Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Hardcover. The complexity and tensions of industrial innovation processes are fleshed out through the analysis of an intriguing case study from the food industry. Drawing together insights from multiple disciplines, this book shows the controversial nature of innovation processes. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJU; KNDF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283664
- ISBN
- 9780230283664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
The Coming Robot Revolution. Expectations and Fears About Emerging Int...
Bar-Cohen, Yoseph; Hanson, David
Hardback. This fascinating book discusses the emergence of humanlike robots into our everyday world. It covers the trends, possibilities, and concerns we will all feel with their emergence. State-of-the-art photos and futuristic illustrations are included. Num Pages: 173 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; TJFM; TTDS; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387853482
- ISBN
- 9780387853482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.44
€ 41.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. A brand-new book from the award-winning SUNDAY TIMES journalist Brian Appleyard. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220154
- ISBN
- 9781780220154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403944962
- ISBN
- 9781403944962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.06€ 70.26
€ 82.06
€ 70.26
Paperback. Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physical resources on energy exploration, mental resources on energy exploitation, and monetary resources on energy acquisition. This book includes changing ideas about fitness and gender in dialogue with the culture of technology. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719831
- ISBN
- 9780814719831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Capitalism likes us to believe in the steady, inevitable march of progress, from the abacus to the iPad. But the historical record tells of innumerable roads not taken, all of which could have led to better worlds, and still can. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780263298
- ISBN
- 9781780263298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.13
€ 19.13
Paperback. "Magisterial.. Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today's computing world."-Salon Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345223
- ISBN
- 9780393345223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
Hardback. An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393062281
- ISBN
- 9780393062281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 510 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- IVP Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830828760
- ISBN
- 9780830828760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.32€ 40.99
€ 51.32
€ 40.99
Paperback. Addresses the collective fascination with digital technologies. This title collects the essays that remind us that some of the most disruptive technologies come from beyond the digital world. Editor(s): Dibbell, Julian. Series: Best Technology Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300165586
- ISBN
- 9780300165586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.39
€ 17.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. A collection of essays that announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life. Editor(s): Johnson, Steven. Series: Best Technology Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154108
- ISBN
- 9780300154108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.06
€ 30.99
€ 23.06
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€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. From the famed Harvard psychologist and an expert on the impact of digital media technologies, a riveting exploration of the power of apps to shape our young people--for better or for worse Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209341
- ISBN
- 9780300209341
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Sharing is central to how we live today: it is what we do online; it is a model of economic behaviour; and it is also a type of therapeutic talk. Sharing embodies positive values such as empathy, communication, fairness, openness and equality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662510
- ISBN
- 9780745662510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardcover. Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754626
- ISBN
- 9780198754626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.30
€ 42.99
€ 38.30
Paperback. Deals with the interaction of aesthetic and technological dimensions within the formation of contemporary society. This book discusses the production of time and space, self and nature, individual and society in the image of technology. Editor(s): Heil, Reinhard; Kaminiski, Andreas; Stippak, Marcus; Unger, Alexander; Ziegler, Marc. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899425185
- ISBN
- 9783899425185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.74
€ 49.99
€ 35.74
Paperback. The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 greyscale photos and illustrations, integrated. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137432
- ISBN
- 9781472137432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
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
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
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
€ 42.00€ 37.67
€ 42.00
€ 37.67
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28