Technology: general issues
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Technology: general issues
Hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226034027
- ISBN
- 9780226034027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.05€ 78.49
€ 94.05
€ 78.49
Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226034164
- ISBN
- 9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 234 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: UBW; UK; UMZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Apress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781484219393
- ISBN
- 9781484219393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.19€ 55.76
€ 64.19
€ 55.76
Paperback. This work aims to present a concise, self-taught research management guide for graduate research in engineering and science disciplines. Topics covered will range from how to select an appropriate research problem to how to schedule and execute research tasks. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PD; TBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412588907
- ISBN
- 9780412588907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.52
€ 121.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ; URD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610396394
- ISBN
- 9781610396394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.97
€ 17.99
€ 16.97
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First American edn.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241298824
- ISBN
- 9780241298824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.99
€ 33.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138847514
- ISBN
- 9781138847514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. The six American philosophers of technology whose work is profiled in this introduction to the field - Albert Borgmann, Hubert Dreyfus, Andrew Feenberg, Donna Haraway, Don Ihde, and Langdon Winner - are shown to represent an empirical direction in the philosophical study of technology that has developed mainly in North America. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Technology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b&w photographs, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214492
- ISBN
- 9780253214492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Hardcover. The first complete guide to using the Stochastic Finite Element Method for reliability assessment Unlike other analytical reliability estimation techniques, the Stochastic Finite Element Method (SFEM) can be used for both implicit and explicit performance functions, making it a particularly powerful and robust tool for today's engineer. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGPR; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471369615
- ISBN
- 9780471369615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.35
€ 176.35
Hardcover. Learn the tools to assess product reliability! Haldar and Mahadevan crystallize the research and experience of the last few decades into the most up--to--date book on risk--based design concepts in engineering available. The fundamentals of reliability and statistics necessary for risk--based engineering analysis and design are clearly presented. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBD; TGPR; TNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471331193
- ISBN
- 9780471331193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 347.04
€ 347.04
Hardback. This textbook is designed for students and industry practitioners for a first course in optimization integrating MATLAB(R) software. Num Pages: 494 pages, 159 b/w illus. 61 tables 191 exercises. BIC Classification: PBU; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107109186
- ISBN
- 9781107109186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.59
€ 137.59
Paperback. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 461 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 981.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792369103
- ISBN
- 9780792369103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2008, held in Princeton, NJ, USA, in July 2008. This book features 33 revised full papers presented together with 14 tool papers and 2 invited papers and 4 invited tutorials. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues. Num Pages: 558 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UB; UMB; UMX; UMZ; UYF; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540705437
- ISBN
- 9783540705437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.48
€ 161.48
Hardback. This self-contained book is divided into two parts. Part I is a coherent survey of newly-developed methods for solving Partial Differential Equations. Part II provides an extensive exposition of the solitary waves theory. Series: Nonlinear Physical Science. Num Pages: 700 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642002502
- ISBN
- 9783642002502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 377.98
€ 377.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 199 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: TB; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 2. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590330289
- ISBN
- 9781590330289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.36€ 103.66
€ 136.36
€ 103.66
Hardback. Explains the fundamental theories behind model-based systems and the considerations involved in applying theory to the design of real systems. This book presents terms used in systems engineering and introduces the discrete system and its components. It is suitable for engineering students, engineers and scientists. Series: Systems Engineering. Num Pages: 710 pages, 30 black & white tables. BIC Classification: TBC; UYD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 710
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849380129
- ISBN
- 9780849380129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.24
€ 318.24
Paperback. Breaking with the traditional treatment of random processes in engineering On the surface, Introduction to Random Processes in Engineering is simply a first-rate textbook for senior or first-year graduate engineering courses in stochastic processes. Num Pages: 402 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBC; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471745020
- ISBN
- 9780471745020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.07
€ 103.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489967510
- ISBN
- 9781489967510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38
Hardback. This work is a guide to the principles behind sensitivity analysis. It suggests suitable methods for particular types of problem, which allows a greater understanding of the entire causal assessment chain. This makes the impact of source uncertainties and framing assumptions more transparent. Editor(s): Saltelli, A.; Chan, K.; Scott, E. M. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998921
- ISBN
- 9780471998921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.90
€ 188.90
Hardcover. The classic introduction to engineering optimization theory and practice--now expanded and updated Engineering optimization helps engineers zero in on the most effective, efficient solutions to problems. This text provides a practical, real-world understanding of engineering optimization. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471558149
- ISBN
- 9780471558149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.90
€ 188.90