Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. In less than a human lifetime, computers are transforming economies and societies like no other human invention. This book looks past technology to introduce comuputing pioneers: Babbage, Turing, Wozniak and Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Zuckerberg. Num Pages: 367 pages, 109 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642281013
- ISBN
- 9783642281013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 18. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691174761
- ISBN
- 9780691174761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.90
€ 13.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. The history of the telegraph - the men and women who made it - and its relevance to the current Internet debate. Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour 32. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KNTT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753807033
- ISBN
- 9780753807033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. * Introduces students to concepts of the self and society in an age of rapid technology and high speed communication. * Examines the relationship between everyday life and social structure in key domains of communication, personality, work/family, leisure and entertainment, and economics. Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216483
- ISBN
- 9780631216483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Paperback. * Introduces students to concepts of the self and society in an age of rapid technology and high speed communication. * Examines the relationship between everyday life and social structure in key domains of communication, personality, work/family, leisure and entertainment, and economics. Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216490
- ISBN
- 9780631216490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardcover. Edited by three of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of technology, this new handbook provides a thoughtful and evidence-driven examination of contemporary technology's impact on society and human behavior. Editor(s): Rosen, Larry D., PH.D.; Cheever, Nancy; Carrier, L. Mark. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118772027
- ISBN
- 9781118772027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.66
€ 177.66
paperback. "The Work of the Sun" explores comparisons between work and natural force in British literature, science, and political economy, focusing on the period from 1760 to 1860. Num Pages: 251 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; PDA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349529285
- ISBN
- 9781349529285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748641
- ISBN
- 9781780748641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. This book challenges the widely-held view that the information technology (IT) revolution has empowered people in the Third World. Tracing the making of the global IT regime, it shows that governments and corporations of the wealthy countries dominated this process, systematically excluding representatives of low-income countries. Series: Information Technology and Global Governance. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFF; JP; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103641
- ISBN
- 9780230103641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR; UBJ; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262529877
- ISBN
- 9780262529877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.37
€ 21.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. Presents an exploration of how 21st Century is going to change not just the way we think, but also what we actually think with - our own individual minds. Editor(s): McGrath, Stefan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226. Light shelf wear, else as new.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTG0021064
- ISBN
- 9780141008882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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. The workshop associated with this title provided an overview of the status and perspectives of Technology Assessment (TA) in the individual countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The book consists of the final version of the presented papers, and new contributions initiated by the workshop. Editor(s): Banse, G.; Langenbach, C.J.; Machleidt, P. Series: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; JHBC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540416432
- ISBN
- 9783540416432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29
€ 71.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937584771
- ISBN
- 9781937584771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.62
€ 27.99
€ 23.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; PDR; PDX; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504725
- ISBN
- 9781349504725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; RGC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605722
- ISBN
- 9780691605722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; RGC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634654
- ISBN
- 9780691634654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.21€ 106.53
€ 140.21
€ 106.53
Paperback. Featuring 108 Tips for Time Traveller, this title explains how very simple analysis allows the prediction of debacles such as the 3G auction and the subsequent collapse of an industry, whilst simple - minded thinking is dangerous in the context of a world that is predominantly chaotic and out of control. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841124773
- ISBN
- 9781841124773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.38
€ 23.99
€ 19.38
Hardcover. How did the telegraph, a new and revolutionary form of communication, affect diplomats, who tended to resist change? This study, based on multinational research, examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JPSD; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010352
- ISBN
- 9780674010352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.54€ 55.91
€ 60.54
€ 55.91
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€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09