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“The craft of Whale Fall defies. It asserts, for me, a definition of poetry: an unbearable gulf of feeling made indelible by form.”—Diane Seuss, Paris Review A masterful and moving new volume from a “peerless poet of the natural world” (New York Times Book Review). Acclaimed as an essential voice o... Read More about Whale Fall: Poems

The General Dynamics F-111 was a swing-wing tactical fighter, interdictor, nuclear bomber and electronic warfare aircraft developed in the early 1960s in the belief that requirements of the US Air Force and the Navy could be satisfied by a single design. The idea was flawed and the Navy never got it... Read More about General Dynamics F-111

From telescopic observations of the Red Planet in the 19th century, which indicated that life may exist beyond Earth, Mars has captured the imagination of the public. Funded by collective governments, a programme of exploration began in the latter part of the 20th century, in which probes were desig... Read More about Mars Rovers

It is more than 50 years since a spacecraft first landed on the Moon and millions of people worldwide tuned in to their television screens to see astronauts take their first steps on the lunar surface. Since then, many missions have taken humans into space, each time accumulating knowledge and pushi... Read More about Artemis I: Return to the Moon

Since the 1940s, combat aircraft operated by the armed forces of the United States represented a military capability which no other nation proved capable of matching. The US-made military aircraft are usually the most controversial and most expensive, but also most powerful, most advanced, produced ... Read More about Us Air Power, 1945-1990 Volume 2: Us Bombers, 1945-1949 (Technology@war)

Written by former NASA engineer Dr David Baker, this highly-visual hardback guide provides a rich overview of electrical and mechanical engineering, perfect for students and enthusiasts alike. Covering Newtonian mechanics, nuclear engineering, artificial intelligence, 3D printing and more, this e... Read More about Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 101: The Essential Guide to the Study of Machines and Electronic Technology (Knowledge 101)