History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Paperback. Far from being a record of southern failure, Lakwete concludes, the cotton gin-correctly understood-supplies evidence that the slave labor-based antebellum South innovated, industrialized, and modernized. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 250 pages, 26, 16 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; TBX; TDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882722
- ISBN
- 9780801882722
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.31
€ 36.99
€ 31.31
Hardback. Whether you dream of making a better mousetrap or launching pumpkins into the stratosphere, Ingenium will tickle your fancy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 75, 23 black & white line drawings, 52 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: TBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885860
- ISBN
- 9780801885860
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€ 35.99€ 29.82
€ 35.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. This comparative study will interest students and scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including the history of technology, computer science, business history, and management and organizational studies. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36, 21 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; UB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891434
- ISBN
- 9780801891434
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€ 70.94€ 64.53
€ 70.94
€ 64.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; UBJ; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- IEEE Computer Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780818679995
- ISBN
- 9780818679995
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€ 104.61
€ 104.61
Paperback. High reliability electronics engineering is one of the key driving forces for economic recovery. This book offers a focused study of the history and uses of high reliability solid state electronics, military standards, and space systems that support national security and defense. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118462423
- ISBN
- 9781118462423
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Condition: New
€ 68.71
€ 68.71
Paperback. A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of "technology" in America. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 816.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179942
- ISBN
- 9781405179942
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€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Paperback. With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403632
- ISBN
- 9781421403632
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.90
€ 53.99
€ 44.90
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413570
- ISBN
- 9781421413570
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.27
€ 27.99
€ 24.27
Hardback. An essential study for readers interested in modern warfare, policy makers, and historians of technology, war, and visual and military culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11, 7 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line dr. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWS5; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417851
- ISBN
- 9781421417851
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€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Learn about the role that patent models played in American history--and even learn to build your own replica! Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781457187186
- ISBN
- 9781457187186
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€ 26.99€ 26.44
€ 26.99
€ 26.44
Hardcover. * Examines technology from a social, cultural and phenomenological perspective. * Presents a new conceptual and methodological framework for studying technology. . Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; HPCF3; JHM; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181231
- ISBN
- 9781577181231
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€ 141.00
€ 141.00
Paperback. * Examines technology from a social, cultural and phenomenological perspective. * Presents a new conceptual and methodological framework for studying technology. . Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; HPCF3; JHM; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181248
- ISBN
- 9781577181248
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Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Hardback. Professor Joan Woodward, one of the founding figures of organization studies, died in 1971 at the age of 54 after a relatively brief but highly distinguished career as a management researcher and teacher, and just six years after the publication of her book "Industrial Organization". Editor(s): Phillips, Nelson X.; Griffiths, Dorothy; Sewell, Graham. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, + 1 map. BIC Classification: KJU; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509848
- ISBN
- 9781849509848
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€ 124.15
€ 124.15
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.
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- 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
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€ 313.40
€ 313.40
Paperback. Showcases how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how such technologies became integral to fresh ways of thinking about class, race, and gender, as well as about the politics of colonial rule. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226269375
- ISBN
- 9780226269375
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.02
€ 21.99
€ 19.02
paperback. Since antiquity, philosophers and engineers have tried to take life's measure by reproducing it. This title collects seventeen essays from distinguished scholars in several fields. It is intended for historians and philosophers of science and technology, scientists and engineers working in artificial life and intelligence, and others. Num Pages: 336 pages, 57 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720814
- ISBN
- 9780226720814
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.01
€ 42.99
€ 33.01
Hardback. Argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to our relationship with insects, one that does not harm our environment. Beginning with the early techniques of colonial farmers and ending with the modern use of chemical insecticides, this book shows how America's war on insects mirrors its continual struggle with nature and technology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231139427
- ISBN
- 9780231139427
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€ 40.99€ 28.82
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Hardback. This highly original, seminal study of Canadian theorists of technology and morality shows that Canadian thinkers were not only original and intellectually au courant but also engaging and insightful. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFCX; TBX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816502
- ISBN
- 9780774816502
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Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. This highly original, seminal study of Canadian theorists of technology and morality shows that Canadian thinkers were not only original and intellectually au courant but also engaging and insightful. Num Pages: 340 pages, 22 b&w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816519
- ISBN
- 9780774816519
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€ 36.99€ 36.90
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Hardback. By the end of World War II, the very concept of landing blind therefore had disappeared from the trade literature, a victim of human limitations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23, 14 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; TBX; TRP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884498
- ISBN
- 9780801884498
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Condition: New
€ 51.59€ 47.57
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Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFKV; JFD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816646708
- ISBN
- 9780816646708
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
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Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSJ2; TBX; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816691821
- ISBN
- 9780816691821
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Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Hardback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; TBX; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821422113
- ISBN
- 9780821422113
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Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Paperback. A chronicle of the lives of three men, John Fitch, James Rumsey and Robert Fulton, all striving to invent the first steamboat. The author shows the pattern of their interwoven fates in this tale of "anguished pioneering". Num Pages: 406 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; TBX; TTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780823213764
- ISBN
- 9780823213764
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.14
€ 42.99
€ 42.14