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Paperback. The author recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between scientific understanding and use and builds a convincing case that by recognizing the importance of use-inspired basic research, we can frame a new contract between science and government. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284. Basic Science and Technological Innovation. 150 pages. The author recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between scientific understanding and use and builds a convincing case that by recognizing the importance of use-inspired basic research, we can frame a new contract between science and government. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight: 320.
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815781776
ISBN
9780815781776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.80

Hardcover. Series: IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHK; TBJ; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
I.E.E.E.Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780780310223
ISBN
9780780310223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.42

Paperback. Traces the development, during the 20th century, of the four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism and its critics; conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine thesis; the nature of observation; and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631183587
ISBN
9780631183587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, x, 292 p. BIC Classification: HBAH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226897226
ISBN
9780226897226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Demonstrates that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. This book features arguments about the relation of technology to society. It examines different types of technology and argues that social scientists have tended to ignore the question of what shapes technology? Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335199136
ISBN
9780335199136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.27

Paperback. This introduction to the physical sciences and engineering of the Islamic world is the first to trace the full extent of the Muslim scientific achievement in the period 750-1500. It describes how Muslim scientists and engineers contributed enormously to the technology of medieval Europe. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 halftones, 52 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; JFSR2; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604555
ISBN
9780748604555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.39

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Williams, Mary P. Persis. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, 303 color & B&W illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156828
ISBN
9780691156828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Linse, Pat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 39 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFM; KJG; MBN; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024541
ISBN
9780253024541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471488521
ISBN
9780471488521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.75

paperback. Donna J. Haraway refigures our current epoch, moving away from the Anthropocene toward the Chthulucene: an epoch in which we stay with the trouble of living and dying on a damaged earth while living with and understanding the nonhuman in complex ways conducive to building more livable futures. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations, incl. 2 in color. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362241
ISBN
9780822362241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556434747
ISBN
9781556434747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.51

Hardcover. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. Series: Spectrum. 292 pages, illustrations. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight: 510.
Publisher
Mathematical Association of America
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883855775
ISBN
9780883855775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CJA; JN; PD. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634834285
ISBN
9781634834285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.52
€ 89.00

Paperback. Discusses the common ground between the physical sciences and philosophy Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253001191
ISBN
9780253001191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A study of the pervasiveness of diagnostic testing and the potential it offers institutions to classify, categorize and ultimately control individuals. The ethical, social and legal implications of technologies that can lead to new forms of discrimination are also included. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMBT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571294
ISBN
9780226571294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Explores the values, assumptions, and consequences of the circulation of DNA in popular culture Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030040
ISBN
9780472030040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595588340
ISBN
9781595588340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Once, the ocean of Tethys stretched across the world. It vanished just before Man appeared on Earth. Dorrik Stow tells of the powerful forces that created and destroyed a great ocean, its marine life, its extinctions, its impact on climate, and the many clues by which scientists have put together its story, stretching back 250 million years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 maps and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QS; PDZ; RBG; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199214297
ISBN
9780199214297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Series: Teaching for Social Justice Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNK; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807754214
ISBN
9780807754214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Hardcover. Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and Electronic Imaging, Second Edition provides a coherent introduction to the principles and applications of the integrated optical microscope system, covering both theoretical and practical considerations. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 260 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1444.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
552
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471692140
ISBN
9780471692140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.66

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