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Título: Alessandro Volta

Subtitular: Apasionado por la física [Alessandro Volta: A Passion for Physics]

Autor: Online Studio Productions

Narrador: Online Studio Productions

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 19 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 07-28-15

Editor: Online Studio Productions

Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Resumen del editor:

Gran físico italiano, es famoso principalmente por haber desarrollado la pila eléctrica en 1800, un invento que asombró al mundo entero. Hoy, en mérito a su labor, la unidad de fuerza electromotriz del Sistema Internacional de Unidades lleva el nombre de voltio en su honor desde el año 1881, y desde 1964 la UAI decidió en su honor llamarle Volta a un astroblema lunar.

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Title: @heaven

Subtitle: The Online Death of a Cybernetic Futurist

Author: Kim Hastreiter

Narrator: David Drummond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Ninteen ninety-four, Northern California. The Internet is just emerging from its origins in the military and university research labs. Groups of idealistic technologists, recognizing its potential as a tool for liberation and solidarity, are working feverishly to build the network. In the early chat rooms of one such gathering, soon-to-become-famous as The WELL, a Stanford futurist named Tom Mandel creates a new conference. In a topic headed "Local Bug Report", he asks for advice from fellow online participants about how he might shake off a persistent hacking cough. A few weeks into the conversation, it emerges that Mandel's illness is something serious. Within six months he is dead. This astonishing and deeply moving book is an edited version of the exchanges that took place on The WELL in the months leading up to the death of Mandel. It traces the way an innocuous health topic morphed into a dramatic chronicle of terminal illness and the complicated and emotional issues that surrounded it. A cast of articulate and savvy participants offer their advice and love to Mandel, supporting both him and each other as the trauma unfolds. At the center of their back-and-forth is Mandel himself, in a voice that is irascible, intelligent, never sentimental, and, above all, determined to stay in the conversation to the end. With an introduction by Paper editor Kim Hastreiter, who followed the exchanges on The WELL as they happened and was so moved that she printed and filed away a copy, @heaven opens a window onto the way the Internet functioned in its earliest days. In contrast to the trolling and take-downs of today's online discourse, this electronic chronicle of a death foretold reminds us of the values of kinship and community that the Internet's early pioneers tried to instill in a system that went on to take over the world.

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Titolo: Albert Einstein

Sottotitolo: Un genio in ritardo

Autore: Patrizia Principi

Narratore: Lorenzo Visi

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 53 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 07-03-15

Editore: Area 51 Short

Valutazioni: 3.5 su 5 su 3 voti

Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Riepilogo Editore:

Lo scienziato Albert Einstein è a tutti gli effetti licona indiscussa del genio e una delle figure più famose e riconoscibili di tutti i tempi. Se immaginiamo un genio, uno scienziato, il pensiero va automaticamente a quel volto bonario, solcato da un sorriso ironico e circondato da una massa di capelli arruffati. I tratti che spesso sono associati al genio (l'anticonformismo, il rifiuto delle convenzioni, lessere controcorrente) sono proprio quelli di una personalità tanto complessa quanto affascinante come quella di Einstein.

Questo ritratto ripercorrerà la vita del genio a partire dalla rivoluzione in campo scientifico che gli valse l'appellativo di "costruttore di universi", il Nobel per la fisica nel 1921. Einstein tuttavia trascorse gran parte della propria vita a dimostrare lincompletezza della meccanica quantistica, quella stessa meccanica quantistica che aveva preso il via dalla sua teoria della relatività.

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Recensioni dei membri:

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Titolo: Isaac Newton

Sottotitolo: L'anima della sperimentazione

Autore: Paolo Beltrami

Narratore: Lorenzo Visi

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 37 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 07-03-15

Editore: Area 51 Short

Valutazioni: 4 su 5 su 1 voti

Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Riepilogo Editore:

Grazie al pensiero e alle opere di Isaac Newton, oggi siamo in grado di applicare le leggi matematiche alla fisica, di calcolare con precisione la diversa forza di gravità sui vari pianeti o di comprendere la natura della luce e della rifrazione dei colori. Il suo apporto alle scienze moderne è inestimabile e moltissime teorie che oggi diamo per scontate derivano dai suoi lavori in molteplici campi della scienza, ma anche della filosofia e della teologia. Come Galileo Galilei e altri pensatori rivoluzionari prima di lui, dovette combattere per tutta la vita una battaglia assai personale: mantenere vivo il coraggio di proporre nuove teorie scientifiche a un mondo accademico troppo legato alle tradizioni e di portare avanti le proprie idee andando contro ciò che si riteneva assodato, con grandi sacrifici ed enorme forza di volontà.

