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Utopia, Nevada: Las Vegas and American Nonfiction
Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, 2007Abstract This essay examines Las Vegas nonfiction by paying particular attention to the utopian function of the city in American aesthetics and to the dystopian energies of those literary texts positioned in the tradition of the New Journalism.
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Engineering with Heavily Cemented Soils in Las Vegas, Nevada
Problematic Soils and Rocks and In Situ Characterization, 2007The material commonly known to engineers in Las Vegas, Nevada, as “caliche” results from cementation of sediments, both fineand coarse-grained, calcium carbonate precipitated in soils where evaporation exceeds precipitation. For engineering purposes, caliche is defined as a rock-like material that occurs in soil deposits erratically in thickness ...
J. L. Werle, B. Luke
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Surficial geology of the Las Vegas quadrangle, Nevada
1966The Las Vegas 15-minute quadrangle, located in the south part of the state of Nevada, includes about 240 square miles in and around the city of Las Vegas; it is in the basin and range province. The quadrangle includes a broad valley floor that was once a lake bottom, a bordering area of badlands and rolling hills developed in Tertiary and Quaternary ...
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The 1973 Physics for Artists Course at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Leonardo, 1975Numerous authors have discussed aspects of the relationships between the visual arts, science and technology in Leonardo, pointing out similarities and differences between these manifestations of human culture. As a painter and teacher with a recent but highly rewarding introduction to the physical sciences, stimulated by my attraction to developments ...
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The Classical Heritage in Neon Lights: Las Vegas, Nevada
The Journal of American Culture, 2001Introduction Our classical heritage can be found today in a variety of elements which constitute the fabric of popular culture. Several recent films are noteworthy for their obvious use of classical themes and subjects while literary examples often rely on classical illusions in a more subtle manner.
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