Books with author Ross Miller

Castor Efrata-Landeez ... a man with no memory of his life before being trained in the use of the numbers that placed him in the here and now. His teacher, the old blind man in the Regian bulboar tunnels, had access to that entire equation. In addition to the targeting numbers that he could see, Castor had access to only three. But with only those three, it was possible that he and the people being inexplicably drawn to him ... they might be able to change the course of a multi-millennia war ... and restore liberty to the worlds humans had been forced to escape to. ...from The Unity.“Would it be proper to order you to sit and relax for a few minutes?”"No, sir. With this ship and fighters, we have become a military unit.”“I’m not military.” Castor shrugged.“Permission to speak candidly, sir.”“Granted.”Although he was inclined to wave off the question as unnecessary, Garrant apparently believed it was. In his dealings with her, he knew that she did absolutely nothing without a purpose. …and that purpose usually included teaching him something.“Sir,” she began. “You don’t really have much of a choice but to be military. We need a certain amount of discipline on this ship. The only way that can happen is if we become a fully functional military unit.”“You’re far more of a leader than I am,” Castor observed. “I’m just some broken fool who can fly simulated combat missions well and just happened to beat one that wasn’t designed to be won. …which included the disobeying of direct orders, I might add. Can we be only a quasi-military and still maintain the amount of discipline that we have to have?”“As long as everyone understands the rules, Sir. …and if I may say so, Sir … right now, the only ones on this ship who know any rules, at all, are your two commandos.”“If I clamp down on folks, they could just pack up and leave.”“Then make them valuable.”“Valuable?”“Valuable to both this ship and themselves. Most of these people are little more than farmers. But they all have skills. And they can all be taught other skills. Give them times when they can be themselves. But give them other times when they must be strictly the people in your unit, allowing for the limited exercise of personalities at those times. Give them a path to an immediate purpose. For now, get them into the trainer-pods. Some have been there, already, for both running the ship and combat flight. Give them tests and ranks commensurate with their skills, along with a defined pathway for advancement.” After a short pause, she continued. “Give them the solution to that one stress mission. Have them run it. If they beat it, give them the medal. That alone promotes an attitude of a very tightly bonded subunit.”Haunter Grey - Origin begins a science fiction series ... an unquixotic quest for liberty ... set in the Last Ark Universe. It's based on the Grey Squadron characters from the Rebel Squadrons. While the RS Grey Squadron was primarily a Space Combat gaming unit, utilizing fiction as it could, the Haunter Grey books will focus more on the people and their personal stories and struggles.

In the sixth century B.C.E., the Greek philosopher Anaximander theorized that Earth was at the center of the cosmos. That idea became ingrained in scientific thinking and Christian religious beliefs for more than one thousand years. Defiance of church doctrine could mean death, so no one dared dispute this long-accepted idea. No one except a handful of courageous scientists. In the 1500s and 1600s, men like Nicolaus Copernicus, Johanned Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton began to ask questions. What if Earth actually orbited the sun, instead of the other way around? What if the universe was much bigger than anyone imagined? These scientists risked their reputations―even their lives―to challenge the very heart of Catholic dogma and scientific tradition. Yet, in less than 200 years, their radical thinking overturned theories that had lasted more than a millennium. Join these bold thinkers on the journey of discovery that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos.

Huge, towering clouds build up in the sky―it's a super cell. The Doppler radar indicates that the system is rotating. But is there a funnel? Is it touching the ground? Only a storm chaser can confirm when a tornado is present―and help meteorologists warn nearby towns. Whenever severe weather threatens, storm chasers hit the road to hunt for tornadoes, hurricanes, or violent storms. Some drive thousands of miles in just a few days as they follow a storm system from Iowa to Texas. Others serve their cities and towns by taking photos from their backyards and phoning in storm details to local weather stations. Specially trained Hurricane Hunters hop into aircraft packed with scientific instruments to fly deep into powerful hurricanes, hoping to reach the eye of the storm. Are storm chasers a bunch of foolish daredevils? Not at all. Many are scientists while others are professional photographers and videographers. Storm chasers arm themselves with training about severe weather, use sophisticated instruments, and follow safety guidelines. In Chasing the Storm, you'll meet real storm chasers and meteorologists, hear their stories, and discover how they do their work. You'll learn tornado basics, get a great window into the science of meteorology, and learn how to pursue a career in the field. You might even decide to become a storm chaser yourself!

