Technology: general issues
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Technology: general issues
Paperback. Computers form a vital part of most people's lives. But what is the nature of the computer? How does it work? What will the next generations of computers look like? Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers; the range of their uses, the effects of computers in the workplace, and novel forms such as quantum computers. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586592
- ISBN
- 9780199586592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.33
€ 13.99
€ 13.33
Hardcover. This text contains a collection of papers presented at a conference incorporating the 21st Annual Conference on Engineering Design Education under the auspices of SEED, and the 6th National Conference on Product Design Education organized by the Insititution of Engineering Designers (IED). Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: TBC; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860582080
- ISBN
- 9781860582080
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Condition: New
€ 681.45
€ 681.45
Hardcover. The Contractors charts the development of contracting from the early days of direct labour, through the canal building of the18th century when contractors began to emerge as a major force in construction, railway development, motorway construction, privatisation and two world wars, to the international companies of today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 600. BIC Classification: 1DBK; TBX; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 283 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727758309
- ISBN
- 9780727758309
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Condition: New
€ 56.06€ 51.43
€ 56.06
€ 51.43
Hardback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735849
- ISBN
- 9780226735849
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Condition: New
€ 93.44€ 77.39
€ 93.44
€ 77.39
Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272801
- ISBN
- 9780226272801
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.45
€ 34.99
€ 27.45
Hardback. Argues that computers are cultural 'all the way down' - that there is no part of the apparent technological transformation that is not shaped by historical and cultural processes, or that escapes existing cultural politics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032927
- ISBN
- 9780674032927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.68
€ 41.99
€ 39.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 b/w figure. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; KNTX1; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199970780
- ISBN
- 9780199970780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.03
€ 57.03
Paperback. Freakonomics for our modern online lives from the world's leading cyberpsychologist and inspiration for CSI Cyber, Mary Aiken. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: UBJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473610255
- ISBN
- 9781473610255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Betrayal! Corruption! Software engineering? Industry experts Johann Rost and Robert L. Glass explore the seamy underbelly of software engineering in this timely report on and analysis of the prevalance of subversion, lying, hacking, and espionage on every level of software project management. Num Pages: 316 pages, , black & white tables. BIC Classification: UBL; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470597170
- ISBN
- 9780470597170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardback. The book is concerned with human progress and the unexpected consequences of technological advances. It examines a vast range of topics from medicine to agriculture, including electronics, communications, a global economy and a burgeoning population. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PH; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198790532
- ISBN
- 9780198790532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.00
€ 42.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Penguin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781594206665
- ISBN
- 9781594206665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
This is the first book ever to chronicle in detail all of the Mirage III, 5, F1, and 2000 aircraft and specifically their use in combat operations. Includes squadron histories and Mirage pilot narratives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 400+ color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301681
- ISBN
- 9780764301681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23€ 45.92
€ 64.23
€ 45.92
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119138402
- ISBN
- 9781119138402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.70€ 52.42
€ 81.70
€ 52.42
Paperback. First published in 1986, this unique reference to clinical experimentation remains just as relevant today. Focusing on the principles of design and analysis of studies on human subjects, this book utilizes and integrates both modern and classical designs. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: MBGL; MBGR; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471349914
- ISBN
- 9780471349914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.59
€ 182.59
Hardcover. Presents strategies for application development, interface design, and enabling Web-based access. Includes numerous case studies and examples from the private and public sectors. Provides information on integrating legacy MIS systems and planning for future developments in database design. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RGW; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471204886
- ISBN
- 9780471204886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AKP; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780262525671
- ISBN
- 9780262525671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.07
€ 27.99
€ 19.07
Hardback. An investigation of our social and moral fragmentation and how the internet serves as a 'marketplace' for extreme religious and political ideas where self-worth, solidarity and belonging are easily obtained online. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043434
- ISBN
- 9781849043434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.04
€ 26.99
€ 25.04
hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234226
- ISBN
- 9780823234226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Hardback. Why were doctors no longer making eye contact with their patients? How could one of America's leading hospitals give a teenager a 39-fold overdose of a common antibiotic, despite a state-of-the-art computerized prescribing system? How could a recruiting ad for physicians tout the absence of an electronic medical record as a major selling point? Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071849463
- ISBN
- 9780071849463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.41
€ 32.99
€ 23.41
Hardback. This is compelling reading for British historians, environmental scholars, historians of technology, and anyone interested in state formation in early modern Europe. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25, 17 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3JD; HBJD1; RGBF; TBX; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422008
- ISBN
- 9781421422008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48€ 50.94
€ 55.48
€ 50.94
Hardcover. The Duffing Equation: Nonlinear Oscillators and their Behaviour brings together the results of a wealth of disseminated research literature on the Duffing equation, a key engineering model with a vast number of applications in science and engineering, summarizing the findings of this research. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470715499
- ISBN
- 9780470715499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.14
€ 146.14
Paperback. If economics is about the allocation of resources, then what is the most precious resource in our information economy? Certainly not information, for we are drowning in it. No, what we are short of is the attention to make sense of that information. This title traces our move from an economy of things and objects to an economy of attention. Num Pages: 326 pages, 27 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: KC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468679
- ISBN
- 9780226468679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.87
€ 24.99
€ 19.87
Hardcover. Human Systems Integration is a new but fundamental integrating discipline in moving business and engineering cultures toward a more people-technology orientation. Economics of Human Systems Integration provides essential economic concepts, principles, methods, and tools on systems integration issues and tradeoffs. Series: Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470486764
- ISBN
- 9780470486764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.43
€ 143.43
Hardback. A comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date overview of the economics of technological diffusion. By organizing past articles under themes and providing introductory chapters for each theme, the author has created a highly accessible and sophisticated volume that goes beyond a textbook. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47. BIC Classification: KCA; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219767
- ISBN
- 9780631219767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.23
€ 171.23