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Paperback. This work uses a collective analysis of Albert Borgmann's controversial ideas as a jumping-off point from which to address questions about the role and significance of technology in our lives. Contributors apply Borgmann's theories to areas such as film, design and ecological restoration. Editor(s): Higgs, Eric (Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Canada); Light, Andrew (Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, State University of New York, USA); Strong, David (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rocky Mountain College, USA). Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226333878
- ISBN
- 9780226333878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. An analysis of the chances of technology-based firms, and the risks faced in the innovation process. Topics deal with the management of technology-based firms, different aspects on their financing, the spectrum of public promotion programmes and the venture capital market in Germany. Editor(s): Koschatzky, Knut. Series: Technology, Innovation and Policy (ISI). Num Pages: 290 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KJMV6; KNDH; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790810219
- ISBN
- 9783790810219
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Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. The technological revolution in shipbuilding in the early twentieth century had a great impact on the military, industrial, commercial worlds. Matsumoto focuses on the relationship between this revolution and the structure and function of 'technology gatekeepers' during the transfer of marine science and technology from Britain to Japan. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL; JPA; JPS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349518975
- ISBN
- 9781349518975
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Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Paperback. In a concluding chapter he applies the book's historical insights to medical practice today-asking why, for example, modern diagnostic tests have not been used to give doctors more time to spend with patients. Num Pages: 360 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801855016
- ISBN
- 9780801855016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. The purpose of this book is to help research scientists exploit their ideas commercially. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521460668
- ISBN
- 9780521460668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.98
€ 164.98
Hardcover. Today's modern nations are using increasingly high-tech information systems to power a 'technology revolution'. This book is based on the work of the TechCast Project, conducted at the George Washington University and draws on the knowledge of 100 CEOs, scientists, academics and other experts to compile the best forecast data ever assembled. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019546
- ISBN
- 9780230019546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMC; PDR; TB; YXF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545489
- ISBN
- 9780230545489
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Ezrahi, Yaron; Mendelsohn, E.; Segal, Howard P. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401043793
- ISBN
- 9789401043793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.42
€ 193.42
Paperback. Profiles the instructional use of technology in the science classroom. This book examines patterns of implementation with respect to the classroom use of technology. It also examines the organizing principle of scientific literacy in terms of the changes it incurred over the course of the twentieth century. Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JNA; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465505
- ISBN
- 9780306465505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.04
€ 69.04
Paperback. How have shifts in power and in assumptions about knowledge affected scientific practice? Who controls the new technologies, and how are moral and professional issues addressed during a time of global change? This work explores such questions of relevance in the current scientific climate. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 570 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504445
- ISBN
- 9780226504445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.67
€ 47.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. During the second decade of human life, the body and brain undergo a profound and complex transformation, with emotions and intellect changing as rapidly and unpredictably as weight and height. These changes can be baffling to teenagers and to those around them alike. This title explains the strange and wonderful science of the teenage years. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846271229
- ISBN
- 9781846271229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution of teeth, associated with predation, that drove the evolution of the wide array of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and then mammals. Peter S. Ungar looks at how, without teeth, none of these developments could have occurred. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMD; PDZ; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199670598
- ISBN
- 9780199670598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
paperback. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Edition
- 1977th Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531026497
- ISBN
- 9783531026497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 95 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 5. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663061762
- ISBN
- 9783663061762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.70
€ 70.70
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 58 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
- 1957
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 58
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663036012
- ISBN
- 9783663036012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.75
€ 70.75
Paperback. Series: Springer-Lehrbuch. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540542186
- ISBN
- 9783540542186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Paperback. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ; KCZ; PDX; UT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301713
- ISBN
- 9781349301713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Telekooperation: Industrielle Anwendungen in der Produktentwicklung
. Ed(S): Luczak, Holger (Aachen University Of...
paperback. Editor(s): Luczak, Holger (Aachen University of Technology); Eversheim, Walter. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AKP; JPQB; KCP; KJM; PD; TBC; TBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642642043
- ISBN
- 9783642642043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Teleologische Erklarung, Funktionalanalyse und Selbstregulation. Teleo...
Wolfgang . Ed(S): Stegmuller
Paperback. Editor(s): Stegmuller, Wolfgang. Series: Probleme und Resultate der Wissenschaftstheorie und Analytischen Philosophie. BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540118107
- ISBN
- 9783540118107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Hardcover. This text examines the effects of the competition of satellite, cable and the Internet on the standards of terrestrial television and considers what can be done to maintain the standards and quality instigated and guaranteed by the establishing instruments at the time of their inception. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; KNTD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716465
- ISBN
- 9780333716465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82