Science: general issues
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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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.99
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 189.21
Information Modeling for Interoperable Dimensional Metrology
Zhao, Y.; Kramer, T.; Brown, Robert; Xu, Xun
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 61.96