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Technology: general issues
Hardcover. 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: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720807
- ISBN
- 9780226720807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.37
€ 94.73
€ 79.37
Paperback. Shows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression. Num Pages: 280 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732374
- ISBN
- 9780226732374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732404
- ISBN
- 9780226732404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.37
€ 94.73
€ 79.37
Hardcover. An account of 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. It examines the assimilation and appropriation of bicycles, rice mills, sewing machines, and typewriters in India. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922027
- ISBN
- 9780226922027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.10
€ 94.73
€ 79.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 287 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; J; KC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059640
- ISBN
- 9780231059640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.49€ 85.82
€ 112.49
€ 85.82
Hardback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144124
- ISBN
- 9780231144124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
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
€ 57.58
€ 57.58
Paperback. A practical and comprehensive appraisal of the value of philosophy in today's technological culture. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Technology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HPCD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214447
- ISBN
- 9780253214447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Deals with gender, religion and the new urban economy Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFSR2; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223623
- ISBN
- 9780253223623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. A collection of essays that announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life. Editor(s): Johnson, Steven. Series: Best Technology Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154108
- ISBN
- 9780300154108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.25
€ 31.99
€ 23.25
Paperback. Addresses the collective fascination with digital technologies. This title collects the essays that remind us that some of the most disruptive technologies come from beyond the digital world. Editor(s): Dibbell, Julian. Series: Best Technology Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300165586
- ISBN
- 9780300165586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.46
€ 17.99
€ 14.46
Hardback. Through a series of lucid and engaging exercises, readers are invited to discover healthier and more effective digital practices Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: UBJ; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208313
- ISBN
- 9780300208313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.09
€ 36.99
€ 27.09
Paperback. Tested in architectural studio courses over 25 years and two editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 500 b/w and color drawings. BIC Classification: AM; TBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 280 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 2000 Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393730418
- ISBN
- 9780393730418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.91
€ 35.99
€ 30.91
Hardcover. "Informative, provocative, and practical. developing the skills outlined in The Entrepreneurial Engineer is a necessity for a productive engineering career. " -Raymond L. Price, William H. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470007235
- ISBN
- 9780470007235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.50
€ 75.50
Hardcover. Nanotechnology is a progressive research and development topic with large amounts of venture capital and government funding being invested worldwide. Nano mechanics, in particular, is the study and characterization of the mechanical behaviour of individual atoms, systems and structures in response to various types of forces and loading conditions. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470018514
- ISBN
- 9780470018514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.98
€ 144.98
Paperback. Significantly revised and updated, this second edition of Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists is vital reading for all students of any of these subjects hoping to make it in the real world. Num Pages: 558 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470021262
- ISBN
- 9780470021262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.24
€ 75.24
Hardcover. Measurement is a fundamental procedure in obtaining knowledge and in controlling systems. The recent and increasing popularity of quality system standards such as ISO 9000 and the growth of numerous offshoot industries such as calibration laboratory accreditation have raised the profile of measurement within the entire engineering community. Num Pages: 1648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 380 x 300 x 200. Weight in Grams: 7000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470021439
- ISBN
- 9780470021439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,772.66
€ 1,772.66
Hardcover. This handbook provides an opportunity for researchers, graduate students and practitioners to explore the application of algorithms and discrete mathematics for solving scientific, engineering and practical problems. Recently, a number of application areas for algorithms have been emerging into their own disciplines and communities. Editor(s): Nayak, Amiya; Stojmenovic, Ivan. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBW; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470044926
- ISBN
- 9780470044926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.78
€ 158.78
Hardcover. The Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Fourth Edition covers every type of mathematical problem that faces the golf course superintendent. From how to handle budgeting estimates to determining how much fertilizer should be applied, this book shows how to work through the calculations and offers practice material and answers. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV4; PDE; TBJ; WM; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470048450
- ISBN
- 9780470048450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
Hardcover. Systems Engineering: A 21st Century Systems Methodology addresses the problems involved in achieving successful systems, exploring how these problems might be solved in theory, and how the solutions can be manifested in practice. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBC; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470058565
- ISBN
- 9780470058565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.79
€ 139.79
Hardcover. Translated from the acclaimed German text published in February 2006, Introduction to Microsystem Technology: A Guide for Students begins with a full introduction to the subject, outlining application fields and development trends. The functional principle, components, and elements of a yaw rate sensor are also explained. Translator(s): Muller, Dorte. Series: Microsystem and Nanotechnology Series (ME20). Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470058619
- ISBN
- 9780470058619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.45
€ 111.45
Hardcover. Developed from the authors' course material in Chemical and Biochemical Product Design, Design and Develop: Bio, Chemical, Food and Pharma Products is an accessible introduction that approaches product development as a subject in its own right rather than a sideline of process engineering. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBD; TD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470061541
- ISBN
- 9780470061541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.02
€ 198.02
Hardcover. Traditional lubricants contain additives containing sulphur and phosphorus, which contribute to environmental pollution and can also have harmful effects on human health. These additives usually need high temperatures to be effective and this tends to pose a severe problem especially when starting machinery when cold. Series: Tribology in Practice Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBN; TGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470065525
- ISBN
- 9780470065525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.24
€ 149.24