Welcome! Part of the Library's mission is to provide access to diverse resources that support the information needs of the College community. New eBooks are consistently added to the collection in support of this mission. This guide contains a sampling of the new eBook titles. We hope you enjoy them!
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Battery Technology Crash Course by Slobodan PetrovicThis book is a concise introductory guide to understanding the field of modern batteries, which is fast becoming an important area for applications in renewable energy storage, transportation, and consumer devices.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9783030572686
Publication Date: 2020
Emerging Green Technologies by Matthew N. O. SadikuGreen Technology deals with using science and technology to protect the environment as well as curb the negative impacts of human involvement. The emerging green technologies, covered in this book, will propel our economy in the near future.
Solar Cells and Modules by Arvind Shah (Editor)This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the field of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and modules. In thirteen chapters, it addresses a wide range of topics including the spectrum of light received by PV devices, the basic functioning of a solar cell, and the physical factors limiting the efficiency of solar cells.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9783030464851
Publication Date: 2020
Wind Science and Engineering by Giovanni SolariThis book provides an essential overview of wind science and engineering, taking readers on a journey through the origins, developments, fundamentals, recent advancements and latest trends in this broad field. Along the way, it addresses a diverse range of topics, including: atmospheric physics; meteorology; micrometeorology; climatology; the aerodynamics of buildings, aircraft, sailing boats, road vehicles and trains; wind energy; atmospheric pollution; soil erosion; snow drift, windbreaks and crops; bioclimatic city-planning and architecture; wind actions and effects on structures; and wind hazards, vulnerability and risk.
A Dictionary of Nursing by Jonathan Law (Editor); Tanya A. McFerranThe new edition of this bestselling and trusted dictionary has been fully revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Updates to this edition cover many areas, with a particular focus on radiography, public health and the NHS, theoretical concepts familiar in nursing education, and key vocabulary used in the 2018 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses.
Women and the Practice of Medicine: A New History (1950-2020) by Lucille A. LesterThis text offers a new interpretation of the dramatic changes that occurred in women in medicine over the course of the last seventy years, starting from the 1950s when women physicians were a curiosity to the present day when their presence is accepted and their achievements are broadly acknowledged.
Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus by Maia WeinstockIn Carbon Queen, science writer Maia Weinstock describes how, with curiosity and drive, Dresselhaus defied expectations and forged a career as a pioneering scientist and engineer. Dresselhaus made highly influential discoveries about the properties of carbon and other materials and helped reshape our world in countless ways--from electronics to aviation to medicine to energy. She was also a trailblazer for women in STEM and a beloved educator, mentor, and colleague.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780262046435
Publication Date: 2022
The Clocks Are Telling Lies by Scott Alan JohnstonUntil the nineteenth century all time was local time. On foot or on horseback, it was impossible to travel fast enough to care that noon was a few minutes earlier or later from one town to the next. The invention of railways and telegraphs, however, created a newly interconnected world where suddenly the time differences between cities mattered.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780228008439
Publication Date: 2022
The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling; Avi Loeb (Foreword by)An award-winning science journalist details the quest to isolate and understand dark matter-and shows how that search has helped us to understand the universe we inhabit. When you train a telescope on outer space, you can see luminous galaxies, nebulae, stars, and planets. But if you add all that together, it constitutes only 15 percent of the matter in the universe. Despite decades of research, the nature of the remaining 85 percent is unknown. We call it dark matter.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780674248991
Publication Date: 2022
On Gravity: A Brief Tour of a Weighty Subject by Anthony ZeeA brief introduction to gravity through Einstein's general theory of relativity Of the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity might be the least understood and yet the one with which we are most intimate.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780691174389
Publication Date: 2018
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else by Jordan EllenbergHow should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a pandemic from sweeping the world? How do computers learn to play Go, and why is learning Go so much easier for them than learning to read a sentence? Can ancient Greek proportions predict the stock market? (Sorry, no.) What should your kids learn in school if they really want to learn to think? All these are questions about geometry. For real. Geometry doesn't just measure the world--it explains it. Shape shows us how.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781984879059
Publication Date: 2021
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart JohnsonIn this beautifully observed, deeply personal book, Georgetown scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson tells the story of how she and other researchers have scoured Mars for signs of life, transforming the planet from a distant point of light into a world of its own.
How to Hold Animals by Toshimitsu MatsuhashiHow to Hold Animals is the irresistible guide to holding more than forty critters according to advice from wildlife specialists. Learn from the experts--a pet shop owner, a veterinarian, a wildlife photographer, and a reptile handler--how to pick up and hold dozens of species of animals, great and small, furry, scaly, and feathery, including snails, chipmunks, chickens, chinchillas, stag beetles, lizards, hamsters, owls, grasshoppers, mice, and more.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781982155919
Publication Date: 2020
Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom by Daphne J. FairbairnIntroducing readers to important discoveries in animal behavior and evolution, Odd Couples explores some of the most extraordinary sexual differences in the animal world. Daphne Fairbairn uncovers the unique and bizarre characteristics of these remarkable species and the special strategies they use to maximize reproductive success.
The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles by J. Sean Doody; Vladimir Dinets; Gordon M. BurghardtCovering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles have been too often dismissed as dull animals with tiny brains and simple, "asocial" lives. In reality, reptiles engage in a remarkable diversity of complex social behavior. They can live in families; communicate with one another while still in the egg; and hunt, feed, migrate, court, mate, nest, and hatch in groups.