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Peter Glaser (author)
Peter Edward Glaser (September 5, 1923 – May 29, 2014) was a Czechoslovakian-born American scientist and aerospace engineer. He served as Vice President, Advanced Technology (1985–94), was employed at Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA (1955–94); subsequently he served as a consultant to the company (1994–2005). He was president of Power from Space Consultants (1994–2005). Glaser retired in 2005.''Who's Who in America 2006'' (60th ed.), vol. 1, p.1714. . Professional Glaser's areas of professional activity have included solar furnace, solar and arc imaging furnaces, high temperature research, solar power satellites, solar heating and Solar air conditioning, cooling, Solar cell, photovoltaic conversion, rural electrification systems using renewable resources, Moon landing, lunar surface missions, commercial Space solar power, space power, remote sensing, extra-vehicular activity on the Moon, Launch pad, launch site selection, space station habitation module home app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žatec
Žatec (; german: Saaz) is a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře river. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation and partly as an urban monument zone. Žatec is famous for an over-700-year-long tradition of growing Saaz noble hops used by several breweries. Administrative parts Villages of Bezděkov, Milčeves, Radíčeves, Trnovany, Velichov and Záhoří are administrative parts of Žatec. History The first written mention of Žatec is in the Latin chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg of 1004. In 1248, Žatec is firstly titled as a town. In 1265, it received the privileges of a royal town from King Ottokar II of Bohemia. In the 16th century, Žatec had around 5,000 inhabitants and was one of the most populous towns in the kingdom. In 1827, a chain bridge over the Ohře, the first chain bridge in Bohemia, was built. From the outbre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
