Building Technology

In this uniquely American memoir, Homer "Sonny" Hickam beautifully captures a moment when a dying town, a divided family, and a band of teenage dreamers dared to set their sights on the stars. Looking back after a distinguished NASA career that fulfilled his boyhood ambition, Hickam shares the story of his youth, taking listeners into the life of the little mining town and the boys who came to embody both its tensions and its dreams.

Kubernetes has become the dominant container orchestrator, but many organizations that have recently adopted this system are still struggling to run actual production workloads. In this practical book, four software engineers from VMware bring their shared experiences running Kubernetes in production and provide insight on key challenges and best practices.

Step into the future of education with Dr. Samuel Li’s groundbreaking exploration of how Generative AI, immersive technologies, and metaverse classrooms are reshaping learning for the next generation. Smart Education is part of the acclaimed Building Digital Twin Metaverse Cities book series, which provides insights into how emerging technologies are revolutionizing every aspect of our lives.

Have you ever wondered how the Hoover Dam was built? Follow along as the Colorado River itself tells you its story! A lot of work went into the construction of this giant dam, but it was worth it—we now have Lake Mead and a way of converting the river’s energy into electricity!

Hear about some of the world's biggest building blunders. Find out how each structure failed, the basic building block that was missed during construction, and what engineers learned from their mistakes.

In mid-1860s, two railroad companies had a huge job in front of them: building the transcontinental railroad. The railroad would run from east to west across the United States. As the grueling work began, there were many choices to make. Now, the choices are yours.

What does it take to make a tough tower? Gather some supplies and try it out for yourself! Discover tips and ideas on how to build the best tower around!

What does it take to make a boat float? Gather some supplies and try it out for yourself! Discover tips and ideas on how to build the best boat around!

This audiobook uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young listeners explore real-life structure and tower engineering projects, including the science behind how these buildings are planned and built.

How to Create and Grow a Successful YouTube Channel 2024 provides a blueprint for YouTube channel growth in 2024. Follow it, and you'll be well on your way to creating content you love, building your audience, and maybe even earning some money from your passion.

Discover how bridges are made! Young engineers and architects are introduced to the world of bridges, including the types of bridges, how they’re built, and key terms.

This audiobook uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young listeners explore real-life rolling vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

This audiobook uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young listeners explore real-life flying vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library.

Have you ever looked at a skyscraper and wondered how it was built? Do you ever look up at a tall building and wonder how it does not fall down? This story helps you explore the changes that have led to the creation of skyscrapers! You will get to see the different materials that have been developed to allow for better stability. You will get to understand how things like iron, steel, and concrete have revolutionized the way buildings are built and designed. By the end of this story, you will have a new appreciation for the skyscrapers that are all over the world!

GenAI on AWS is an essential guide for anyone looking to dive into the world of generative AI with the power of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Crafted by a team of experienced cloud and software engineers, this book offers a direct path to developing innovative AI applications. It lays down a hands-on roadmap filled with actionable strategies, enabling you to write secure, efficient, and reliable generative AI applications utilizing the latest AI capabilities on AWS.

Seasoned award-winning Privacy and Cybersecurity leaders Dr. Valerie Lyons (Dublin, Ireland) and Todd Fitzgerald (Chicago, Illinois, USA) have teamed up with over sixty award-winning CPOs, DPOs, highly respected privacy/data protection leaders, data protection authorities, and privacy standard setters who have fought the tough battle.

Companies today are moving rapidly to integrate generative AI into their products and services. But there's a great deal of hype (and misunderstanding) about the impact and promise of this technology. With this book, Chris Fregly, Antje Barth, and Shelbee Eigenbrode from AWS help CTOs, ML practitioners, application developers, business analysts, data engineers, and data scientists find practical ways to use this exciting new technology.

This audiobook teaches you how to build an intelligent system from end to end and leverage machine learning in practice. You will understand how to apply your existing skills in software engineering, data science, machine learning, management, and program management to produce working systems.

Are you ready to transform your passion into profits and build an online empire that thrives in the ever-evolving digital world? In "Blog, Vlog, and Thrive," you’ll discover the ultimate blueprint to not only launch your blog or vlog but to turn it into a passive income machine that earns while you sleep. Whether you're a complete beginner or have been struggling to gain traction, this book gives you the exact strategies, tips, and insider secrets that digital entrepreneurs are using right now to build six-figure businesses in 2024 and beyond!