All the new cyber and math hardcover books released February 2021 that I could find
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Above – Cyberspace
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Above – Participatory Surveillance: Sharing our Life Online
Above – The Physics and Mathematics of Instantons
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James Miller spoke to me about various Jet Propulsion Laboratory missions he’s worked on. This is the youtube version of a previously posted podcast episode.
Tags: Videos, space history, space technology, unmanned space missions, audio interviews, NASA history, coding and computing, general science,
Youtube version of my talk with James Miller about the early days of nuclear power plants and the NEAR mission
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Laird A. Thompson is Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has held appointments at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, at the Universities of Hawaii and Nebraska, and is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union. He recently released a book on his part in discovering cosmic voids and what it took to earn acceptance for the science of cosmic voids. We spoke about the book, cosmology, and cosmic voids. The Discovery of Cosmic Voids (Cambridge University Press, 2020)
0:38 – Laird talks about how he got into studying cosmology.
1:53 – Laird talks about the mapping out the galaxy distribution and red shift.
5:44 – Laird talks about the focus of the book and how earlier astronomers thought about the emptiness of space between galaxies.
8:19 – Laird talks about the theories about why the galaxy has lumps and voids.
11:55 – Laird explains the concept of emptiness in space.
14:29 – Laird talks about the gravitational center of a cluster.
16:48 – Laird talks about how galaxies maintain separation.
19:48 – Laird talks about the expansion of the universe.
21:46 – Laird talks about the technology and methods used to map the universe.
23:54 – Laird talks about the assistance of computing in this work and computational astrophysics.
26:01 – Laird talks about graduate student interest in this subject.
27:25 – Laird talks about the Webb telescope.
30:56- Laird talks about the observatories that support his research.
32:20 – Laird talks about the race between teams to get results out.
38:25 – Laird talks about the mathematics and thinking behind the theories.
41:19 – Laird talks about his research for the book.
42:50 – Laird talks about being surprised that people hadn’t seen cosmic voids before.
44:21 – Laird talks about wanting to know what dark matter is.
46:43 – Laird talks about technologies that can be used to detect dark matter constituents. 48:32 – Laird talks about the support astronomers get from governments and philanthropists.
50:15 – Laird talks about resourcing space science and priority reviews.
51:46 – Laird talks about the nature of discoveries and how they are developed and accepted.
53:13 – Laird talks about getting the book published.
http://jc-t.com/lairdthompson/
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Guests: Laird Thompson
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, science, artificial intelligence, astronomy, space history, audio interviews, space book, podcast, Cambridge University Press, planetary science,
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All the new astronomy hardcover books released February 2021 that I could find
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All the new technology hardcover books released February 2021 that I could find
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Above – Driving Innovation and Productivity Through Sustainable Automation (Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics)
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Above – Short Pulse Laser Interactions With Matter
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Above – An Introduction to the Methods of Relativistic Molecular Quantum Mechanics
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Above – Handbook of Electrical Steel
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Above – Magnetic Micro-/Nano-materials for Proteomics Analysis
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David W. Brown has researched the Europa mission and he wrote a book about it. Here’s the video version of my interview of David Brown.
Tags: Books, videos, science, space history, unmanned space missions, space book, NASA history, Custom House,
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James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer systems to conduct navigation operations. We spoke about his experiences with the Mariner, Viking, and NEAR missions for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This is part 1 of a two part interview.
0:54 – James talks about issues with the Mariner missions. He starts with a discussion of submarines.
5:26 – James talks about the companies he worked for and the wide view he has about engineering work.
12:44 – James talks about working on Westinghouse nuclear programs and safety work.
17:59 – James talks about doing calculations for the Viking mission.
19:02 – James discusses Bill Melbourne and his contributions to space missions at JPL.
24:29 – James talks about determining a spacecraft’s [distance] position.
31:07 – James talks about research he did on molecules in a container and effects on spacecraft.
37:26 – James talks about discussing his scientific findings with Bill Melbourne.
39:25 – James gives his theory of science.
43:13 – James talks about navigating the NEAR mission and problems they had in lowering the spacecraft to the asteroid.
48:40 – James discusses the Mariner mission.
54:42 – James talks about why electronic chips for Mariner kept failing before the mission.
1:02:10 – James talks about spacecraft pointing systems.
1:04:08 – James explains that the purple plague was the damage to the integrated circuits. He also talks about the Mariner 6 scanner platform problems.
https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319789156
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Guests: James Miller
Host: Cris Alvarez
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Martin Cooper has been justifiably dubbed the “father of the cell phone”. He and his Motorola team created the first cell phone in 1973 and the world hasn’t been the same since. He wrote about this endeavor and his approach to technology and innovation. We spoke about his time in the Navy, his engineering work, the cell phone, and his thoughts about the future of wireless communication technology. Cutting the Cord (Rosetta Books, 2021)
0:41 – Marty talks about his time as a Navy officer and participating in the Korean conflict.
2:52 – Marty talks about his work after the Navy and how he developed his skills.
4:25 – Marty talks about his time on a submarine.
5:41 – Marty talks about his time with Motorola.
7:27 – Marty talks about combining computing with communications equipment.
8:43 – Marty talks about Motorola’s Iridium project.
9:58 – Marty talks about science versus engineering at Motorola.
11:33 – Marty talks about government versus the commercial market.
13:06 – Marty talks about managing people who don’t work in teams well.
15:40 – Marty talks about science fiction and its importance.
17:25 – Marty talks about the FCC and how the radio spectrum can be better managed.
19:01 – Marty talks about fixing the radio spectrum.
22:36 – Marty talks about his observation of spectrum efficiency.
23:37 – Marty talks about why people were skeptical about being able to create a cell phone.
25:07 – Marty talks about the science fiction he enjoyed reading.
27:17 – Marty talks about his first cell phone call to his rival at AT&T. He also discusses the importance of showing the mobility of the cell phone.
30:11 – Marty talks about the technical challenges with the first cell phone.
33:44 – Marty talks about the infrastructure they created for their cell phone.
35:50 – Marty talks about the creation and manufacturing of the cell phone parts.
37:25 – Marty talks about the computing power of the first cell phone.
38:13 – Marty talks about patent rights for Motorola scientists. He then discusses what Motorola did after it created the first phone and then the billing company he created.
41:49 – Marty talks about how he applies visionary thinking.
43:35 – Marty talks about smart antennas. He discusses systems for innovation.
46:46 – Marty talks about the state of cell phone technology.
50:07 – Marty talks about the size of Motorola compared to AT&T and their business and political power in 1973.
51:34 – Marty talks about cell phone infrastructure inefficiencies.
53:33 – Marty talks about 5G technology.
55:54 – Marty talks about what the cell phone industry should be focused on.
57:16 – Marty talks about the educational system and how games can be used to teach students.
1:00:57 – Marty can be found @martymobile on twitter and at martycopper.com.
Links of interest
https://www.rosettabooks.com/rosetta-print/cutting-the-cord
https://twitter.com/martymobile
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Guests: Martin Cooper
Host: Cris Alvarez
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