Most Popular Books by John Man

Tentara Terakota adalah patung-patung prajurit dan kuda yang ditemukan di sekitar Makam Kaisar Pertama China, Qin Shi Huang. Tentara Terakota pertama kali ditemukan pada 1974 oleh beberapa petani setempat di dekat Xi’an, Provinsi Shaanxi. Jumlah patung-patung itu diperkirakan lebih dari 8.000 prajurit, 130 kereta dengan 520 kuda dan 150 kuda kavaleri, yang sebagian besar masih terkubur di banyak lubang. Para arkeolog percaya bahwa ada banyak lubang yang masih menunggu untuk ditemukan. Terkubur di dalam tanah sejak 210 SM, Tentara Terakota bertugas sebagai “tentara gaib” penjaga makam sang kaisar. Kaisar Qin Shi Huang, penguasa brilian sekaligus kejam pemersatu China dan pembangun Tembok Besar China pertama, konon dihinggapi paranoia dan berambisi untuk tetap berkuasa bahkan dalam kehidupan di alam baka, sebagaimana ia berkuasa di dunia. Tak pelak, di sekeliling gundukan makam raksasanya, yang hingga kini tetap tertutup, lubang-lubang terowongan lain menyembunyikan dunia gaib para pejabat negara, prajurit, kereta, kuda, penghibur, dan musisi. Penemuan ini mengungkap salah satu rahasia besar dalam sejarah China, dan sekaligus membuka jalan bagi penemuan arkeologis terbesar sepanjang masa. Dan, dengan merangkai sejarah dan pengalaman tangan-pertama dari berbagai perjalanannya di China, John Man mengisahkan riwayat sejarah tentang bagaimana dan mengapa artefak-artefak yang mengagumkan ini diciptakan pada abad ke-3 SM.

A panoramic history of the roots of China and Mongolia’s historic rivalry—and why it matters today. The Great Wall of China—stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea—remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might. And yet for all its grandeur, the Wall also marks a vulnerability: an ever-present reminder of old battlelines and never-ending tension with China’s northern neighbours. Travelling by sacred mountains and along forgotten trade routes, John Man journeys through China and Mongolia, tracing the contours of their uneasy shared histories. From the tumult of the Warring States Period to the present day, Man weaves a thrilling tale of battling warlords, imperial power plays, Soviet interference and contemporary political manoeuvring. Looking to the future of the region, Conquering the North canvasses the still fractious interplay of two rival cultures and the continuing struggle for Mongolian sovereignty as China continues to edge north.

Profusely illustrated text describes the characteristics and environment of the dinosaurs and suggests reasons for their sudden demise.

Recent advances in Compressed Sensing theory has lead researcher to apply these techniques to the design of sampling systems which can sample spectrally sparse signals with a wide bandwidth below the Nyquist rate. Xampling is a framework proposed to design such Sub-Nyquist sampling systems. This work presents results and analysis of simulations of impairments in of such systems. The impacts of hardware impairments, choice of reconstruction algorithm, signal energy dynamic range and channel mismatches on system performance are studied. Results show that if a system is designed with a sufficient number of channels then it may be able to maintain performance despite impairment.

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En 1434, les livres sont manuscrits et ne circulent pas. Les gens vivent dans la crainte de Dieu. 80% d’entre eux sont analphabètes. En 1434, Johann Gutenberg a la trentaine. Il vit à Mayence et cela fait maintenant dix ans qu’il fabrique et poinçonne des pièces de monnaie. Il gagne peu d’argent, s’ennuie beaucoup et se lance dans la fabrique de reliques sacrées, un petit bout de métal frappé comme une pièce de monnaie qu’il vend une fortune aux milliers de pèlerins qui croient alors dur comme fer en ses vertus salvatrices. « Et si seulement il existait un moyen de produire des textes rapidement, en grande quantité, plutôt que des amulettes ? » Pour cela, il doit fabriquer des lettres à la place des amulettes, des milliers de lettres en plomb. Puis inventer une façon de les assembler pour former des lignes, des pages, et enfin des livres. Gutenberg était en train de concevoir l’imprimerie à caractères mobiles. Il lui faudra encore plusieurs années pour mettre en oeuvre son idée. Mais, pas à pas, obstinément, toujours à court d’argent, pressé par les créanciers, il parviendra à ouvrir la porte aux délices du savoir.