Tag: Turbulent

Free Download Fred Waitzkin, "Mortal Games: The Turbulent Genius of Garry Kasparov"
English | 1993 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 0671711997, 0786754877 | EPUB | 0,5 mb
This is a look inside the mind of Nigel Short’s opponent in October 1993 in London for the World Chess Championship. This book tells a story of chess played at the genius level, of an extraordinary personality and of contemporary Soviet politics. Gary Kasparov is the perhaps most charismatic and articulate person to hold the world championship since Bobby Fischer, but also an active player in the ongoing Russian political drama and one of the most influential Soviet citizens, and will make a mark on the restructuring of his country. Fred Waitzkin has gained unique access to the man, living with him during the matches with Anatoly Karpov, as he defends his title from his sworn moral enemy, discussing match play in detail and even following him back to his homeland of Azerbaijan to observe his campaign for political office.

Free Download George Packer, "Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade"
English | 2009 | pages: 409 | ISBN: 0374175721, 0374532524 | EPUB | 0,5 mb
Throughout his career as a journalist, George Packer has always been attuned to the voices and stories of individuals caught up in the big ideas and events of contemporary history. Interesting Times unites brilliant investigative pieces such as €œBetrayed,€ about Iraqi interpreters, with personal essays and detailed narratives of travels through war zones and failed states. Spanning a decade that includes the September 11 attacks and the election of Barack Obama, Packer brings insight and passion to his accounts of the war on terror,Iraq, political writers, and the 2008 election. Across these varied subjects a few keythemes recur: the temptations and dangers of idealism; the moral complexities of war and politics; the American capacity for self-blinding and self-renewal. Whether exploring American policies in the wake of September 11, tracking a used T-shirt from New York to Uganda, or describing the ambivalent response in Appalach

Free Download IUTAM Laminar-Turbulent Transition: 9th IUTAM Symposium, London, UK, September 2-6, 2019 by Spencer Sherwin
English | EPUB| 2022 | 809 Pages | ISBN : 3030679012 | 169.3 MB
This volume comprises the carefully revised papers of the 9th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition, held at the Imperial College, London, UK, in September 2019. The papers focus on the leading research in understanding transition to turbulence, which is a challenging topic of fluid mechanics and arises in many modern technologies as well as in nature. The proceedings are of interest for researchers in fluid mechanics and industry who have to handle these types of problems, such as in the aeronautical sector.