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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
€ 25.58

Paperback. Partners combines in-depth interviews with quantitative data to show how innovations in the roles of graduate teaching assistants at universities are improving both their own experiences and the overall educational environment. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742540217
ISBN
9780742540217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.97

Hardback. Partners combines in-depth interviews with quantitative data to show how innovations in the roles of graduate teaching assistants at universities are improving both their own experiences and the overall educational environment. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742540200
ISBN
9780742540200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.58

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PBKJ; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1938
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
3
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663066354
ISBN
9783663066354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.81

Hardback. Particle characterization is an important component in product research and development, manufacture, and quality control of particulate materials and an important tool in the frontier of sciences. This book describes one major branch of modern particle characterization technology - the light scattering methods. Series: Particle Technology Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PN; TDCG; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 769.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792363002
ISBN
9780792363002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 280.66

Paperback. Particle characterization is an important component in product research and development, manufacture, and quality control of particulate materials and an important tool in the sciences, such as in biotechnology and nanotechnology. This book describes one major branch of modern particle characterization technology - the light scattering methods. Series: Particle Technology Series. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402003578
ISBN
9781402003578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 275.17

paperback. Series: Graduate Texts in Physics. Num Pages: 1021 pages, 243 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHD; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
4th ed. 2015
Number of pages
1021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319307596
ISBN
9783319307596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.24

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 414 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486676203
ISBN
9780486676203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.50

Hardback. Features research articles that are dedicated to the great French mathematician Jean Leray. This title presents a range of topics with significant results - detailed proofs - in the areas of partial differential equations, complex analysis, and mathematical physics. Editor(s): Kajitani, Kunihiko; Vaillant, Jean. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817643096
ISBN
9780817643096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.85

Paperback. Here is a landmark exploration of both the philosophical and methodological issues surrounding the search for true artificial intelligence. This book features contributions from distinguished psychologists, computer scientists, philosophers, and programmers. Editor(s): Epstein, Robert; Roberts, Gary; Beber, Grace. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402096242
ISBN
9781402096242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 280.06

paperback. Series: Die Wissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1915
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1915
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663010708
ISBN
9783663010708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.45

Paperback. Parasites can: rewrite DNA; rewire the brain; genetically engineer viruses as weapons; and turn healthy hosts into the living dead. This book follows researchers as they penetrate the mysteries of these omnipotent creatures who control evolution, ecxosystems, and perhaps the future of mankind. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSGH; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743200110
ISBN
9780743200110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.99

Paperback. Bestselling psychologist Richard Wiseman unravels the science behind our beliefs in telepathy, clairvoyants, mediums, ghosts, and more.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447273394
ISBN
9781447273394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027707055
ISBN
9789027707055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.88

Hardback. Presents an approach to fundamental questions concerning the calculus of variations (and more generally to the theory of optimization) based on a systematic analysis of Young measures. This book focuses on Weak lower semicontinuity and relaxation. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764356972
ISBN
9783764356972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.36

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663019855
ISBN
9783663019855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.53

Paperback / so. Series: Duv: Datenverarbeitung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783824420490
ISBN
9783824420490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.11

Paperback. What can a fingernail tell us about the mysteries of creation? In one sense, a nail is merely a hunk of mute matter, yet in another, it's an information superhighway quite literally at our fingertips. This title explores this hidden web of unimaginably complex interactions in every living being. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171525
ISBN
9780300171525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.86

Hardback. Ryan Wasserman explores a range of fascinating puzzles raised by the possibility of time travel, with entertaining examples from physics, science fiction, and popular culture, and he draws out their implications for our understanding of time, tense, freedom, fatalism, causation, counterfactuals, laws of nature, persistence, change, and mereology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198793335
ISBN
9780198793335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781466509863
ISBN
9781466509863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Paperback. How does the fact that it gets dark at night prove the Universe must have started with a big bang? Where are all the aliens? And why does the length of a piece of string vary depending on how fast it is moving? This title deals with these questions? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778060
ISBN
9780552778060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. An excellent summary - for the layman and expert alike - of what we understand about key scientific issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0000322
ISBN
9780349111339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An excellent summary - for the layman and expert alike - of what we understand about key scientific issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378. Good, clean copy. Minor shelfwear on cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0003952
ISBN
9780349111339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505237
ISBN
9780226505237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

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