Robert Townsend Reese
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How Autonomous Vehicles Will Change the World
- Why Self-Driving Car Technology Will Usher in a New Age of Prosperity and Disruption. Robot Automation, Musk, Bezos & the Electric Revolution of the Future
- De: Anthony Raymond
- Narrado por: Anthony Raymond
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 42
Take a look at the vehicle sitting in your driveway. It may be the last one you ever own. With an estimated 33 million fully autonomous cars and taxis projected to hit the road by 2040, an automotive renaissance is soon to be upon us. Personal car ownership currently costs the average sedan owner $9,000 annually. But car ownership may soon be a thing of the past.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring book
- De J. Hastings en 10-24-21
- How Autonomous Vehicles Will Change the World
- Why Self-Driving Car Technology Will Usher in a New Age of Prosperity and Disruption. Robot Automation, Musk, Bezos & the Electric Revolution of the Future
- De: Anthony Raymond
- Narrado por: Anthony Raymond
Thought provoking.
Revisado: 02-10-21
Author has provided a thoughtful analysis of the effects of automation on society which I found interesting. Too often technical books aim to be "Gee whiz", which can be fun to read, but are weaker in discussing how this technology will integrate with the world around it. This book deals with these details in appropriate depth, which made this a worthwhile read.
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First War of Physics
- The Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939-1949
- De: Jim Baggott
- Narrado por: Mark Ashby
- Duración: 17 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
An epic story of science and technology at the very limits of human understanding: the monumental race to build the first atomic weapons.
Rich in personality, action, confrontation, and deception, The First War of Physics is the first fully realized popular account of the race to build humankind's most destructive weapon. The book draws on declassified material, such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded Soviet messages cracked by American cryptographers in the Venona project, and interpretations by Russian scholars of documents from the Soviet archives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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For all atom bomb and physics nerds
- De Jodie Swafford en 11-30-18
- First War of Physics
- The Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939-1949
- De: Jim Baggott
- Narrado por: Mark Ashby
Very enlightening!
Revisado: 04-12-14
This book really shines a bright light on a history that was previously unavailable. Baggot has provided a very concise history of the scientific discoveries that set the stage for the Manhattan Project, and documents American, British German and Russian efforts to harness nuclear power. My background as a nuclear engineer allowed me to easily follow the technical discussion, which might be difficult for the general reader.
The main thrust of the book is to try and understand why the great nuclear arms race started, and to discuss the role of the scientists in this. Baggot has done a good job of presenting the issues and personalities of the participants. He gives a good detailed presentations of why German scientists, despite a significant head start on understanding nuclear fission, were not able to make an atomic bomb, and how the Soviet Union successfully infiltrated the Manhattan Project, getting valuable information that allowed them to avoid technical pit falls.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, and Mark Ashby gave an excellent narration. I gave the story 4 stars largely because, as I sighted above, the technical discussion may be difficult for the general reader.
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