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Technology: general issues
Paperback. How did photography bring about social reform? What connects refrigeration to Hollywood? And how did our battle against dirt help create smartphones? This book explores the essential innovations that changed the world and how we live in it. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846148552
- ISBN
- 9781846148552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Separating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PD; UBJ; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498. Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics. 360 pages, 5 line drawings. Separating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PD; UBJ; UYV. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 74th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226321462
- ISBN
- 9780226321462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Hardback. How to Think Like Bill Gates reveals the key motivations, decisions and philosophies that made Gates a name synonymous with success. Studying how he honed his business acumen, faced down all competitors, overcame adversity and stood strong in the face of overwhelming odds, you too can learn to think like Bill Gates. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with light wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- SKU
- KTG0016710
- ISBN
- 9781782433736
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Are you ruled by your computer or your mobile? This is what you can do about it. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TB; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444190250
- ISBN
- 9781444190250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. From the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, Peter Diamandis's singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, he set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; TTD; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784162375
- ISBN
- 9781784162375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. There is a myth about how something new comes to be; that geniuses have dramatic moments of insight where great things and thoughts are born whole. Symphonies are composed complete. Science is accomplished with eureka shrieks. Businesses are built by magic touch. The myth is wrong. This book dispels the myths around genius and creativity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591771
- ISBN
- 9780099591771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Presents the foundational systemic thinking needed to conceive systems that address complex socio-technical problems This book emphasizes the underlying systems analysis components and associated thought processes. Series: Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: TBC; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119179573
- ISBN
- 9781119179573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.94
€ 130.94
Hardback. Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day have far-reaching implications for the way we understand the underlying dynamics of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UB; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509517152
- ISBN
- 9781509517152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day have far-reaching implications for the way we understand the underlying dynamics of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UB; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509517169
- ISBN
- 9781509517169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.66
€ 24.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNV; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235169
- ISBN
- 9781922235169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.59
€ 35.99
€ 26.59
Paperback. Invites readers to explore many of the same fundamental questions that working engineers deal with every day. This title illustrates how physical models are created from abstract mathematical ones. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 color illus. 60 halftones. 180 line illus. BIC Classification: PBWH; TBJ; TBMM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149929
- ISBN
- 9780691149929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848216525
- ISBN
- 9781848216525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.15
€ 173.15
Paperback. This perspective allows a unique view of the development of an industrial society not just from the ground up but from the hearth up. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12, 10 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTK; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413570
- ISBN
- 9781421413570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.76
€ 27.99
€ 24.76
Paperback. A history of information from its inception in the world to its transformation of culture. Drawing on the history of ideas, details of information technology, and boundaries of the human condition, this text explains the relationship between things and signs, and between reality and information. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; TBX; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066233
- ISBN
- 9780226066233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.06
€ 31.99
€ 25.06
paperback. A science studies-based analysis of the development of a particular engineering design, anti-lock braking systems for passenger cars. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345411
- ISBN
- 9780822345411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.35
€ 27.99
€ 26.35
Hardcover. Covering the topic of tribology, this text looks at its development through all the major periods in the history of science and technology, including the much-neglected Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This edition includes new material covering recents developments in the field. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, 1 map,facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: TBX; TGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 204 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860580703
- ISBN
- 9781860580703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 321.89
€ 321.89
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474237147
- ISBN
- 9781474237147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.94€ 131.30
€ 212.94
€ 131.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, over 260 b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304880
- ISBN
- 9780764304880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.42
€ 48.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. Observation is the most pervasive and fundamental practice of all the modern sciences, both natural and human. This collection offers an examination of the history of scientific observation in its own right, as both epistemic category and scientific practice. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine; Lunbeck, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 colour plates, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136783
- ISBN
- 9780226136783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.97
€ 40.99
€ 40.97
Hardback. Digs into the human drama behind the Eighth Wonder of the World Num Pages: 320 pages, 56 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; TBX; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742990
- ISBN
- 9780814742990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74