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In 1969 Colorado acted to clarify its law with respect to under-ground water that is the water in alluvial aquifers hydraulically connected to surface waters. Increasingly this so called tributary groundwater was becoming an important source of supply especially for irrigation. Yet its development had proceeded virtually unregulated until 1965. This paper examines Colorado's experience in integrating the use of tributary groundwater with surface water....

Traces the history and innovators of weather prediction.

This book tells the story of rockets, from their humble beginnings as toys one thousand years ago to their initiation as fearsome weapons of war. Most recently, rockets have enabled human beings to escape the bounds of Earth, travel into space, and explore other worlds.

Have you ever wondered how new planes are developed? The Innovation in TransportationaPlanes takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the way we think about flying.

We hear a lot about the new global economy. How does it work? How are we able to transport so many products around the world? How have innovations in the development of Cargo Ships fueled the global economy? Find the answers to these questions and more when you take a look at cargo ships from a new perspective.

Takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the way we think about motorcycles.

Robot Explorers is about the unmanned missions throughout the solar system, from the first lunar and planetary probes of the 60s up to the sophisticated Mars rover missions of the past decade. It describes the missions to Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, several asteroids, and the Sun, as well as some of the missions planned for the future.

Discusses who developed the space shuttle and who was the first man to walk on the moon.

Discusses where the fastest train in the world is, how a train is able to go under the English Channel, and what the next generation of trains may look like.

Describes the history of disease research and control, including technological advances in disease prevention and vaccination, and lists historical innovators in the field.