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Paperback. How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBTM; TBX; TBY; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350890
- ISBN
- 9780393350890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Presents the biography of the important American inventor Charles Francis Jenkins (1867-1934). This book documents the life of Jenkins from his childhood in Indiana and early life in the West to his work as a prolific inventor whose productivity was cut short by an early death. Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 black & white photographs, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: APF; APT; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038280
- ISBN
- 9780252038280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Hardcover. Based on a short course the author gives for the American Chemical Society, the book provides the necessary insights, strategies, and examples on how to write a patent so it is not rejected by the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) or does not have invalid claims. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBWT; LNRD; PN; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470497401
- ISBN
- 9780470497401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Paperback. Full of tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this second edition will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and case law in intellectual property. It presents fundamentals of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other less-known forms of IP. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJ; LAY; LNR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470888506
- ISBN
- 9780470888506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.59
€ 46.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. "From this lively and personal account, we learn that we can all practice inventorship to great advantage-measured either in gold or pleasure, or perhaps both!"-From the Foreword by Walter Cronkite "Inventorship is truly the stuff from which the future will be molded. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: KJH; PDG; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471414070
- ISBN
- 9780471414070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Hardback. In March 1881, he moved to the Edison Electric Light Company's headquarters on Fifth Avenue and began the hard work of introducing the new electric light and power technology. Editor(s): Israel, Paul B. Series: The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 398, 15 black & white illustrations, 383 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; TBY; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801831041
- ISBN
- 9780801831041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.78€ 97.56
€ 102.78
€ 97.56
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885860
- ISBN
- 9780801885860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524. A Biography. 220 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Edition
- 1st English
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336918
- ISBN
- 9780880336918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. In this fascinating book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott offer insights into what Steampunk's alternative history says about our own world and its technological future. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449337995
- ISBN
- 9781449337995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781457187186
- ISBN
- 9781457187186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Hardcover. More than 100 important innovations in ceramics in the last 100 years are individually described. Editor(s): Wachtman, John B. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; TBY; TDCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- American Ceramic Society United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574980936
- ISBN
- 9781574980936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.03
€ 105.03
Hardcover. Discover the inventions that have made our world what it is today A great invention opens the door to a new era in human history. The stone axe, for example, invented some 2 million years ago in East Africa, enabled us to enter the human path of endless improvements through inventions. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470768174
- ISBN
- 9780470768174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.79€ 48.03
€ 55.79
€ 48.03
hardcover. The definitive biography of "The Father of Electric Traction" Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253353832
- ISBN
- 9780253353832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Hardcover. Some 30,000 years ago, deep in the prehistory of humankind, an individual crammed a sharpened stone into a split in a sturdy piece of wood - and found that this new handled axe made quicker work of cutting than a hand-held rock alone. This work is suitable for history buffs, pop culture lovers and seekers of littleknown lore. Num Pages: 304 pages, 525 colour photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426204203
- ISBN
- 9781426204203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.01
€ 43.99
€ 38.01
Paperback. Intends to make readers pause and think if the 'brilliant' inventions they use in their daily lives are really worthy of 'Eureka!' This title helps prove that not all amazing inventions are the greatest thing since sliced bread - not even sliced bread (which is literally just a pre-cut loaf for lazy loafs). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440500107
- ISBN
- 9781440500107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.18
€ 15.99
€ 15.18
Hardcover. Giants of Computing Num Pages: 306 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TBY; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447153399
- ISBN
- 9781447153399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.69
€ 73.69
Paperback. Countering the tendency to remember great scientists for a single achievement, this book celebrates the lesser-known inventions of such versatile innovators as James Watt, Alexander Graham Bell and Edmond Halley. Includes detailed illustrations and much more. Num Pages: 177 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461408598
- ISBN
- 9781461408598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.13
€ 37.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM; JPQ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572817
- ISBN
- 9781621572817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.19
€ 18.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. Comprises 28 small chapters focusing on medical scientists and their discoveries. This book is of interest to those in medicine who have an interest in the history of outstanding medical discoveries and the individuals behind them. Num Pages: 140 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: MBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- TFM Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903378441
- ISBN
- 9781903378441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Electrifying New York and Abroad, Apri...
Edison, Thomas A.. Ed(S): Israel, Paul B.; Ca...
Hardback. The sheer diversity of material offered here refreshingly transcends any exclusive restriction to Edisonia."-British Journal for the History of Science Editor(s): Israel, Paul B.; Carlat, Louis; Hochfelder, David; Collins, Theresa M. Series: The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Num Pages: 944 pages, 227, 211 black & white line drawings, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886409
- ISBN
- 9780801886409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65