Review of \u3ci\u3eBarnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus rex.\u3c/i\u3e By Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell.

The book itself is well written, and follows Brown\u27s life chronologically from birth to death. Along the way, the narrative delves, sometimes quite deeply, into the people and events, both American and foreign, that would have influenced Brown\u27s life and work at the time. The reams of facts, figures, and dates in the book are meticulously referenced using the extensive archives of the AMNH. Brown was notorious for not keeping field notes, and correspondence to and from the field with his bosses, as well as annual reports, are the sources for most of the details of Brown\u27s life while associated with the Museum. Despite their efforts, the authors lament that aspects of Brown\u27s personal life and personality can really only be glimpsed from the writings of his two wives, his only daughter, and professional colleagues, leaving the man himself still a bit of a mystery

An evaluation of materials handling equipment in general merchandise warehouses Richmond, Va.

Like most persons exploring a new and unknown field, the writer did not know, at the start, in which directions his research might take him, how far it might lead or what he would find. The stated purpose of the study was to learn what methods and which types of equipment for handling materials were being used currently in general merchandise warehouses in Richmond. The stated objectives were to make a comparison between methods and equipment being used in Richmond and to evaluate them in light of these methods and types of equipment which were considered best by the authorities on these subjects. The author considered it probable that he would find differences in points of view and actions taken to solve similar situations and problems and in this respect he was not mistaken. It was the hope of the writer that he would be able to make direct comparisons of methods and equipment which would lead to definite conclusions, establishing that certain warehouses were superior to others in particular respects

Review of \u3ci\u3eBarnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus rex.\u3c/i\u3e By Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell.

The book itself is well written, and follows Brown\u27s life chronologically from birth to death. Along the way, the narrative delves, sometimes quite deeply, into the people and events, both American and foreign, that would have influenced Brown\u27s life and work at the time. The reams of facts, figures, and dates in the book are meticulously referenced using the extensive archives of the AMNH. Brown was notorious for not keeping field notes, and correspondence to and from the field with his bosses, as well as annual reports, are the sources for most of the details of Brown\u27s life while associated with the Museum. Despite their efforts, the authors lament that aspects of Brown\u27s personal life and personality can really only be glimpsed from the writings of his two wives, his only daughter, and professional colleagues, leaving the man himself still a bit of a mystery

NASA Soil Moisture Data Products and Their Incorporation in DREAM

NASA provides soil moisture data products that include observations from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on the Earth Observing System Aqua satellite, field measurements from the Soil Moisture Experiment campaigns, and model predictions from the Land Information System and the Goddard Earth Observing System Data Assimilation System. Incorporation of the NASA soil moisture products in the Dust Regional Atmospheric Model is possible through use of the satellite observations of soil moisture to set initial conditions for the dust simulations. An additional comparison of satellite soil moisture observations with mesoscale atmospheric dynamics modeling is recommended. Such a comparison would validate the use of NASA soil moisture data in applications and support acceptance of satellite soil moisture data assimilation in weather and climate modeling

Avionics Box Cold Plate Damage Prevention

Over the years there have been several occurrences of damage to Space Shuttle Orbiter cold plates during removal and replacement of avionics boxes. Thus a process improvement team was put together to determine ways to prevent these kinds of damage. From this effort there were many solutions including, protective covers, training, and improved operations instructions. The focus of this paper is to explain the cold plate damage problem and the corrective actions for preventing future damage to aerospace avionics cold plate designs

Computer and Data Processing System for Small Colleges

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