The Universal Carrier was a fast lightly armed vehicle developed by the British Army to carry infantry across ground defended by small-arms fire; specifically the Bren light machine gun hence the name Bren Gun Carrier. This name would stick with the Universal Carrier & all of its future variants. This book details the Carrier which was employed in a number of roles including carrying ammunition & towing anti-aircraft guns & trailers. All Allies used the Universal Carrier extensively during practically every World War II campaign. By the wars end the Universal Carrier had proved itself to be an invaluable & successful cross-country vehicle that was both agile & fast for its time. ...

Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit a video game or a complex control system the design we see is the culmination of many concepts & practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on everything designers have always had to scramble to find the information & know-how required to make a design work-until now. Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design. Richly illustrated & easy to navigate it pairs clear explanations of every design concept with visual examples of the concepts applied in practice. From the 80/20" rule to chunking from baby-face bias to Occams razor & from self-similarity to storytelling every major design concept is defined & illustrated for readers to expand their knowledge. This landmark reference will become the standard for designers engineers architects & students who seek to broaden & improve their design expertise." ...

Jonathan Cowap: if someone is described as hirsute what are they? Contestant: Erm... Jonathan Cowap: here's a clue. Most men are & most women would like us to think they are not. Contestant: is it gay Jonathan?
- 24 Hour Challenge" (BBC Radio York). There's nothing quite like a quick fire question the pressure of a countdown or the expectant stare of Jeremy Paxman for making even the most intelligent quiz show contestants (as well as the not so clever) come out with the most unbelievably stupid answers. " Universally Challenged" is a collection of slip-ups blunders & misunderstandings from contestants who really are the weakest link. It

Includes:: these priceless examples from " Family Fortunes"
- Les Dennis: name something that could be useful to a blind man. Contestant: a sword. Les Dennis: name a bird with a long neck. Contestant: Naomi Campbell. Les Dennis: name something people might be allergic to. Contestant: skiing. This hilarious compendium of stupidity is guaranteed to have readers of any age howling in disbelief."



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Where did the Universe come from? This is the single biggest & most difficult question that there is. From early religions through Greek Philosophy & Western Science man has always attempted to discover the meaning of our place in the Universe. In the last twenty years these debates have all been stood on their head by amazing discoveries big bang theory & ideas about new sub-atomic layers. The nature of Time & Space are truly up for grabs. With a witty & accessible style Osborne leads us on a historical & informative journey through the philosophies of the universe including the importance of telescopes mathematics & relativity theory & ending with contemporary mind-expanding concepts such as the reversibility of time & parallel universes. Chapters include: The Beginnings of Cosmology; From Stars In Their Eyes to Telescopes & Beyond; The Newtonian Revolution: Mechanics & Maestros; The Rise of Modern Cosmology: From Here to Eternity; New Dimensions; & Holes Bangs & Curvature: Eternity Gets Bigger. ...

The Universe: 365 Days has been created by the founders of Astronomy Picture of the Day a website created & maintained by two astrophysicists in collaboration with NASA that has been in existence since 1995. The site has become one of the most popular on the web
- it now gets one million hits a week. Using this website as a resource for The Universe: 365 Days this book contains a visually stunning group of the best & most educational astronomy-based images available. The text that accompanies each picture is both fun & informative engaging the reader with questions anecdotes & the wonders of the cosmos.
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This stunning collection of images & essays surveys the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe ...

Internationally renowned theoretical physicist & bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative revelatory answers to the biggest philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why does anything exist? & how is it all going to end? ' Why is there something rather than nothing?' is the question atheists & scientists are always asked & until now there has not been a satisfying scientific answer. Today exciting scientific advances provide new insight into this cosmological mystery: not only can something arise from nothing but something will always arise from nothing. A mind-bending trip back to the beginning of the beginning A Universe from Nothing authoritatively presents the most recent evidence that explains how our universe evolved
- & the implications for how it's going to end. It will provoke challenge & delight readers to look at the most basic underpinnings of existence in a whole new way. In the words of Richard Dawkins: this could potentially be the most important scientific book since Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
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Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time was a publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty languages it has sold over nine million copies worldwide. It continues to captivate & inspire new readers every year. When it was first published in 1988 the ideas discussed in it were at the cutting edge of what was then known about the universe. In the intervening years there have been extraordinary advances in our understanding of the space & time. The technology for observing the micro- & macro-cosmic world has developed in leaps & bounds. During the same period cosmology & the theoretical sciences have entered a new golden age. Professor Stephen Hawking has been at the heart of this new scientific renaissance. Now in The Universe in a Nutshell Stephen Hawking brings us fully up-to-date with the advances in scientific thinking. We are now nearer than we have ever been to a full understanding of the universe. In a fascinating & accessible discussion that ranges from quantum mechanics to time travel black holes to uncertainty theory to the search for science's Holy Grail
- the unified field theory (or in layman's terms the 'theory of absolutely everything') Professor Hawking once more takes us to the cutting edge of modern thinking. Beautifully illustrated throughout with original artwork commissioned for this project The Universe in a Nutshell is guaranteed to be the biggest science book of 2001.
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Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years home to a zoo of tiny aliens & controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe the human body is the most incredible thing in existence. In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science Brian Clegg explores mitochondria in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses which include the ability to detect warps in space & time & why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot. Read THE UNIVERSE INSIDE YOU & you'll never look at yourself the same way again. ...

Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years home to a zoo of tiny aliens & controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe the human body is the most incredible thing in existence. In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science Brian Clegg explores mitochondria in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses which include the ability to detect warps in space & time & why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot. Read THE UNIVERSE INSIDE YOU & youll never look at yourself the same way again. ...