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Science: general issues

Paperback. The late 20th century has been named the Information Age, but the authors of this text challenge this idea in a sweeping history of information technology from the ancient Sumerians to the world of Alan Turing. They show how revolutions in information storage transformed ways of thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864124
ISBN
9780801864124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Paperback. Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; UB; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 12. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533386
ISBN
9780262533386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.99

paperback. From quantum to biological and digital, here eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information. Editor(s): Davies, Paul; Gregersen, Niels Henrik. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 506 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107684539
ISBN
9781107684539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.65

He argues that the human-machine systems used to coordinate forces were as critical to naval successes in World War II as the ships and commanders more familiar to historians. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JWMV2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410265
ISBN
9781421410265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.78

Paperback. Focuses on the ethical issues surrounding information control. Editor(s): Moore, Adam Daniel. Num Pages: 455 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984896
ISBN
9780295984896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. This book analyzes interoperability issues in dimensional metrology systems and describes information modeling techniques. Coverage includes theory, techniques and key technologies, and explores new approaches for solving real-world interoperability problems. Num Pages: 367 pages, 15 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDDM; TGXT; UGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Springer London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447121664
ISBN
9781447121664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.21

Paperback. This book analyzes interoperability issues in dimensional metrology systems and describes information modeling techniques. Coverage includes theory, techniques and key technologies, and explores new approaches for solving real-world interoperability problems. Num Pages: 386 pages, 15 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDDM; TGXT; UGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447160298
ISBN
9781447160298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.34

Hardcover. This study demonstrates how the information theory approach to experimental data can be of benefit not only to analytical chemists but to all those using these techniques in the decision-making process. Emphasis is placed on the systems nature of analysis. Series: Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and its Applications. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780471595076
ISBN
9780471595076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.78

Hardback. With the spread of information and communication technologies (ICT)s comes the potential for new social and economic equalities. However, as Information, Power, and Politics: Technological and Institutional Mediations demonstrates, these technologies can also act as an impetus for democratizing information and knowledge. Editor(s): Albagli, Sarita; Maciel, Maria Lucia. Series: Critical Media Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: GL; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739148358
ISBN
9780739148358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.15

Paperback. Luciano Floridi unpacks this fundamental concept - what information is, how it is measured, its value and meaning - cutting across the sciences and humanities, from DNA to the Internet, and the ethical issues related to privacy, copyright, and accessibility. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199551378
ISBN
9780199551378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.52

Paperback / so. Series: Policy Forschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNK; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764318253
ISBN
9783764318253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Former, Majorie; Van Asseldonk, Gerdie; Drenth, Jacqueline; Van Duinen, Jolanda. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum Netherlands
Condition
New
SKU
V9789036810746
ISBN
9789036810746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.40

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNP; JNR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531193847
ISBN
9783531193847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.24

paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034862400
ISBN
9783034862400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.91

Paperback. This detailed guide to navigating the bewildering superabundance of information in today's globalizing world draws on the latest work in philosophy and the social sciences to explore how information, and its misuse, can both support and undermine democracy. Num Pages: 329 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319327648
ISBN
9783319327648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.87

Paperback. You can change your genes - and this revelatory, cutting-edge popular science book will explain how. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444763232
ISBN
9781444763232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

paperback. Series: Studies in United States Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JNLB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629476
ISBN
9781469629476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 221 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams. BIC Classification: KCD; KFF; PDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616688431
ISBN
9781616688431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 257.92
€ 174.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 217 x 37. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190467036
ISBN
9780190467036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.05

Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: PDA; PDG; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199892594
ISBN
9780199892594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.96

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