Bob Fisher Books

Focusing on the storied history and evolution of the America’s Cup, this book delves into over 150 years of thrilling maritime competition. It highlights the groundbreaking advancements in technology and design that have transformed the sport, particularly during the 2013 race held in San Francisco Bay. Featuring the debut of the powerful AC45 and AC72 catamarans, the narrative captures the excitement of this international event while exploring the intricate science of shipbuilding and the skill of the skippers and their teams.

This book focuseson the use of computer visionand graphics in architecture. It arose from a convergenceof several hot 1. visualization of built environments for engineering, historical and other purposes, 2. virtual reconstruction of architecture from visual data of existing struc­ tures, whether via photogrammetric or range sensing techniques, and 3. augmentation of video data of architecture with useful information. The focus here is on architecture and howto present it, enhance it's abilities, make it easier to understand and make it accessibleto a larger public. Collective interest in this topic led to the International Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Architecture, whose papers are contained in this book. As editors, we were very pleased about how well the different papers chosen gavea nice focus to the topic and conference.It is clear that there are many different research approaches still active in this area - this makes it an exciting time. Wehope that this book captures that excitement and succeeds in bringing it to you.

Seit rund 150 Jahren ist der America’s Cup die Krönung des Wassersports. Seit Industriemagnaten wie der Schotte Sir Thomas Lipton auf den legendären J-Class-Yachten gegen die – zumeist siegreichen – Amerikaner um die Wette segelten, gilt der America’s Cup als eine der am härtesten umkämpften Regatten. Dieses Buch dokumentiert die Geschichte des traditionsreichen Segelevents von seinen Anfängen bis zum 34. America’s Cup 2013 mit dem packenden Duell zwischen Team Neuseeland und Larry Ellisons Team Oracle. „Der America’s Cup. Eine Regatta setzt Maßstäbe“ erzählt dabei nicht bloß die Geschichte nach, sondern ist auch besonders hochwertig ausgestattet: sorgfältig eingeklebte oder in Pergaminhüllen beigelegte Reproduktionen alter Dokumente, Schreiben und Skizzen rund um den America’s Cup, seine Teilnehmer und seine Schiffe laden Sie zum Stöbern ein.