Bücher von David Fisher

Structure-directed synthesis aims at the design and preparation of novel solid-state structures; using the structure-directing capability of some molecular additive, the so-called structure-directing agent. This general train of thought has led to the development of many weird and wonderful strategies. The book presents an in-depth review of the field and discusses the potential for further developments. Some of the topics are listed under 'Keywords'. The book references 343 original resources with their direct web links for in-depth reading.Keywords: Directed Synthesis, Multicomponent Colloidal Nanostructures, Nanoparticle-Seed Surfaces, Photocatalytic and Photo-Electrochemical Applications, Synthesis of Nanostructured Metal Oxides and Metal Oxalates, Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors and Metals with Surface Plasmon-Resonance Active Bands, Mesoporous Materials Possessing Multilevel Architectures, Spatially Distinct Nanostructured Organic and Inorganic Arrays, 2- and 3-Dimensional Periodic Composite Structures, Protein-Protein Interaction and DNA Hybridization, Polynuclear Complexes and Coordination Polymers of 3d Metals, Ultra-Small Metal Nanoclusters, Biomolecule-Nanocluster Composites, Nanostructured Sulphur-Carbon Nanotube Cathode.

Graphene supercapacitors, also called ultracapacitors or electrical double-layer capacitors, have increasingly begun to rival conventional batteries. They allow to manipulate the nanoscale structure of carbon-based supercapacitors and offer the additional advantage of sequestering increasing amounts of carbon from the environment, thus helping to limit global warming. The book focuses on the choice of electrode materials, their properties and methods of fabrication. It references 494 original resources with their direct web links for in-depth reading.Keywords: Graphene Supercapacitors, Micro-Supercapacitors, Oxides, Sulfides, Selenides, Hydroxides, Phosphates, Nitrides, Fabrication, Printing, Environmental Effects.

"Der Weltraum, unendliche Weiten. Wir schreiben das Jahr 2200. Dies sind die Abenteuer des Raumschiffs Enterprise ..." Ganze Generationen kennen diese magischen Worte, die jede Folge der bekanntesten Science-Fiction-Serie der Welt einleiten - Star Trek, in Deutschland besser bekannt als Raumschiff Enterprise. Kommandant des Sternenkreuzers war William Shatner alias Captain James T. Kirk. 1962 hatte er im B-Movie Weißer Terror von Roger Corman noch einen hasserfüllten Rassisten im tiefsten Süden gespielt. Nur wenige Jahre später gab er in fernen Galaxien seinem schwarzen Kommunikationsoffizier, der attraktiven Lt. Uhura, einen Kuss. Es war der erste zwischen einem Weißen und einer Schwarzen in der Filmgeschichte, und er führte in den USA zu einem Riesenskandal! In seiner warmherzigen, humorvollen und nachdenklichen Autobiografie berichtet Shatner von einem Leben zwischen den Extremen. Als einsames Kind in Montreal aufgewachsen, wurde er zum weltweiten Publikumsmagneten, den die Fans auch heute noch bei jeder Autogrammstunde belagern. Die Ikone der Popkultur führt seit langem aber auch ein Leben fernab der Schlagzeilen, wo sie sich wohltätigen Zwecken widmet: Mal unterstützt Shatner therapeutisches Reiten, dann wieder steigt er mit über 80 Jahren selbst in den Sattel einer Harley Davidson und macht sich zu einer 2.400 Meilen langen Tour durch die USA auf, um Spenden für bedürftige Veteranenkinder zu sammeln. William Shatner hat mehr erlebt und gesehen als die meisten anderen Menschen. Sein Leben wurde sowohl von traumatischen Ereignissen wie dem schrecklichen Unfalltod seiner Frau Nerine bestimmt als auch von Triumphen wie der Verleihung des "Golden Globe" und des "Emmy". Captain Kirk, wie er immer noch liebevoll genannt wird, präsentiert dem Leser in seinem fesselnden Buch originelle Gedanken zu Liebe und Leidenschaft, zu Hass und tiefempfundener Menschlichkeit. In diesem Zusammenhang tauchen dann natürlich auch die "Schlitzohr" Mr. Spock auf und Bordarzt "Pille", Kollegen, die Shatners Lebensweg maßgeblich prägten. Lebe lang ... und was ich auf meinem Weg lernte ist eine hochemotionale Autobiografie und gleichzeitig das grundehrliche Porträt eines empfindsamen und kultivierten Zeitgenossen.

David Fisher invites us to create our own roadmap for life's journey. For any of us feeling trapped by our own thought habits, this gem of a book offers concrete practices for us to get better acquainted with our humanity and to cultivate benefit ...

A fresh analysis of the just war tradition that addresses key contemporary security challenges, including the changing nature of war, military pre-emption and torture, the morality of the Iraq war, and humanitarian intervention.

There's a reason The Nation, America's leading progressive magazine, named Robert Wexler the country's "Most Valuable Congressman." It's the same reason right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh refers to him as "disgusting." It's because for the last twelve years Wexler has been Congress's most outspoken liberal -- taking on George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Alberto Gonzales, General David Petraeus, and, when necessary, even his own party.In Fire-Breathing Liberal, Wexler brings readers onto the floor of the House and puts them at the center of some of the last decade's biggest controversies. He passionately describes how he defended Bill Clinton from impeachment and how he stood up against the Bush brothers when the "butterfly" ballots in his Florida district wrongly decided the 2000 presidential election. He also offers an honest and brutal assessment of the Iraq war and explains why he has become a leader in the movement to impeach Vice President Cheney. And, with warmth and wit, Wexler shares some of the funniest stories from the corridors of Congress, including how he became The Colbert Report's most talked-about guest.This is a remarkably candid first-person account of recent political history that shows government as it has rarely been seen -- by a Democrat in the middle of the storms.

An engrossing account of the mutual nonaggression treaty signed by Hitler and Stalin in 1939, and the historical events it produced. Here readers will be able to view the dramatic story of the circumstances behind the signing, and twenty-two months later, the breaking of this notorious pact.

And yet when independence came on the stroke of midnight of August 14, 1947, events unfolded with a violence that shocked the world: entire trainloads of Muslim and Hindu refugees were slaughtered on their flight to safety -- not by the British, but by each other. Macaulay's dream had become a flawed and bloody reality. The Proudest Day is a riveting account of the end of the Raj, the most romantic of all the great empires. Anthony Read and David Fisher tell the whole epic story in compelling and colorful detail from its beginnings more than a century earlier; their powerful narrative takes a fresh look at many of the events and personalities involved, especially the three charismatic giants --Gandhi, Nehru, and Jinnah --who dominated the final, increasingly bitter thirty years. Meanwhile, a succession of British politicians and viceroys veered wildly between liberalism and repression until the Raj became a powder keg, wanting only a match.