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Title: Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Ferdinand Magellan

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Michael Gilboe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-03-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

"Most versed in nautical charts, he knew better than any other the true art of navigation, of which it is certain proof that he by his genius, and his intrepidity, without anyone having given him the example, how to attempt the circuit of the globe which he had almost completed.... The glory of Magellan will survive him." (Antonio Pigafetta)

Ferdinand Magellan was unquestionably one of the more remarkable figures of the Age of Exploration, and given his fateful expedition, he has the era's most unique legacy. Today he is remembered as the first man to circumnavigate the globe, despite the fact he died thousands of miles away from Spain in the Philippines. It is also commonly overlooked that among the famous and historic expeditions in the early 16th century, Magellan's was by far the most dangerous, unique, and adventurous. Nearly 240 men would set sail from Spain in August 1519 aboard five ships, and 18 would return to Spain in September 1522 aboard one ship.

Given his legacy and the fact that he died half a world away from Spain, the nature of his achievements has sometimes been misunderstood. Though he personally didn't circumnavigate the globe, Magellan was one of the most accomplished navigators of his time. During his expedition he crucially charted territories previously unexplored by Europeans, including the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America.

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Titolo: Paracelso

Sottotitolo: Il medico alchimista

Autore: Simona De Nicola

Narratore: Michele P. Pompei

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 36 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 06-02-15

Editore: Area 51 Short

Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Riepilogo Editore:

Il medico e alchimista svizzero Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, detto Paracelso, nacque a Einsiedeln il 14 novembre 1493 e morì a Salisburgo il 24 settembre 1541; è stato un personaggio chiave nella storia della medicina e una delle figure più rappresentative del periodo a cavallo tra Medioevo e Rinascimento. Paracelso fu tra i primi a rifiutare l'insegnamento tradizionale della medicina, dando vita a una nuova disciplina che getterà le basi per la nascita della chimica e dell'applicazione dei minerali al campo medico.

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Title: What Good are Shareholders? (Harvard Business Review)

Author: Yves L. Doz, Keeley Wilson

Narrator: Todd Mundt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-15

Publisher: Harvard Business School

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

How companies can exploit the trove of ideas and opportunities in global innovation projects by replicating the natural benefits of colocation.

This article was first published in the October 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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Title: Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Mark Linsenmayer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

The Renaissance spawned the use of the label "Renaissance man" to describe a person who is extremely talented in multiple fields, and no discussion of the Renaissance is complete without the original Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci. Indeed, if 100 people are asked to describe Leonardo in one word, they might give 100 answers. As the world's most famous polymath and genius, Leonardo found time to be a painter, a sculptor, an architect, a musician, a scientist, a mathematician, an engineer, an inventor, an anatomist, a geologist, a cartographer, a botanist, and a writer.

It would be hard to determine which field Leonardo had the greatest influence in. His Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are among the most famous paintings of all time, standing up against even Michelangelo's work. But even if he was not the age's greatest artist, Leonardo may have conducted his most influential work in other fields. His emphasis on the importance of nature would influence enlightened philosophers centuries later, and he sketched speculative designs for gadgets like helicopters that would take another four centuries to create.

Leonardo's vision and philosophy were made possible by his astounding work as a mathematician, an engineer, and a scientist. At a time when much of science was dictated by Church teachings, Leonardo studied geology and anatomy long before they truly even became scientific fields, and he used his incredible artistic abilities to sketch the famous Vitruvian Man, linking art and science together.

Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci chronicles Leonardo's amazing life and work, analyzing the lasting legacy he left across the arts and sciences.

Members Reviews:

Who Knows?

To borrow a favorite phrase from baseball announcers, this reader was reading as if he were double parked. I got absolutely nothing memorable from the book. I got the idea that there were many facts and opinions expressed, but I would be hard pressed to recall any. Too bad!

