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Mir Titles Collection at The Internet Archive

This post is to announce that we now have a collection at The Internet Archive. Please have a look at the collection at the URL: https://archive.org/details/mir-titles Earlier link posted was the channel for the user mirtitles at the URL: https://archive.org/details/@mirtitlesContinue reading

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Things to Come – Fedchenko

In this post, we will see the book Things to Come composed by V. Fedchenko. About the book The book is a collection of essays by leading Soviet scientists who predict how the future will pan out for various fields. … Continue reading

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The Molecular Cafe (Soviet Science Fiction Stories)

In this post, we will see the book The Molecular Cafe – Soviet Science Fiction Stories About the book The book contains stories pub­lished by Soviet science-fiction wri­ters in the last three or four years. Of course, neither the selection … Continue reading

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Lasers and their prospects – Sobolev

In this post, we will see the book Lasers and Their Prospects by N. Sobolev. About the book This book explores various aspects of lasers from their basic principles of its operation to applications in diverse fields. The book starts … Continue reading

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Diamonds Wrought By Man (Scientists To School Children) – Derjaguin, Fedoseev

In this post, we will see the book Diamonds Wrought By Man (Scientists To School Children) by B. V. Derjaguin and D. V. Fedoseev. This book is in the Scientists to School Children series. About the book Today, scientists of … Continue reading

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Cybernetics Of Living Matter: Nature, Man, Information – Markov (Ed.)

In this post, we will look at the book Cybernetics Of Living Matter: Nature, Man, Information edited by I. M. Markov. About the book: The book has been written by a team of leading Soviet authorities in the field of … Continue reading

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Cybernetics Today: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects – Makarov (Ed.)

In this post, we will see the book Cybernetics Today: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects edited by I. M. Makarov. About the book The book has been written by a team of leading Soviet authorities in the field of cybernetics, among … Continue reading

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Sounds and Signs – Kondratov

In this post, we will see the book Sounds and Signs by A. Kondratov. About the book Over the ages man has wondered what language is, how it is constructed, how one’s mother tongue differs from the languages of other … Continue reading

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Machines of the 20th Century – Muslin

In this post, we will see the book Machines of the 20th Century by E. Muslin. About the book This book is a review of the 20th-century machines, hundreds of thousands of various machines and mechanisms for moving tremendous masses … Continue reading

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Structural Mechanics – Darkov, Kuznetsov

In this post, we will see the book Structural Mechanics by A. Darkov and V. Kuznetsov. The book deals with a variety of structures and their stability from an engineering viewpoint. The structures discussed include arches, frames, trusses, roofs, retaining walls, bridges, … Continue reading

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