. 23], which we quote below: A well-defined segmentation of the project effort ensures system modularity. Each task fonos a separate, distinct program module. At implementation time each module and its inputs and outputs are well-defined, there is no confusion in the intended interface with other system modules.

Free Download Susan Bainbridge, "The Encyclopedia of Female Pioneers in Online Learning"
English | ISBN: 1032230355 | 2022 | 492 pages | PDF | 22 MB
The Encyclopedia of Female Pioneers of Online Learning is the first volume to explore the lives and scholarship of women who have prominently advanced online learning. From its humble origins as distance education courses conducted via postal correspondence to today’s advances in the design and delivery of dynamic, technology-enhanced instruction, the ever-evolving field of online learning continues to be informed by the seminal research and institutional leadership of women. This landmark book details 30 preeminent female academics, including some of the first to create online courses, design learning management systems, research innovative topics such as discourse analysis or open resources, and speak explicitly about gender parity in the field. Offering comprehensive career profiles, original interviews, and research analyses, these chapters are illuminating on their own right while amounting to an essential combination of reference material and primary source.