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Inventions & inventors

Paperback. The history of penicillin Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: MBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750931533
ISBN
9780750931533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.65

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
€ 20.65

Paperback. Celebrating digital tinkering, hardware hacks, and DIY of various stripes, this work profiles 100 people and their homebrew projects - people who make ingenious things in their backyards, basements and garages. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: TBY; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780596101886
ISBN
9780596101886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. The Maker's Manual is a practical and comprehensive guide to becoming a hero of the new industrial revolution. It features hundreds of color images, techniques to transform your ideas into physical projects, and must-have skills like electronics prototyping, 3d printing, and programming. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
O´Reilly Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781457185922
ISBN
9781457185922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.53

Hardcover. Provides the reader with an insight into the life and work of one of history's most intriguing figures, Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all of his work is presented in this volume - from his paintings and frescos, to detailed reproductions of his remarkable encrypted notebooks. Num Pages: 640 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 105 x 44. Weight in Grams: 794. the Complete Works. 640 pages, 500 colour illustrations. Provides the reader with an insight into the life and work of one of history's most intriguing figures, Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all of his work is presented in this volume - from his paintings and frescos, to detailed reproductions of his remarkable encrypted notebooks. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; TBY. Dimension: 146 x 105 x 44. Weight: 784.
Publisher
David & Charles Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715324530
ISBN
9780715324530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. The extraordinary technologic innovations and revolutionary machines from the collection of the Leonardo Museum in Vinci. This beautifully illustrated volume discovers the multiple interests of Leonardo the technologist, the architect, the man of science and, more generally, the history of Renaissance techniques. Editor(s): Nanni, Romano. Num Pages: 320 pages, 318 illustrations, 253 in colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AM; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 290 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1932.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876245749
ISBN
9788876245749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.52
€ 56.48

Hardback. James Watt: Making the World Anew is a craft history of Britain's early industrial transformation as well as a prehistory of the engineering profession itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 black & white. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233758
ISBN
9781780233758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.81

Paperback. James May's idiosyncratic look at the great inventions of our time Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 x 8pp colour picture sections. BIC Classification: 3JJ; TBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340950920
ISBN
9780340950920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; UKPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330434
ISBN
9780393330434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.97

Hardcover. A businessman struggles with his luggage at an airport and pioneers the wheeled suitcase. An engineer watches people using walkie-talkies and dreams up the mobile phone. Why were these particular people able to identify a problem, and how did they discover the solutions that everyone else missed? This book shows you how to become more creative. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JM; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593077238
ISBN
9780593077238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.14

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

€ 27.00

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
€ 30.58

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
€ 11.85

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

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

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
€ 40.64

Paperback. Discover the use of whispering machines, horseshoe swords and over 200 other remarkable Victorian inventions. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445636177
ISBN
9781445636177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.64

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

€ 55.89
€ 47.96

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

€ 44.99
€ 44.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190. .
Publisher
Braun Publish,Csi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783721209655
ISBN
9783721209655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.15

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