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Title: Legendary Scientists: The Life and Legacy of Albert Einstein

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Edoardo Camponeschi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

"Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But there is no doubt in my mind that the lion belongs with it even if he cannot reveal himself to the eye all at once because of his huge dimension." - Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) needs no formal introduction. He is remembered around the world as one of history's most brilliant geniuses, and one of its most influential scientists. Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics, and he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". And though he is best known for his contributions to science with over 300 scientific papers, the witty Einstein also wrote over 150 non-scientific works, many of them infused with his humor. The entire package of his life and career has ensured that people continue to describe intelligent people as "Einsteins".

Einstein's greatest and most famous theory is the theory of relativity, which fundamentally changed the understanding of physics and astronomy during the 20th century. When first published, relativity superseded a 200-year-old theory of mechanics put forth by Isaac Newton. The theory of relativity overturned the concept of motion from Newton's day, into all motion is relative. Time was no longer uniform and absolute. Therefore, physics is no longer understood as space by itself, and time by itself. Instead, an added dimension had to be taken into account in the form of curved spacetime. Time now depended on velocity, and contraction became a fundamental consequence at appropriate speeds.

Members Reviews:

Learned a lot about Einstein

Who would have figured Einstein was a womanizer, totally ignored his families in favor of scientific achievement, and in the end, was worried about what destructive possibilities that he had unleashed upon the world.

I enjoyed the book. It was well written, and would definitely make me consider reading more on Einstein.

Also, amazed with all of the great quotes that came out of this guy.

Einstein

A very good books with pictures from the life of Albert Einstein was given in this book and this was a very good read.

Not really a book

An interesting 'overview' of Einstein's life, but not a true biography (OK - I missed the part about only being 64 pages when I downloaded it). You can find the same informaion on Wikipedia for free. For a detailed account of Einsteins life try: Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (Apr 10, 2007) - Kindle eBook.

It' True Brainy people have a lot of Hangups

A very interesting book that gives the reader a glimpse into the personal life of Mr. E=mc2.

There is much you may not know about this very complicated thinker and this book reveals a lot.

A GENIUS, A CHAUVINIST, A PACIFIST

Albert Einstein was many things in his life and continues to be many things though he's been dead more than fifty years. I kept a poster in my classroom with what was probably his goofiest picture and his quote that, "Imagination is more important than intelligence."

It amazed me that my slowest students could quote the theory of relativity, but my brightest didn't know what the letters stood for. Understanding is at least as important as knowing.

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Title: American Legends: The Wright Brothers

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Rich Germaine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity, and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if not my life. I have been trying to arrange my affairs in such a way that I can devote my entire time for a few months to experiment in this field." (Wilbur Wright, 1900)

A lot of time has been spent covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute. And they can do so while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

The lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright are quintessential American stories. Growing up in America's heartland, the boys lived very ordinary lives with five other siblings and worked printing and repair jobs that involved tinkering with tools and bicycles. But at the end of the 20th century, one of the brothers' passions became an obsession - especially for Wilbur, who would later write, "My brother and I became seriously interested in the problem of human flight in 1899".

The Wright Brothers initially underestimated the difficulties involved in flying, and they were apparently surprised by the fact that so many others were working on solving the "problem of human flight" already. Decades before their own historic plane would end up in the National Air and Space Museum, Wilbur and Orville asked the Smithsonian for reading materials and brushed up on everything from the works of their contemporaries to Leonardo Da Vinci.

Members Reviews:

great book

This is an excellent short history of the lives of Orville and Wilbur. How they developed their invention that was responsible for the birth of aviation. It also talks about the legal battles that they dealt with. The only thing keeping me from giving 5 stars are due to some proofreading problems.

Wright brothers

Excellent short work that explains in layman's terms the scientific advances they performed to make manned flight possible. Also interesting is the legal wrangling that they became involved in.

I liked it, but .........

I learned much about early aviation and Wilbur and Orville. I also learned that this book, like in others, has the defects of that can only be attributed to lack of proofreading. There are unintended words in the place of words that would make more sense. And content is repeated, sometimes on the same page. I would also have liked to see a "Legacy of" section because I'm curious how aviation made such leaps and bounds from 1914 - 1948 (when Orville died).