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Impact of science & technology on society
Hardback. Brings together contributions that resemble spotlights thrown on the past twenty-five years of science and technology studies. This title covers a broad range: history of science; science and politics; science and contemporary democracy; science and the public; science and the constitution; and, science and metaphors. Editor(s): Joerges, Bernward; Nowotny, Helga. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014819
- ISBN
- 9781402014819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.54
€ 200.54
Paperback. Brings together contributions that resemble spotlights thrown on the past twenty-five years of science and technology studies. This title covers a broad range: history of science; science and politics; science and contemporary democracy; science and the public; science and the constitution; and, science and metaphors. Editor(s): Joerges, Bernward; Nowotny, Helga. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014826
- ISBN
- 9781402014826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.95
€ 197.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Osgood, Nathaniel; Xu, Kevin S.; Reitter, David. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Num Pages: 430 pages, 131 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ; UNH; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319399300
- ISBN
- 9783319399300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
. Ed(S): Roco, M.C.; Bainbridge, William Sims
Hardback. Includes a collection of essays reviewing the possible uses of advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology in various industrial, medical, and national security applications, and the corresponding ethical, legal, social, economic, and educational issues that they raise. Editor(s): Roco, M.C.; Bainbridge, William Sims. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371786
- ISBN
- 9780792371786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.53
€ 201.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Harvey J. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048173655
- ISBN
- 9789048173655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
Hardback. Wigner was involved in the early development of nuclear technology. He always had in mind its political and social implications, and in the 1960s he began to develop the concept of civil defense against nuclear attacks. This volume contains a selection of his writings. Editor(s): Mehra, Jagdish. Series: The Collected Works / Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; PDR; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540572954
- ISBN
- 9783540572954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.42
€ 199.42
Paperback. Translator(s): Cleary, Heather. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFCA; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175272
- ISBN
- 9780231175272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Hardback. Translator(s): Cleary, Heather. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFCA; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175265
- ISBN
- 9780231175265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Paperback. org. Editor(s): Keeling, Kara; Kun, Josh. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405711
- ISBN
- 9781421405711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.54
€ 50.54
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
Paperback. Editor(s): Keren, Michael; Hawkins, Richard. Series: Cultural Dialectics. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771990332
- ISBN
- 9781771990332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035477
- ISBN
- 9780262035477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.56
€ 38.99
€ 34.56
hardcover. The need for questioning the ways in which technology is used in sports is the subject of this volume. Much of the focus is on the ethical implications of allowing genetic manipulation of human beings and the impact this could have on sport in general. Editor(s): Maih, A.; Eassom, Simon Bruce. Series: Research in Philosophy & Technology. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; PSX; TCBG; WSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308804
- ISBN
- 9780762308804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Hardcover. Mark Monmonier looks at the increased use of geographic data, satellite imagery, and location tracking across a wide range of fields. Could these diverse forms of geographic monitoring, he asks, lead to grave consequences for society? Num Pages: 264 pages, 7halftones, 58line drawings. BIC Classification: JPV; PDR; PDZ; RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534275
- ISBN
- 9780226534275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.28€ 45.21
€ 52.28
€ 45.21
paperback. Donna J. Haraway refigures our current epoch, moving away from the Anthropocene toward the Chthulucene: an epoch in which we stay with the trouble of living and dying on a damaged earth while living with and understanding the nonhuman in complex ways conducive to building more livable futures. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations, incl. 2 in color. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362241
- ISBN
- 9780822362241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.02
€ 31.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 474 pages, 153, 153 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TGMF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801872488
- ISBN
- 9780801872488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Paperback. Translator(s): Zylinska, Joanna. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675777
- ISBN
- 9780816675777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Paperback. This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Num Pages: 390 pages, black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739838
- ISBN
- 9780198739838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure. Num Pages: 320 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472135926
- ISBN
- 9781472135926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardback. Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from Facebook to identification cards to GPS devices in our cars, the authors invite readers to critically explore surveillance as it relates to issues of law, power, freedom, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFU; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924434
- ISBN
- 9780226924434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61