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David G. Fubini
Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Warfare & defence; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
A physics prodigy who fled Italy when the fascists came to power, Eugene Fubini was lifted from obscurity to the highest levels... [more]
Memoirs of a Hayseed Physicist
Peter Martel
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Memoirs; Physics; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Coming from humble origins, the protagonist in these memoirs was completely innocent of the fact that like all human endeavors,... [more]
An Autobiography: 1920-2000
Alvin F. Meyer
Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Meyer has lived life to it's fullest, and now, with an octogenarian's complacency, he walks down memory lane to gather the... [more]
Technology, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations...
Francesca Bray
Asian history; Social & cultural history; Material culture; Ethnic studies; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
What can the history of technology contribute to our understanding of late imperial China? Most stories about technology in... [more]
Solar System: Great Astronomers
The Editors of Salem Press
Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
This single includes biographies of great astronomers such as Galileo Galilei, Edmund Halley, Stephan Hawking, and Carl Sagan.... [more]
Growing American Rubber: Strategic Plants and the Politics of National Security...
Professor Mark Finlay
History of the Americas; History of science; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Growing American Rubber explores America's quest during tense decades of the twentieth century to identify a viable source... [more]
Patently Contestable: Electrical Technologies and Inventor Identities on...
Graeme Gooday, Stathis Arapostathis
Regional government policies; Legal history; Patents law; History of engineering & technology; Energy technology & engineering; Legal aspects of computing
Hardback
Late nineteenth-century Britain saw an extraordinary surge in patent disputes over the new technologies of electrical power,... [more]
Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet
Finn Brunton
History of engineering & technology; Computing: general; Electronic mail (email): professional; Network security
Hardback
The vast majority of all email sent every day is spam, a variety of idiosyncratically spelled requests to provide account... [more]
Androids in the Enlightenment: Mechanics, Artisans, and Cultures of the...
Adelheid Voskuhl
Music reviews & criticism; European history; History of science; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were... [more]
Everyday Technology: Machines and the Making of India's Modernity
David Arnold
Asian history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Industrialisation & industrial history; Economic history; History of science; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
An account of how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday... [more]
Technology, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations...
Francesca Bray
Asian history; Social & cultural history; Material culture; Ethnic studies; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
What can the history of technology contribute to our understanding of late imperial China? Most stories about technology in... [more]
James Joseph Sylvester: Life and Work in Letters
Karen Hunger Parshall
Biography: science, technology & engineering; History of medicine; Algebra; History of mathematics; History of science; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) was one of the great mathematicians of the 19th century. For the first time 140 letters... [more]
American Men & Women of Science: 8 Volume Set
Andrea Henderson
Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Directories; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
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Sophistication & Simplicity: The Life & Times of the Apple II Computer
Steven Weyhrich
History of engineering & technology; Computing: general; Macintosh
Hardback
Despite humble beginnings, today Apple, Inc. enjoys unprecedented popularity and prosperity with its products, and is a major... [more]
$41.95 $34.80
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Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
George Dyson
Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Science: general issues; History of science; History of engineering & technology; Computing: general; Computer science
Paperback
In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,... [more]
William Armstrong: Magician of the North
Henrietta Heald
Biography: historical, political & military; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; British & Irish history; Engineering: general; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of this extraordinary man. William George Armstrong was a visionary... [more]
The Optical Munitions Industry in Great Britain, 1888-1923
Stephen C. Sambrook
Armaments industries; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
Running counter to the general decline of technological industries in post-Victorian Britain, optical munitions provides an... [more]
Contemporary Biographies in Physics
The Editors of Salem Press
Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Science: general issues; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
A companion to Careers in Physics, this series offers biological profiles of important figures in the world of physics. Plus,... [more]
$198.95 $165.15
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Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's...
John Soennichsen
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; History of the Americas; Geology & the lithosphere; Natural disasters; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Conventional geologic thinking always said that the landscape between Idaho and the Cascade Mountains -- a unique place characterized... [more]
Lillian Gilbreth: Redefining Domesticity
Julie Des Jardins
Autobiography: general; Autobiography: historical, political & military; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Gender studies: women; Sociology: family & relationships; Engineering: general; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
<p>An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way... [more]
Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence
George B Dyson
Evolution; Biodiversity; History of engineering & technology; Computing: general
Paperback
<p>As timely now as it was when it was first published in 1997, Darwin Among the Machines tells the story of humankind's... [more]
Becoming MIT: Moments of Decision
David Kaiser
Higher & further education, tertiary education; Universities; History of science; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
The evolution of MIT, as seen in a series of crucial decisions over the years. [more]
Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and His Astonishing...
K.C. Cole
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; History of science; Physics; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Frank Oppenheimer, the younger brother of the physicist J Robert Oppenheimer used his own intellectual inquisitiveness to... [more]
Deus in Machina: Religion, Technology, and the Things in Between
Jeremy Stolow
Religion & science; History of religion; Media studies; History of science; Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
Outlines new directions for the study of religion and/as technology that will resonate across the human sciences [more]
The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest
Jack Nisbet
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; History of the Americas; History of science; Botany & plant sciences; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
Jack Nisbet first told the story of British explorer David Thompson, who mapped the Columbia River, in his acclaimed book... [more]
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