Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. This exploration of the physical universe explains fundamental concepts in a language that is accessible to anyone with little or no science background. It looks at the discoveries of science, the conservation of energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, gravity and thermodynamics. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075619
- ISBN
- 9780231075619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Weingart, Peter; Padberg, Britta. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JNK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837626162
- ISBN
- 9783837626162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.61
€ 45.99
€ 32.61
Paperback. The author argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006628
- ISBN
- 9780226006628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.12
€ 25.99
€ 21.12
Hardcover. Argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532622
- ISBN
- 9780226532622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 78.78
€ 94.85
€ 78.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 222 halftones. 8 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: GPJ; PDZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167671
- ISBN
- 9780691167671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. What does it mean to be a modern family when dinner table conversations take place over smartphones? What happens to privacy when we readily share our personal lives with friends and corporations? This title uncovers how much humanity has - and hasn't - changed because of our increasingly co-dependent relationship with the computer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571303663
- ISBN
- 9780571303663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Paperback / so. Editor(s): David, Peter. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531026640
- ISBN
- 9783531026640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
paperback. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen / Fachgrup. Num Pages: 55 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1963rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 55
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322982858
- ISBN
- 9783322982858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 54 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 54
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663032991
- ISBN
- 9783663032991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663033059
- ISBN
- 9783663033059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 111 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBW; PDDM; TJFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531022581
- ISBN
- 9783531022581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.41
€ 78.41
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 73 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 4. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 73
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663033127
- ISBN
- 9783663033127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 57 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 57
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663033158
- ISBN
- 9783663033158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 73 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 73
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531025285
- ISBN
- 9783531025285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Paperback. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015903
- ISBN
- 9780141015903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.16
€ 18.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours, thus dispelling its mystery. In this book, the author argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken and shows how an understanding of science in fact inspires the human imagination and enhances our wonder of the world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026183
- ISBN
- 9780141026183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641973
- ISBN
- 9780691641973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. Shows the multifaceted and interactive character of the relationship between science and technology on the one hand, and business and innovation on the other. This book explores this non-linear relationship through a selection of case studies and discusses its implications for science as well as for business. Series: International Business & Management. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848554740
- ISBN
- 9781848554740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.70
€ 131.70
Hardback. Explores the evolutionary aspects of epistemology by focusing on seven major aspects, since philosophers tend to view evolution from a cultural as well as biological point of view. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847676156
- ISBN
- 9780847676156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.21
€ 135.21
User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401928
- ISBN
- 9781421401928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Hardcover. A freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of a tech-besotted culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393254549
- ISBN
- 9780393254549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Describes twenty-nine practical experiments, detailing how they are done and the math and physics behind them. The experiments in this book cover a wide field of physics and the borders of chemistry, ranging from dynamic mechanics ('Kinetic Curiosities') to electricity ('Antediluvian Electronics') and combustion ('Infernal Inventions'). Num Pages: 272 pages, 78 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009865
- ISBN
- 9780691009865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Prepared to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the American Vacuum Society, the book opens with a history of the AVS. It continues by covering vacuum science and technology in the first part of the 20th century, roughly 1900 to 1960. Editor(s): Redhead, Paul A. Series: Avs Classics in Vacuum Science and Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDX; PHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563962486
- ISBN
- 9781563962486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.48
€ 69.48
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of validated numerics, a field that combines the strengths of scientific computing and pure mathematics. This title features many examples, exercises, and computer labs using MATLAB/C++. It is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Num Pages: 152 pages, 41 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDN; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147819
- ISBN
- 9780691147819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 50.91
€ 65.21
€ 50.91