History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Paperback. A pictorial history of motorcycles - and the riders - who created the cafe racer craze. The author looks at the BSA Gold Star, the Triumph/Norton hybrid and others, and recalls the leather-jacketed "rockers" who indulged in burn-ups on Britain's roads. Series: Mick Walker on Motorcycles. Num Pages: 96 pages, 110ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AC; AJC; TBX; TRC; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 344. Series: Mick Walker on Motorcycles. 96 pages, 110ill. A pictorial history of motorcycles - and the riders - who created the cafe racer craze. The author looks at the BSA Gold Star, the Triumph/Norton hybrid and others, and recalls the leather-jacketed "rockers" who indulged in burn-ups on Britain's roads. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AC; AJC; TBX; TRC; WGC. Dimension: 256 x 189 x 8. Weight: 344.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872004198
- ISBN
- 9781872004198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.69
€ 18.69
Paperback. Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in the life of Homer 'Sonny' Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful launch of a prizewinning rocket. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGT; TBX; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008166083
- ISBN
- 9780008166083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. The legendary German fighter is shown here in all new photographs, and on a variety of war fronts. All early to late models are covered. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 70 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409196
- ISBN
- 9780887409196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications. Num Pages: 170 pages, 81 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; ACK; HBJD; HBLC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023173
- ISBN
- 9780884023173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.37
€ 27.99
€ 24.37
Paperback. Toward the end of the 19th century, the hegemony of the printed word was shattered by the arrival of media technologies that offered new ways of communicating and storing data. Part technological history, part theoretical discussion, this text explores the impact of these technologies. Translator(s): Winthrop-Young, Geoffrey; Wutz, Michael; Young, Geoffrey Winthrop. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732338
- ISBN
- 9780804732338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.95
€ 36.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. This famous German medium bomber is shown in its variety of wartime uses and over many fronts. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 186 x 3. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403132
- ISBN
- 9780887403132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.87
€ 10.87
Paperback. All variations and markings are covered in this the third book in a multi-volume series. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 277 x 5. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409141
- ISBN
- 9780887409141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.03
€ 18.99
€ 14.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; TBX; TDPB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226379685
- ISBN
- 9780226379685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.58
€ 32.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Tells the story of the 100-year quest to understand an ancient computer, the scientific artefact we have from antiquity. This title reveals a diverse cast of characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the roots of modern technology in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PGZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519768
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, over 190 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWG; TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764303883
- ISBN
- 9780764303883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.00
€ 25.99
€ 18.00
Hardback. Using Nobel Prize winning examples like the transistor, laser, and magnetic resonance imaging, Venky Narayanamurti and Tolu Odumosu explore the daily micro-practices of research and show that distinctions between the search for knowledge and creative problem solving break down when one pays attention to how pathbreaking research actually happens. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 line illustrations, 2 graphs, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDG; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967960
- ISBN
- 9780674967960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.65
€ 47.99
€ 39.65
Hardcover. We live in a world increasingly governed by technology-but at what cost? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393078992
- ISBN
- 9780393078992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301483
- ISBN
- 9780764301483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.07
€ 18.99
€ 14.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319511542
- ISBN
- 9783319511542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 14.91
€ 40.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. Tells about the machines that the author believes have 'soul'. In this book, the author tells stories of the geniuses, innovators and crackpots who put the ghost in the machine. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; WG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTM0006366
- ISBN
- 9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells about the machines that the author believes have 'soul'. In this book, the author tells stories of the geniuses, innovators and crackpots who put the ghost in the machine. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; WG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Well read, but remains good
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KST0004079
- ISBN
- 9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A beautifully-written, insightful and urgent enquiry into man's relationship with nature and our impact on the planet. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PDZ; RNT; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365012
- ISBN
- 9780755365012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Outlines the history of London's sewers from the nineteenth century onwards, using a variety of colour illustrations, photographs and newspaper engravings to show their development from medieval spaces to the complex, citywide network, largely constructed in the 1860s, that is still in place today. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; TBX; TQSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747814313
- ISBN
- 9780747814313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: TBX; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262517676
- ISBN
- 9780262517676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.26
€ 17.99
€ 15.26
Hardcover. Covers the variety of German aircraft used in assault, bombing and anti-tank roles - Bf 110, Ju 87, Fw 190 et al. Num Pages: 248 pages, 516ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402166
- ISBN
- 9780887402166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their natural habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. Editor(s): Canfield, Michael R. Num Pages: 280 pages, 87 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; GBC; PD; TBX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057579
- ISBN
- 9780674057579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.57€ 53.40
€ 58.57
€ 53.40
Paperback. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488. 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 472.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840370218
- ISBN
- 9781840370218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.23
€ 25.99
€ 22.23
Paperback. One of the true land-marks of flight, this book covers its limited yet devastating use during WWII. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWM; TBX; TTM; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 208 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404085
- ISBN
- 9780887404085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; TBX; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 37. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165615
- ISBN
- 9780691165615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.54
€ 24.99
€ 18.54