Matter and man / [by] M. Vasilyev and K. Stanyukovich ; translated from the Russian by V. Talmy.
Material type: TextLanguage: engrus Publication details: Moscow : Peace Publishers ; [1960]Description: 178 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cmUniform titles:- V mire semi stikhiĭ. English
- QC 21 .V361 1960
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Translation of V mire semi stikhiĭ.
Face to face (instead of an introduction) --
The matter of the universe: A search for vacuum -- States and fields -- Man the master -- Solids, liquids, and gases --
Plasmas: The fourth state of matter -- Self-constructing discharge -- Stellar fuel --
Field: Intangible matter -- Omnipresent force -- Dr. Einstein's revolution -- The expanding universe -- Particles of gravity -- In the heart of the atom -- Factories of matter -- Continents awaiting their Columbuses --
Machines of rays and jets: A journey into the day after tomorrow -- Takeoff from the asteroid Pallas -- Trip to the stars -- The time paradox --
Explosion: Gas dynamics -- Gas flow into vacuum -- Shock waves -- Exploding stars -- Cosmic clouds -- Speed as an explosive -- Explosions at work --
Biography of the universe: The day of creation -- The family of planets -- One turn of the spiral -- Master of the universe (instead pf a conclusion.)
The book talks about the various aspects of matter and how man (humans!) has come to control them and use them. The book thematically explores solids, liquids, gases, plasma, radiation, fields, gas dynamics and some aspects of cosmology and how can be they used in order to serve mankind.
Translated from Russian.
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