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Science: general issues
Paperback. This 1993 book explores how the 'critical assembly' of scientists at Los Alamos created the first atomic bombs. Num Pages: 528 pages, 82 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; PDX; TTMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 35. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521541176
- ISBN
- 9780521541176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.04
€ 41.04
Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006199
- ISBN
- 9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. French cultural theorist and urbanist Paul Virilio is best known for his writings on media, technology, and architecture. This title gathers conversations in which Virilio and architectural writer Marianne Brausch look at a 20th century characterized by enormous technological acceleration and by technocultural accidents of barbarism and horror. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497859
- ISBN
- 9781906497859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552159609
- ISBN
- 9780552159609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780241958681
- ISBN
- 9780241958681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.73
€ 17.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Celebrates the imperfections of the human brain in all their glory, and the impact of these quirks on our daily lives. This book book is suitable for anyone who has wondered why their brain seems to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; JM; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783350827
- ISBN
- 9781783350827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPF; JPHV; KCHS; PDR; PDZM; UMB; UYQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141985411
- ISBN
- 9780141985411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Does two and two equal four? Ask someone and they should answer yes. An equation such as this seems the very definition of certainty, but is it? Helen Verran describes how she went from the conclusion that logic and maths are culturally relative, to a new understanding of all generalizing logic. Num Pages: 282 pages, 9 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JHM; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853918
- ISBN
- 9780226853918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. Discrete optimization models are used to tackle a wide variety of problems in many fields, including operations research, management science, engineering, and mathematics. Written by two internationally recognized integer programming experts, this book presents the mathematical foundations, theory, and algorithms of discrete optimization methods. Series: Wiley Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: PBC; PBU; PBV; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471359432
- ISBN
- 9780471359432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 201.81
€ 201.81
Paperback. 496 pages, 3 maps, 3 figures, 3 tables. Argues that science and technology studies, postcolonial studies, and feminist critique must inform one another. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDA; TB. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 30. Weight: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349570
- ISBN
- 9780822349570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. First-time paperback of history and sociology of science work, showing public resistance as a constructive force in technological development. Editor(s): Bauer, Martin. Num Pages: 436 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 760. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0009430
- ISBN
- 9780521599481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. The tools of corporate efficiency - expert systems, databases, and operations management - have improved our lives significantly, but with a cost: they're turning us into mindless drones. This book traces how these IT-intensive management systems have come to dominate our lives, with a profound effect in particular on the middle class. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KJQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018444
- ISBN
- 9780465018444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.63
€ 30.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. How does mathematics enable us to send pictures from space back to Earth? Where does the bell-shaped curve come from? Drawing on areas of mathematics from probability theory, number theory, and geometry, this work highlights how ideas, mostly from pure math, can answer these questions. It includes puzzles and problems of varying difficulty. Num Pages: 272 pages, 89 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127972
- ISBN
- 9780691127972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
paperback. * Stiegler is one of the most original and important philosophers and cultural theorists in France today. * His work is at the interface of philosophy and technology, so would appeal not only to those studying Philosophy, but media and cultural studies, and literary studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648101
- ISBN
- 9780745648101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Paperback. * Feyerabend was one of the most important philosophers of science of the second half of the 20th century. His most famous book, Against Method, was an international bestseller that sold hundreds of thousands of copies. * This book is based on one of the last texts he wrote, shortly before he died in 1994. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651903
- ISBN
- 9780745651903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.98
€ 18.98
Paperback. This wide-ranging and intensely interdisciplinary collection by one of the most distinguished historians and sociologists of science represents some of the leading edges of change in the scholarly understanding of science over the past several decades. Num Pages: 568 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894213
- ISBN
- 9780801894213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.20
€ 41.99
€ 39.20
Hardcover. A classic brought up to date with new experiments using the latest methods. Modern spectroscopic techniques and current research topics make this an incomparable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, presenting a fascinating approach to inorganic chemistry by providing experiments that resemble real research. Editor(s): Woollins, J. Derek. Num Pages: 482 pages, ill. BIC Classification: PDN; PNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Edition
- 3rd Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527324729
- ISBN
- 9783527324729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.05€ 64.75
€ 71.05
€ 64.75
Paperback. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 474 pages, 153, 153 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TGMF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801872488
- ISBN
- 9780801872488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.53
€ 41.99
€ 34.53
Paperback. This volume is designed to assist anyone with the mathematics involved in map making. It starts from an elementary standpoint and progresses to give the student a sufficient level of understanding to cope with most topics encountered by the map maker, including those of elementary surveying. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: PDE; RGV; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0021638
- ISBN
- 9781870325998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241950708
- ISBN
- 9780241950708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.42
€ 19.99
€ 15.42