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A Conversation about Aliens, AIs and Jack Benny
No full textPresented on March 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Crosland Tower, 7th floor reading room.Jack McDevitt is a former English teacher, naval officer, Philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. His work has been on the final ballot for the Nebula Awards for 12 of the past 13 years, and he holds 16 nominations in total. His first novel, The Hercules Text, was published in the celebrated Ace Specials series and won the Philip K. Dick Special Award. In 1991, McDevitt won the first $10,000 UPC International Prize for his novella, "Ships in the Night." The Engines of God was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and his novella, "Time Travelers Never Die," was nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards.Runtime: 60:59 minutesThe Georgia Tech Library is proud to host Nebula Award-winning author Jack McDevitt in the Seventh Floor Reading Room Thursday, March 14 for “A Conversation about Aliens, AIs and Jack Benny with Sci-Fi Author Jack McDevitt
Withycombe, Jack Cook, NX58546
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/426851Surname: WITHYCOMBE. Given Name(s) or Initials: JACK COOK. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX58546. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 37066.248866
Item: [2016.0049.59112] "Withycombe, Jack Cook, NX58546
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1902-1907
No full textIn this second volume of Author Under Sail Jay Williams investigates the life of Jack London as a professional writer at the turn of the 1900s, as his publications spanned The Call of the Wild to The Iron Heel and The Road. While documenting key life events, especially his rising fame, this biography explores London's necessity to illustrate the inner workings of his own vast imagination through his socialist essays and fiction.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Howl, O Heav'nly Muse! -- 2. Jesus in the Theater of Socialism -- 3. Jack London's Place in American Literature -- 4. Theater of War, Theater at Home -- 5. Revolution, Evolution, and the Scene of Writing -- 6. The Jack London Show Goes on the Road -- 7. Red Atavisms and Revolution -- 8. Earthquake Apocalypse and Building the City, Boat, and House Beautiful -- 9. The Future of Socialism and the Death of the Individual -- 10. The Road Never Ends -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIn this second volume of Author Under Sail Jay Williams investigates the life of Jack London as a professional writer at the turn of the 1900s, as his publications spanned The Call of the Wild to The Iron Heel and The Road. While documenting key life events, especially his rising fame, this biography explores London's necessity to illustrate the inner workings of his own vast imagination through his socialist essays and fiction.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Emmett Kimbrough, Charles Weatherly, Jack Cook
No full textEmmett Kimbrough, Charles Weatherly, and Jack Cook are pictured from left to right. Kimbrough is holding a plaque in his hands, and Cook is holding three checks.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-photo-collection/6414/thumbnail.jp
Jack Perry and the Light Crust Doughboys
No full textIn order to avoid a 1948 ban on non-union musicians, Burrus Mill developed a version of the Light Crust Doughboys composed entirely of union musicians, pictured here, for the sole purpose of recording albums. Back Row, from left to right, is Al ''Sleepy'' Wesar, Jack ''Curly'' Wright, Fred ''Ezra'' Casares, and Red ''Knocky'' Gillam. Front Row, from left to right, is Dick ''Junior'' Dyson, Jim ''Jack Perry'' Jeffreys, and Paul ''Bashful'' Blount.Date obtained from the history of the music group. Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=HLZyxZk1BiUC&pg=PA88 Recto: [imprinted] Jack Perry and the Light Crust Doughboys. Back Row, left to right: Sleepy, Curly, Ezra, Knocky. Front row: Junior, Jack Perry and Bashful
[Photographs of a "stripper", from Jack Ruby's notebooks #2]
No full textPhotographs, by an unknown author, of a female "stripper" found in Jack Ruby's notebooks. She is shown on stage in front of a curtain
Fabrication of microporous templates for use in Supercritical Fluid Electrodeposition (SCFED)
No full textThis thesis described the development of microporous and mesoporous templates for use as nanowire deposition templates in Supercritical Fluid Electrodeposition (SCFED) as part of an EPSRC funded project.This project was focussed in 3 areas of interest:1. Growth of aluminophosphate VPI-5 crystals for mounting onto a microelectrode Phase pure VPI-5 crystals were grown up to lengths of ~500 ?m and characterised by X-ray diffraction. Freeze drying proved to be a successful method for removing water from the pores of VPI-5 without degradation of the structure, however the quantity of water removed was not ascertained. The growing of larger crystals by seeding with VPI-5 crystals was attempted with varying levels of success.2. Growth of a thin film of zeolite SL-1 onto a TiN/Si electrode SL-1 films were grown onto TiN/Si substrates with a wide variety of morphologies and differing levels of uniformity. These differences were caused by varying the pre-treatment of the substrates alongside the quantity of water in the autoclaves and crystallisation temperature/time. One sample in particular showed uniform coverage, providing a good basis for any future work.3. Modification of existing anodic alumina membranes to aid SCFED A phenyl phospohonate compound was grafted onto anodic alumina membranes of differing porosity. These membranes showed a large increase in hydrophobicity through observing the contact angle of a water droplet on the surface of the membrane. A regular membrane readily absorbs water, whereas a grafted membrane shows significant hydrophobicity.<br/
Electrochemical studies of decamethylferrocene in supercritical carbon dioxide mixtures
No full textDetailed analysis of the voltammetry of decamethylferrocene at micro and macrodisc electrodes has been carried out in scCO2/MeCN (15 wt%), 20 mM [NBun4][BF4] and 309 K and 17.5 MPa. A passivating film needs to be removed from platinum electrodes before stable, reproducible voltammetry can be obtained. At low concentrations (0.22 mM) reversible 1e? behaviour is observed. Significant effects from natural convection are also present and it is demonstrated that fitting a baffle to the electrode dampens this effect. Limiting currents at microdisc electrodes at concentrations ranging from 0.22 to 11 mM and radii of 10 to 25 ?m all obey the microdisc equation. The diffusion coefficient is calculated to be 4.06 × 10?5 cm2 s?1 in scCO2/MeCN (15 wt%) with 20 mM [NBun4][BF4] and 309 K at 17.5 MPa. The solubility of decamethylferrocene is in excess of 11 mM for these conditions
Bob Williams, Jack Cook, Charles Weatherly, Omar Craig
No full textBob Williams (first from left), Jack Cook (third from left), Charles Weatherly (sixth from left), and Omar Craig (far right) are shown along with several unidentified people beside a portrait of Bob Williams.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-photo-collection/6300/thumbnail.jp
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