Discusses the life and work of the brilliant physicist who has overcome the challenges of a life-threatening disease to become one of the foremost scientists of the twentieth century.

Build industrial-strength .NET applications with Visual Basic. Experienced programmers: Quickly come up to speed on the new, powerful Visual Basic .NET Practical, hands-on coverage of the .NET Framework, CLR, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Web services, security, interoperability, and more Running case study: see how concepts work together when you build .NET applications This book gives experienced developers the practical insight they need to build enterprise...

.NET/COM interoperability in depth: comprehensive techniques and strategies The most in-depth guide to .NET/COM interoperability ever published! Covers every .NET/COM interop option, "gotcha," and workaround Offers practical strategies for .NET migration and long-term .NET/COM coexistence Compares .NET to COM and Java Addresses many advanced issues, including Interop marshaling, Primary Interop Assemblies, using ActiveX Controls from managed code,...

"To sustain growth and profitability, companies must tightly align product development and commercialization to fast-changing customer requirements. In this book, Clyde Creveling identifies the four process areas most crucial to doing so - and shows executives and managers how to optimize each of them." "Creveling introduces a Six Sigma-enabled workflow that encompasses strategic product/technology portfolio definition and development, research and...

Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, even though they're sometimes surprised by his materials-who could forget the tower he built out of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! Andrea Beaty's irresistible rhyming will charm creative kids everywhere and will amuse their sometimes bewildered parents....

For hundreds of years scientists have sought and studied new worlds beyond Earth. Author Ron Miller describes the long, hard trek from the first tentative attempts to fly rocket-powered vehicles, to the first humans to brave traveling beyond Earth’s atmosphere, to the explorers who left their footprints in the soil of the Moon. This history of space exploration will compel you to consider the future of our journey.

The new Boeing Superliner looks much different than the plane the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk. Have you ever wondered how new planes are developed? This "Innovation in Transportation" book, Planes, takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the way we think about flying.

Everyday doctors perform artificial limb replacements that were unheard of only a few years ago. They continue to make advances that improve people's lives. Using artificial limbs as an example, this book challenges kids to think about innovation and how anything is possible.

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, basketball, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the game and the people who play them better.

Your new family car looks very different than the Model T developed by Henry Ford. Cars of today are much faster, safer, and more reliable than the Model T. Have you ever wondered how new cars are developed? The Innovation in Transportation series takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the automotive industry.