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Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and...
Jeff Jarvis
Society & Social Sciences; Media studies; Social issues & processes; Sociology; Economics & Business; Technology: general issues; Educational: General studies & study skills general; Social issues (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Jeff Jarvis examines the way the internet has changed the way we form communities, create identities, engage in commerce,... [more]
Ramparts of Empire: The Fortifications of Sir William Jervois, Royal Engineer,...
Timothy Crick
History of architecture; History; History of engineering & technology; Military engineering
Hardback
Presents a study of the life and works of William Jervois who was a young major in the Royal Engineers in 1860. This book... [more]
To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure
Henry Petroski
History; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Technical design; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Structural engineering
Hardback
When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Petroski, known... [more]
Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom
Rebecca MacKinnon
Society & Social Sciences; Freedom of information & freedom of speech; Impact of science & technology on society; Technology: general issues; Computing: general; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Internet guides & online services
Hardback
As corporations and countries square off for control of the Internet, the likely losers are us - unless we act to protect... [more]
Lake Views: This World and the Universe
Steven Weinberg
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues; Popular science; Physics; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Just as Henry David Thoreau 'traveled a great deal in Concord', Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg sees much of... [more]
Structural Engineering Reference Manual
Alan Williams
Reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Technology: general issues; Structural engineering; Bridges
Paperback
The Structural Engineering Reference Manual is the most comprehensive reference and study guide available for engineers... [more]
Nanoscale: Visualizing an Invisible World
Kenneth S. Deffeyes, Stephen E. Deffeyes
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Biology, life sciences; Molecular biology; Nanotechnology
Paperback
A tour through a world too small to see with a microscope: air, ice, diamonds, aspirin, fuel cells, and other structures viewed... [more]
Essential Skills for Science and Technology
Christopher Klinger, Kate Deller-Evans, Peter Zeegers, Sandra Egege
Technical writing; Study & learning skills: general; Science: general issues; Technology: general issues; Educational material
Paperback
The essential guide for any student studying science or technology, introduces the core academic skills needed to learn and... [more]
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most...
Richard Rhodes
Film, TV & Radio; Individual actors & performers; Films, movies & cinema; Biography: general; Biography: arts & entertainment; Biography: science, technology & engineering; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
What other book brings together 1920's Paris, player pianos, Nazi weaponry, and digital wireless into one satisfying whole?... [more]
Jet Age: The Comet, the 707, and the Race to Shrink the World
Sam Howe Verhovek
History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; History of engineering & technology; Aircraft: general interest
Paperback
Explores the advent of the first generation of jet airliners and the people who designed, built, and flew them. This title... [more]
A Student's Guide to Fourier Transforms: With Applications in Physics and...
John James
Mathematics & Sciences; Functional analysis & transforms; Physics; Mathematical physics; Applied physics; Maths for engineers
Paperback
New edition of an introduction to Fourier transforms, invaluable to students in physics, electrical and electronic engineering,... [more]
Inventing Iron Man: The Possibility of a Human Machine
E. Paul Zehr
Graphic novels: superheroes; Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues; Physics; Technology: general issues
Hardback
Tony Stark has been battling bad guys and protecting innocent civilians since he first donned his mechanized armor. Over the... [more]
Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
Lauren Redniss
The Arts: General & Reference; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Nuclear structure physics; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
The name Marie Curie is enshrined in every schoolchild's mind as one of the earliest and most inspirational female pioneers... [more]
The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed...
Laura J Snyder
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; History of engineering & technology
Hardback
Snyder delivers a compelling portrait of four remarkable friends--William Whewell, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard... [more]
Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes
Alan W Hirshfeld
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Classical history & classical civilisation; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; History of engineering & technology
Paperback
Many of us know little more about Archimedes (287-212 B.C.) than his famous exclamation of "Eureka!" upon discovering that... [more]
Inventing the 21st Century
Stephen Van Dulken
Mathematics & Sciences; Inventions & inventors
Paperback
This new book describes 50 of the most interesting inventions of the century so far, from around the world, and includes personal... [more]
1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
National Geographic
History; Middle Eastern history; Religion & beliefs; History of science; Inventions & inventors
Undefined
Complete with a foldout timeline and map illustrating the worldly contributions of Muslims, remarkable photographs and colourful... [more]
Bad Ideas?: An Arresting History of Our Inventions
Robert Winston
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Inventions & inventors
Paperback
We are born with the instinct to create and invent. Indeed, our ability to do so is what separates us from the rest of the... [more]
Architectural Graphics
Francis D. K. Ching
Architecture; Architectural structure & design; Engineering graphics & technical drawing
Paperback
Francis D.K. Ching's architectural bestseller, thoroughly updated Since 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestselling... [more]
Futurism and the Technological Imagination
Gunter Berghaus
Society & Social Sciences; Technology: general issues
Hardback
This volume, Futurism and the Technological Imagination, results from a conference of the International Society for the Study... [more]
An Uncommon History of Common Things
Bethanne Patrick, John Thompson
Reference works; History; General & world history; Inventions & inventors
Hardback
Some 30,000 years ago, deep in the prehistory of humankind, an individual crammed a sharpened stone into a split in a sturdy... [more]
No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale
Felice C. Frankel, George M. Whitesides
Mathematics & Sciences; Nanotechnology
Hardback
Presenting an introduction to the science and technology of small things, this title explains science on the nanoscale. It... [more]
Design Activism: Beautiful Strangeness for a Sustainable World
Alastair Fuad-Luke
Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Technical design
Paperback
Design activists, who comprise a diverse range of designers, teachers and other actors, are setting new ambitions for design.... [more]
A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine
Robert Stuart
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; History of engineering & technology; Steam engines
Paperback
Charts the history of steam engine, from its roots in Ancient Greece, to the sophistication it had by the time it reached... [more]
Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculus SI Version
Allyn J. Washington
Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Maths for engineers
Hardback
The new edition of this tried-and-true text from Allyn Washington, the pioneer of the basic technical mathematics course,... [more]
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