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What The Bat Told Us – Boris Zubkov

In this post, we will see the book What The Bat Told Us by Boris Zubkov. About the book Tools such as battering rams, saws, spears, knives and hammers, bridges, parachutes, aeroplanes, radar and the ant, the gecko, the rattlesnake, … Continue reading

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Fundamentals Of Radio – Zherebtsov

In this post, we will see the book Fundamentals Of Radio by I. Zherebtsov. About the book A book explaining fundamental working of radio. Topics covered include oscillatory circuits, aerials, radio wave propagation, electron valves, rectifiers, amplifiers, transmitters, receivers, circuits, … Continue reading

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Heat And Mass Transfer Vol. 1 – Lykov, Smol’skii ( Eds.)

In this post, we will see the book Heat And Mass Transfer Vol. 1 – A. V. Lykov, B. M. Smol’skii ( Eds.). Volume 1 Convective Heat Exchange in a Homogeneous Medium edited by: B.S. Petukhov, I.P. Ginzburg, and А. S. … Continue reading

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An A-Z Of Cosmonautics – Gor’kov, Avdeev

In this post we will see the book An A-Z Of Cosmonautics by V.  Gor’kov and Yu. Avdeev. About the book In the year marking the 20th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space, I was responsible for running the … Continue reading

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Plugging Materials and the Cementing of Wells – Bulatov

In this post, we will see the book Plugging Materials and the Cementing of Wells by A. Bulatov. About the book: This textbook, translated from the third Russian edition, is intended for students at technical schools specializing in the drilling … Continue reading

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Puppets Without Strings (Science for Everyone) – Varshavsky, Pospelov

In this post, we will see the book Puppets Without Strings: Reflections on the Evolution and Control of Some Man-Made Systems by V. I. Varshavsky, D. A. Pospelov. This is another book in the Science For Everyone series. About the … Continue reading

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What The Bat Told Us – Zubkov

In this post, we will see the book What the Bat Told Us by Boris Zubkov. About the book The book describes physiology and adaptations in animals which have inspired human inventions. There is a term for these innovations called as Biomimetics. … Continue 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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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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