Blips on a Screen

Blips on a Screen
Author: Kate Hannigan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593306732

An engaging picture book biography based on the incredible true story of a Jewish refugee who pioneered home video games and launched a worldwide obsession. Do you ever wonder how video gaming was invented? What came before your PlayStation or Xbox? This is the story of Ralph Baer, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who used his skills--and a lot of ingenuity and persistence--to make life a little more fun. Television was new when Ralph returned from serving in World War II, but he didn't settle for watching TV. He knew it could be even more fun if you could play with it. He tinkered and tested, got help and rejected, but with perseverance and skill, he made his vision come true! This is the inspiring story of a fearless inventor who made TV video games a reality.

Blips

Blips
Author: Jovial Bob Stine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1983
Genre: American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN: 9780590327213

Chip Blip

Chip Blip
Author: Cameron Macintosh
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1538384787

Max and Oscar are given a pet ID microchip to identify. A rice-sized electronic device, Max has never seen anything quite like it. Using an ancient library book scanner, he obtains a reading from it. It's a mysterious code, with the Bluggsville City logo beside it. Max and Oscar uncover the identity of the dog it was assigned to and are determined to find out why the chip was never implanted. Oscar, smitten by the dog in the photo, is especially eager. When their hunt lands them at a pound for robo-dogs, they resolve to set the dogs free. Little do they know the chip is transmitting their location details to forces that threaten their own freedom.

U.S. Tax Shelter Industry

U.S. Tax Shelter Industry
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1104
Release: 2004
Genre: Investments
ISBN:

Mathematics of Planet Earth

Mathematics of Planet Earth
Author: Hans Kaper
Publisher: SIAM
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1611973716

Our planet faces many challenges. In 2013, an international partnership of more than 140 scientific societies, research institutes, and organizations focused its attention on these challenges. This project was called Mathematics of Planet Earth and featured English- and French-language blogs, accessible to nonmathematicians, as part of its outreach activities. This book is based on more than 100 of the 270 English-language blog posts and focuses on four major themes: A Planet to Discover; A Planet Supporting Life; A Planet Organized by Humans; A Planet at Risk.--[Source inconnue].

Google Wave: Up and Running

Google Wave: Up and Running
Author: Andres Ferrate
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2010-03-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449390803

Catch Google Wave, the revolutionary Internet protocol and web service that lets you communicate and collaborate in realtime. With this book, you'll understand how Google Wave integrates email, instant messaging (IM), wiki, and social networking functionality into a powerful and extensible platform. You'll also learn how to use its features, customize its functions, and build sophisticated extensions with Google Wave's open APIs and network protocol. Written for everyone -- from non-techies to ninja coders -- Google Wave: Up and Running provides a complete tour of this complex platform. You'll quickly work with the Google Wave Client, the app that lets users participate and collaborate on waves, and learn how to augment waves with gadgets and robots. In the process, you'll appreciate why Google Wave offers a great new model for online communication and collaboration. Become thoroughly familiar with Google Wave, including its structure, key concepts, and terminology Get a hands-on introduction to the APIs and resources that will help you develop on this platform Learn how to use Google Wave's APIs to develop your own gadgets and robots, and to embed waves on web pages Discover through use cases how Google Wave offers consumers a distinct advantage over current communication and collaboration technologies

Blip, Ping, and Buzz

Blip, Ping, and Buzz
Author: Mark Denny
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007-10-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780801886652

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—a simple matter of sending, receiving, and processing signals. Weaving history with simple science, Mark Denny deftly reveals the world of radar and sonar to the curious reader, technology buff, and expert alike. He begins with an early history of the Chain Home radar system used during World War II and then provides accessible and engaging explanations of the physics that make signal processing possible. Basic diagrams and formulas show how electromagnetic and sound waves are transmitted, received, and converted into images, allowing you to literally see in the dark. A section on bioacoustic echolocation, with a focus on the superior sonar systems of bats and whales and a discussion of the advanced technology of next-generation airborne signal processors, opens the imagination to fascinating possibilities for the future.