Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. The internet has profoundly shaped how Muslims perceive Islam, and how Islamic societies and networks are evolving and shifting within the twenty-first century. This book explores how these transformations and influences play out in diverse cyber Islamic environments, and how they are responding to shifts in technology and society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRHP; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659501
- ISBN
- 9781850659501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. New technology often creates novel situations for which no ethical policy exists or seems immediately obvious. In an area as broad as nanotechnology, there will be a range of possibilities for use and abuse. As a result, it is important to separate fact from fiction when considering how to formulate new and appropriate ethical policies. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470084175
- ISBN
- 9780470084175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.17
€ 73.17
Paperback. A collection of papers on sustainable development and on innovation and innovation policy, which seeks to bridge the gap between these communities and develop mutual understanding. It emphasizes that the concept of sustainable development can serve as a guiding principle for future innovation. Editor(s): Meyer-Krahmer, Frieder. Series: Technology, Innovation and Policy (ISI). Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KN; PDR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790810387
- ISBN
- 9783790810387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Paperback. Presents a balanced and practical analysis of the relationship between science and society with a verbal parsimony. This book is useful for both scientists and literate nonscientists. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985749
- ISBN
- 9780387985749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover. Details the story of a group of San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneurs - Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth network. While tracing the transformation of how our networked culture came to be, this book reminds us that the distance between the Grateful Dead and Google, between Ken Kesey and the computer itself, is not as great as we might think. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817415
- ISBN
- 9780226817415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Details the story of a group of San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneurs - Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth network. While tracing the transformation of how our networked culture came to be, this book reminds us that the distance between the Grateful Dead and Google, between Ken Kesey and the computer itself, is not as great as we might think. Num Pages: 354 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817422
- ISBN
- 9780226817422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.82
€ 24.82
Paperback. "A broad and deep look at how electronic media are changing storytelling .. Completely fascinating." -Booklist, starred review Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393341256
- ISBN
- 9780393341256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: GTE; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351702
- ISBN
- 9781584351702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.31
€ 23.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KJMV6; PDR; VSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319295275
- ISBN
- 9783319295275
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Condition: New
€ 49.16
€ 49.16
Hardcover. This work is an informal "status report" on electrical and electronics engineering and its potential for human society. It seeks primarily to identify key questions and opportunities, rather than to offer final answers. Num Pages: 324 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1244.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780780353626
- ISBN
- 9780780353626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.19
€ 145.19
Hardcover. This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The chapters consider different methods of public consultation for a variety of new technologies, including genetically modified foods, mobile telecommunications, nanotechnology, and hydrogen energy. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; RNP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517059
- ISBN
- 9780230517059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Toward Post Ageing: Technology in an Ageing Society (Healthy Ageing an...
Felsted, Katarina, Wright, Scott D.
Hardcover. Num Pages: 157 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKSG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319090504
- ISBN
- 9783319090504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 5S; APFA; JFD; JFSK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024473
- ISBN
- 9780253024473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 5S; APFA; JFD; JFSK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024558
- ISBN
- 9780253024558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Elliott, Kevin C.; Richards, Ted. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; PDA; PDK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190467722
- ISBN
- 9780190467722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.51
€ 70.51
Paperback. Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customize what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we're told, it will even make public life - from how we're governed to how we record crime - better. But can the digital age fix everything? Should it? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957707
- ISBN
- 9780241957707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93
Paperback. A classic since its first appearance in the 1980s, this comprehensive reference continues to be THE history of the spread of new ideas, for academics and professionals alike. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33 figures & 6 tables t-o. BIC Classification: PDG; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743222099
- ISBN
- 9780743222099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274358
- ISBN
- 9780230274358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.69€ 125.78
€ 130.69
€ 125.78
Hardcover. How did one create and maintain for oneself the persona of scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century? What special conditions bore upon scientific women, and on married women in particular? This book provides a composite picture not only of the making of Marie Curie, but the making of modern science itself. Series: Science-Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226235844
- ISBN
- 9780226235844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643530
- ISBN
- 9780816643530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56