Castor Efrata-Landeez ... a man with no memory of his life before being trained in the use of the numbers that placed him in the here and now. His teacher, the old blind man in the Regian bulboar tunnels, had access to that entire equation. In addition to the targeting numbers that he could see, Castor had access to only three. But with only those three, it was possible that he and the people being inexplicably drawn to him ... they might be able to change the course of a multi-millennia war ... and restore liberty to the worlds humans had been forced to escape to. ...from The Unity.“Would it be proper to order you to sit and relax for a few minutes?”"No, sir. With this ship and fighters, we have become a military unit.”“I’m not military.” Castor shrugged.“Permission to speak candidly, sir.”“Granted.”Although he was inclined to wave off the question as unnecessary, Garrant apparently believed it was. In his dealings with her, he knew that she did absolutely nothing without a purpose. …and that purpose usually included teaching him something.“Sir,” she began. “You don’t really have much of a choice but to be military. We need a certain amount of discipline on this ship. The only way that can happen is if we become a fully functional military unit.”“You’re far more of a leader than I am,” Castor observed. “I’m just some broken fool who can fly simulated combat missions well and just happened to beat one that wasn’t designed to be won. …which included the disobeying of direct orders, I might add. Can we be only a quasi-military and still maintain the amount of discipline that we have to have?”“As long as everyone understands the rules, Sir. …and if I may say so, Sir … right now, the only ones on this ship who know any rules, at all, are your two commandos.”“If I clamp down on folks, they could just pack up and leave.”“Then make them valuable.”“Valuable?”“Valuable to both this ship and themselves. Most of these people are little more than farmers. But they all have skills. And they can all be taught other skills. Give them times when they can be themselves. But give them other times when they must be strictly the people in your unit, allowing for the limited exercise of personalities at those times. Give them a path to an immediate purpose. For now, get them into the trainer-pods. Some have been there, already, for both running the ship and combat flight. Give them tests and ranks commensurate with their skills, along with a defined pathway for advancement.” After a short pause, she continued. “Give them the solution to that one stress mission. Have them run it. If they beat it, give them the medal. That alone promotes an attitude of a very tightly bonded subunit.”Haunter Grey - Origin begins a science fiction series ... an unquixotic quest for liberty ... set in the Last Ark Universe. It's based on the Grey Squadron characters from the Rebel Squadrons. While the RS Grey Squadron was primarily a Space Combat gaming unit, utilizing fiction as it could, the Haunter Grey books will focus more on the people and their personal stories and struggles.

How have actual spaceships influenced the design of fictional ones like the Millenium Falcon and the Starship Enterprise? Did a fiction series in Collier's magazine really inspire us to create real-life space stations like Mir and the ISS? How have our depictions of space travel developed as the reality of space travel changed? In his new book Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined, Ron Miller shows that when it comes to manned spacecraft, art actually does imitate life and, even more bizarrely, life imitates art. In fact, astronautics owes its origins to art. Long before engineers and scientists took the possibility of spaceflight seriously, virtually all of its aspects had been explored in art and literature. Miller takes readers on a visual journey through the history of the spaceship both in our collective imagination and in reality. The vivid illustrations trace the spaceship through its conception, engineering, and building, from the practical origins of spaceflight in the wartime V-2 rocket to future Mars programs. They also chart, in exquisite detail, the ubiquity of spaceships in the golden age of space travel (1950s and '60s) plus their broad influence in popular art, television, film, and literature. Spaceships reminds us of the romance of manned space travel as it has been, as we imagined it could be, and as it may be in the future.

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Could life have previously flourished on Mars? Will humans be able to travel there one day? Can humans one day colonize the red planet? NASA scientists have been interested in answering questions like these for a long time. In November 2011, NASA sent the rover Curiosity to Earth's nearest planetary neighbor. By gathering information about Mars's climate and geology, the robot is helping scientists uncover the secrets of the planet and its past. Since its launch, Curiosity has made some amazing discoveries. The rover found an ancient streambed where water once flowed for thousands of years, and rock samples proved that the surface soil on Mars still has water! In addition, from drilling into Martian rock, the rover detected the key chemicals necessary for life―sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and carbon. And Curiosity's measurement of radiation on Mars shows levels similar to that at the International Space Station. These discoveries suggest that some parts of Mars could have been habitable―and may be again in the future. Learn more about the red planet and see what else Curiosity has uncovered!