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David P. Hill, 83
No full textDavid P. Hill, a USGS scientist who lived in Palo Alto, has died. He was 83. Hill, who died Dec. 26, was born to Sanford and Gerda Hill on June 18, 1935, in Livingston, Mont
David Mamet A Research and Production Sourcebook
No full textThe most complete record of a contemporary American dramatist available, David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook is the result of ten years' research by a widely published drama and theatre scholar and a university bibliographic specialist. Presenting a complete overview of all reviews and scholarshp on Mamet, the authors challenge assumptions about the playwright, such as the charge that he is an antifeminist writer. This comprehensive sourcebook is an essential purchase for Mamet scholars and students of American drama alike. David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook reflects the revolution underway in the study of drama, in which not only previous scholarship but performance reviews are a necessary part of research. It gives a complete listing and overview of over 250 scholarly articles and chapters of books on Mamet's plays. It also presents the complete production history of each play, including review excerpts. The authors have produced an invaluable guide to research into this key contemporary dramatist.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Use -- Acknowledgments -- Life and Career -- Chronology -- Primary Bibliography -- Selected Short Writings -- Selected Interviews and Profiles -- Plays: Summaries, Productions, Overviews, Reviews and Scholarly Criticism -- American Buffalo (AB) -- Bobby Gould in Hell (BGH) -- Boston Marriage (BM) -- Three Children's Plays -- The Revenge of the Space Pandas (RSP) -- The Poet and the Rent (PR) -- Frog Prince (FP) -- The Cryptogram (C) -- Duck Variations (DV) -- Edmond (E) -- Glengarry Glen Ross (GGR) -- Lakeboat (L) -- A Life in the Theatre (LITT) -- The Old Neighborhood (ON) -- Oleanna (O) -- Reunion, Dark Pony, The Sanctity of Marriage (R/DP/S) -- Sexual Perversity in Chicago (SPC) -- The Shawl and Prairie du Chien (S/PdC) -- Short Plays -- Death Defying Acts: "The Interview" (DDA) -- Goldberg Street & -- Crosspatch (GS& -- C) -- Jade Mountain (JM) -- Lone Canoe (LC) -- No One Will Be Immune (NWB) -- A Sermon (S) -- Uncle Vanya (UV) -- Speed-the-Plow (STP) -- Squirrels (S) -- The Water Engine: An American Fable (WE) -- The Woods (W) -- Scholarly Criticism of Multiple Plays (MP) -- Dissertations on Mamet (D) -- Selected Film Scholarship (F) -- Bibliographies and Reference Books (BR) -- Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- ZThe most complete record of a contemporary American dramatist available, David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook is the result of ten years' research by a widely published drama and theatre scholar and a university bibliographic specialist. Presenting a complete overview of all reviews and scholarshp on Mamet, the authors challenge assumptions about the playwright, such as the charge that he is an antifeminist writer. This comprehensive sourcebook is an essential purchase for Mamet scholars and students of American drama alike. David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook reflects the revolution underway in the study of drama, in which not only previous scholarship but performance reviews are a necessary part of research. It gives a complete listing and overview of over 250 scholarly articles and chapters of books on Mamet's plays. It also presents the complete production history of each play, including review excerpts. The authors have produced an invaluable guide to research into this key contemporary dramatist.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
Teaching About Magnetism
No full textThis web page, created by author David P. Stern, are the lecture notes for a presentation to middle and high school teachers to help teach magnetism. The lectures includes a brief history of the study of magnetism from its beginnings in ancient Greece and China to the present day, and three classroom demonstrations. This is part of a larger web site on "The Earth's Magnetosphere." Additionally, the author provides links to a glossary and expanded timeline to help better contextualize the theories addressed in these lecture notes
Newton's Laws
No full textAuthored and curated by David P. Stern, this series of web pages, part of "From Stargazers to Starships," describes Newton's three laws of motion and the two concepts on which they are based, force and inertia. The author breaks down the page in this fashion: the concept of force, motion against outside resistance, and motion with significant resistance. The author also provides additional links for further study on the life of Issac Newton. A lesson plan for instructors is also provided
Flight to Mars
No full textCreated by David P. Stern, this set of three web pages provides a calculation of paths, times, and distances for a flight to Mars and back. The author uses a Hohmann transfer ellipse between two circular orbits. This is an example and application of Kepler's Laws, which are explained in related web pages. Only algebra is used with Kepler's laws and the equation for the energy of Kepler motion. This is part of an extensive work, "From Stargazers to Stars that uses space science as an introduction to basic physics principles. Also available in French
Discovery of the Magnetic Compass
No full textFirst of several linked files, telling the early history of the compass (discovered in China) and how Robert Norman in 1581 showed the magnetic force was not horizontal but slanted downwards, followed by William Gilbert's demonstration that the Earth behaved like a giant magnet; two reviews of Gilbert's 1600 book "De Magnete" follow, as well as a modern version of one of Gilbert's experiments. The web collection also includes several sections for science teachers. The page is a subset of a larger collection of articles of the history of magnetism created by author David P. Stern
A Frying Pan Electrophorus
No full textThis web page, authored and curated by David P. Stern, provides instructions for building an electrophorus from common household items. This type of capacitor was invented by Volta and may have been used to amplify voltage in his experiments. A historical perspective and links to other materials on electrostatics is provided. A Spanish translation is also available
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Rev. David P. Oakerhater and Rev. David A. Sanford
No full textStudio portrait of Reverend David Pendleton Oakerhater on the left and Reverend David Augustus Sanford on the right, taken in El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, circa 1904. David A. Sanford was originally identified as David A. Sauman.The From Warrior to Saint: the Journey of David Pendleton Oakerhater Collection tells the life story of a Cheyenne warrior also known as Making Medicine who served as a missionary in Indian Territory, and later became the first Oklahoman to become a saint in the Episcopal Church. The collection includes letters, photographs, a biography, and essay on the Indian assimilation movement
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