Deep in an Arizona mountain, the world's largest supercollider will probe what happened at the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself. The brainchild of Nobel laureate Gregory North Hazelius, the supercollider, given the name Isabella, is the most expensive machine ever built. Some people think it may unlock the mysteries of the universe. ...

Laurence Fisher, a Londoner stuck in a go-nowhere job, is too wrapped up in his own unhappiness to spare concern for anyone else
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Collects the works that deal with religious themes. From the story about the nature of killing to an offbeat interpretation of the coming of the Messiah at the end of the 21st century, this title elaborates the author's philosophies on God, Jesus, the Wandering Jew, & other elements of religion. ...

Brings together the key elements of the loads produced from explosive sources, how they interact with structures & the way structures respond to them. This work presents quantitative information & design methods. It is also

Includes:: a coverage of the threat spectrum, & is supported by relevant worked examples.

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Reflects developments in the field of blast engineering since the early 1990s. Combining coverage of the design standards, codes & materials with an appreciation of the needs & demands of the designer, this book provides the engineer with a comprehensive source of reference for the main elements of blast engineering design in modern practice. ...

It's 2.15a.m. & the phone rings. The protagonist of this tale is lying awake, listening to the sound of his own voice on the answer machine informing the caller that there is no one there & thinking that only someone with bad news would ring at this time of night. He is right, it is a blast from the past. ...

1962. Calvin Webber (Christopher Walken) is a brilliant scientist who has built a self-sufficient bunker in his suburban home. When a plane crashes nearby he mistakes the roar for a nuclear attack & flees to the bunker with his pregnant wife (Sissy Spacek). Their son Adam (Brendan Fraser) is born in the time-locked bunker & spends the first thirty-five years of his life oblivious to the progress of time outside his shelter. When he is finally released he bumps straight into Eve (Alicia Silverstone), a young but already cynical inhabitant of 1990s L.A. Having had a string of no-hoper boyfriends, dead-end jobs & broken dreams, Eve is pleasantly surprised by Adam's wide-eyed naiveity & the couple find themselves falling in love. ...