Science & Technology
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Science & Technology
Hardback. Part of the "Studies in Biology, Economy and Society" series, this book looks at Sir Francis Galton, a grandson of Erasmus Darwin. In his twenties he won fame as an explorer, writing "The Art of Travel". In 1883, he coined the word eugenics by which he meant "good in birth" and "noble in heredity", Editor(s): Keynes, Milo. Series: Studies in Biology, Economy & Society. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; MFN; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333546956
- ISBN
- 9780333546956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
paperback. BIC Classification: TCBG. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333550922
- ISBN
- 9780333550922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardback. A reconstruction of Henri Poincare's anti-realist philosophy of mathematics. Although Poincare is recognized as the greatest mathematician of the late 19th century, his contribution to the philosophy of mathematics is generally not highly regarded. Series: Macmillan Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333558324
- ISBN
- 9780333558324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. Studies real time in economics, a dimension increasingly unused by the edge of the profession. This, it is argued, has serious implications for economics' role as the premier policy-advising source for national governments and international organizations. Num Pages: 339 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; KCA; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333558539
- ISBN
- 9780333558539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92
€ 194.92
Hardcover. Tells, in non-technical language, how the British Navy contributed to the development of naval radar in World War 2. Addressed to the general reader, it tells not only the technical story in simple terms, but also of the operational use of shipborne radar at sea. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWF; TJKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Schol, Print UK
- Edition
- 1993 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333584491
- ISBN
- 9780333584491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.13
€ 129.13
Hardcover. Presents a review of recent developments in the theory and construction of index numbers using the stochastic approach, demonstrating the versatility of this approach in handling various index number problems within a single conceptual framework. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333610718
- ISBN
- 9780333610718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. This philosophical investigation of time advances two arguments defending the view that "time rolls relentlessly": it discusses the fundamental differences between spatio-temporal location and other physical properties; and tackles the problem, why is the past so much better known than the future? Series: Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333614914
- ISBN
- 9780333614914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This study focuses on the evolution of the Japanese economy and gives an account of the country's attempts to generate the social capacity for technological innovation and absorption. It features case studies written by acknowledged experts, and concludes with a summary of useful lessons. Editor(s): Minami, Ryoshin; Kim, Kwan S.; Maki, Fumio; Seo, Joung-Hae. Series: Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCB; KCP; KN; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333620878
- ISBN
- 9780333620878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.16
€ 195.16
Hardcover. Dissects biology's claim to be the Cinderella science that rose above its station. Early attempts to study life through observation, experiment and theory are exposed in the book as the skeleton of ideas for controlling life, ideas which were only fleshed out by the biotech and genomic industries. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633205
- ISBN
- 9780333633205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.27
€ 129.27
Hardback. Financial analysis, modellng, simulation and knowledge engineering have become essential to the survival of every enterprise. This thorough and comprehensive book looks at the development and use of financial models for analysis and decision-making, showing the reader how to apply these methods in his or her own work. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMV1; KN; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333634196
- ISBN
- 9780333634196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.25
€ 195.25
Hardback. This work broadens the economic explanation of technological change, by assuming that development and diffusion of new technologies are closely related to the financial arrangements of institutions which prevail in any given historical period. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333636541
- ISBN
- 9780333636541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardback. This examination of his fiction and non-fiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates between religion, science and literature, and provides examples of the transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637678
- ISBN
- 9780333637678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This text provides a critique of the causes and consequences of the modern agricultural revolution, since the agricultural depression of the inter-war period. It evaluates the impact of World War II, the post-war scientific and technological revolutions and the changing role of the state. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333646427
- ISBN
- 9780333646427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
The Invisible Industrialist. Manufactures and the Production of Scient...
Gaudillere, Jean-Paul. Ed(S): Lowy, Ilana
Hardback. Displays the role of industry in the construction of fundamental scientific knowledge through the examination of case studies taken from the history of 19th and 20th-century physics, chemistry and biomedical sciences. Editor(s): Lowy, Ilana. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; KN; PDG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333647530
- ISBN
- 9780333647530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.35
€ 184.35
Hardcover. This work reviews the requirements for leadership in telecommunications from the viewpoints of network operators, equipment manufacturers, software developers and user organizations. Emphasis is placed on multimedia and what multimedia solutions would mean to telephone utilities and endusers. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJK; UG; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333662670
- ISBN
- 9780333662670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.75
€ 129.75
Paperback. Explores ethical interpretations of biotechnology and examines whether sufficient consensus exists or is emerging to enable this technology to occupy a stable role in the techno-economic, social and cultural order. The contributors address the nature and implications of biotechnologies for nature, life and social organisation. Editor(s): Campling, Jo; O'Mahony, Patrick. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; HPQ; JFFR; JHBA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333665886
- ISBN
- 9780333665886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Hardback. The collected papers in this volume cover the effects of environmental stress under a biological and energetic model. Examples are taken from fossil and living animal populations, and from traditional societies. Editor(s): Bittles, A. H.; Parsons, Peter Angas. Series: Studies in Biology, Economy & Society. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MF; MMR; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333666111
- ISBN
- 9780333666111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. This text provides an upgrade of knowledge and skills by addressing the developing technical and business perspectives which have emerged from the deregulation of telecommunications, including issues connected to costs and tariffs. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNTT; TJK; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333666838
- ISBN
- 9780333666838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
Hardback. This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Essays include the debate on industrial policy and the nature of technology development. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPQB; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674109
- ISBN
- 9780333674109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Essays include the debate on industrial policy and the nature of technology development. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPQB; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674116
- ISBN
- 9780333674116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76