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Paperback. Translator(s): Knorrenschild, Michael. Series: Verdammt Clever!. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: PB; PD; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527333882
- ISBN
- 9783527333882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.32
€ 33.32
Hardback. * Introduces students to concepts of the self and society in an age of rapid technology and high speed communication. * Examines the relationship between everyday life and social structure in key domains of communication, personality, work/family, leisure and entertainment, and economics. Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216483
- ISBN
- 9780631216483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.23
€ 131.23
Paperback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498072
- ISBN
- 9780226498072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.81
€ 33.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Evers, Dirk; Jackelen, Antje; Saether, Knut-Willy. Series: Issues in Science and Religion: Publications of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319386225
- ISBN
- 9783319386225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Paperback. Leading philosophers and scientists consider what conclusions about color can be drawn when the latest analytic tools are applied to the most sophisticated color science. Editor(s): Cohen, Jonathan; Matthen, Mohan. Series: Life & Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology & Psychology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 71 b&w illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262513753
- ISBN
- 9780262513753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74€ 49.56
€ 50.74
€ 49.56
Hardback. The career of Ettore Majorana, who had an astounding talent for Physics, was cut short in 1938 when he mysteriously disappeared at the age of 32, leaving many unpublished works. This book makes these works accessible to the general audience. Editor(s): Esposito, Salvatore; Recami, Erasmo; Merwe, Alwyn van der; Battiston, Roberto. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402091131
- ISBN
- 9781402091131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.15
€ 258.15
Paperback. An examination of how bodies and sexualities have been constructed, categorised, represented, diagnosed, experienced and subverted from the fifteenth to the early twenty-first century. It draws attention to continuities in thinking about bodies and sex: concept may have changed, but hey nevertheless draw on older ideas and language. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JMU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329007
- ISBN
- 9781349329007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.39
€ 64.39
Hardcover. Today's modern nations are using increasingly high-tech information systems to power a 'technology revolution'. This book is based on the work of the TechCast Project, conducted at the George Washington University and draws on the knowledge of 100 CEOs, scientists, academics and other experts to compile the best forecast data ever assembled. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019546
- ISBN
- 9780230019546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.87€ 36.17
€ 50.87
€ 36.17
Paperback. Presents a historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of paleobiology. The author shows how the movement was conceived and promoted by a group of paleontologists and examines the intellectual, disciplinary, and political dynamics involved in the ascendency of paleobiology. It offers insight on data-driven approaches in recent science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272948
- ISBN
- 9780226272948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.26
€ 38.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Offers a tour of the world of light. This book explores theoretical, experimental, and historical themes, and covers such questions as how it is possible to achieve magnifications of a millionfold without a single lens or mirror. It also covers various elements of physical optics, including propagation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 tables 92 line illus.8 halftones. BIC Classification: PD; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001135
- ISBN
- 9780691001135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.93€ 61.33
€ 78.93
€ 61.33
Hardcover. In 1965 English scientist James Lovelock had a flash of insight: the Earth is not just teeming with life; the Earth, in some sense, is life. In this book, the author uses Gaia and its history, its supporters and detractors, to illuminate the nature of science itself. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731704
- ISBN
- 9780226731704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.09
€ 29.99
€ 24.09
Hardback. Series: Mathematical Engineering. Num Pages: 361 pages, 108 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWH; PDDM; PHS; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319435848
- ISBN
- 9783319435848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.69
€ 101.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338102
- ISBN
- 9780393338102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.05
€ 19.99
€ 19.05
Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403988157
- ISBN
- 9781403988157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.99€ 30.97
€ 73.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Taking insights from the philosophy of science and technology, theories of participatory democracy and Critical Theory, the author tackles and explores how democratic participation in scientific research and technological innovation could be possible, as a deliberative means of improving the rational basis for the development of modern society. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356737
- ISBN
- 9781349356737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. We are living in a world of transformation, and the world tomorrow will be very different from the world today, or the world of yesterday. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573215
- ISBN
- 9780230573215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.87€ 25.50
€ 50.87
€ 25.50
Paperback. The Russian science establishment was one of the largest in the world, boasting many Nobel prizes, a world-leading space programme, and schools in mathematics, and physics. This book tells the story of the near collapse of Russian science and of subsequent domestic and international efforts to reform and re-energize scientific activity in Russia. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219886
- ISBN
- 9780253219886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. Argues that the long abeyance of the Diversity Project points to larger, fundamental questions about how to understand knowledge, democracy, and racism in an age when expert claims about genomes increasingly shape the possibilities for being human. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; PDR; PDX; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118574
- ISBN
- 9780691118574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.25
€ 44.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. Suitable for scholars and students of American history, and for scientists and others who want to better understand modern science and science in America, this title offers the significant contributions to the study of the history of science, technology, and medicine during the twentieth century, all drawn from the pages of the journal Isis. Editor(s): Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory; Kaiser, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, 59 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 255 x 26. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925141
- ISBN
- 9780226925141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.35
€ 37.99
€ 30.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319509587
- ISBN
- 9783319509587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.43
€ 129.43
Hardcover. Series: Acting with Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262017367
- ISBN
- 9780262017367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.35
€ 47.99
€ 42.35
Hardcover. Giants of Computing Num Pages: 306 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TBY; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447153399
- ISBN
- 9781447153399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.49€ 35.01
€ 55.49
€ 35.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349445141
- ISBN
- 9781349445141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.18
€ 120.18
Hardback. An expansion and revision of "Optimal Control in Problems of Mathematical Physics", it attempts to contribute to the refinement of the theory of composites, which are fundamental to the approach to optimization of distributed systems. Series: Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 499 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306439933
- ISBN
- 9780306439933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.34
€ 257.34