History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Paperback. Editor(s): Schmidt, Joseph L. Num Pages: 104 pages, tables. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617289842
- ISBN
- 9781617289842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.88€ 51.92
€ 71.88
€ 51.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Reuss, Martin; Cutcliffe, Stephen H. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, tables. BIC Classification: RN; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929897
- ISBN
- 9780813929897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.74
€ 52.74
Paperback. This superb collection of biographical essays tells the story of the U.S. Navy through the lives of the officers who forged its traditions. The essayists are leading naval historians who assess the careers of these men and their impact on the naval service, from the Continental Navy of the American Revolution to the nuclear Navy of the Cold War. Editor(s): Bradford, James C. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF; TBX; TRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557500960
- ISBN
- 9781557500960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.80
€ 51.80
paperback. 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: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034477
- ISBN
- 9780226720814
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. Editor(s): During, W.; Oakey, Ray; Kauser, Saleema. Series: New Technology Based Firms in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJV; TBN; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 483.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080439761
- ISBN
- 9780080439761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.80
€ 218.80
The Illusory Boundary. Environment and Technology in History.
. Ed(S): Reuss, Martin; Cutcliffe, Stephen H.
Hardback. Editor(s): Reuss, Martin; Cutcliffe, Stephen H. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929880
- ISBN
- 9780813929880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.65
€ 98.65
Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226034164
- ISBN
- 9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000428
- ISBN
- 9780226034027
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. They were in a two-man race to break the sound barrier. It was October 1947, a time before high-speed digital computers, when predictions of what would happen to fighter planes at such speeds were nebulous. Num Pages: 282 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; TBX; TGMF1; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 667.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027328
- ISBN
- 9780842027328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Jet Age Flight Helmets: Aviation Headgear in the Modern Age (Schiffer ...
Alan R. Wise Michael S. Breuninger
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 1,000 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JWF; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 312 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300707
- ISBN
- 9780764300707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.00€ 56.42
€ 80.00
€ 56.42
Paperback. Learn about the role that patent models played in American history--and even learn to build your own replica! Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781457187186
- ISBN
- 9781457187186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. A history of information from its inception in the world to its transformation of culture. Drawing on the history of ideas, details of information technology, and boundaries of the human condition, this text explains the relationship between things and signs, and between reality and information. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; TBX; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066233
- ISBN
- 9780226066233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Paperback. Traces the paired history of modern aviation and electronics, or avionics, from its earliest years to the indispensable tool it is today. Series: Centennial of Flight Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 b/w photos, 1 line drawing, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585444137
- ISBN
- 9781585444137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48
Paperback. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488. 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 472.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840370218
- ISBN
- 9781840370218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.48
€ 32.48
paperback. Based on the latest research, this crisply written, sometimes provocative survey includes a glossary, timeline, and bibliography for further reading. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: TBX; TJKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890727
- ISBN
- 9780801890727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.87
€ 37.87
Hardback. The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 b/w halftones; 41 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739349
- ISBN
- 9780199739349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.33
€ 66.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; TBX; TDPB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226379685
- ISBN
- 9780226379685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.65
€ 39.65
Paperback. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: KNDH; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018051
- ISBN
- 9780674018051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2009. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; VFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813041933
- ISBN
- 9780813041933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Paperback. Insightful, detailed, and always quirky, Why Didn't I Think of That chronicles the odd origins of famous products, explores how these inventions changed our lives, and reveals the business side of their production and distribution. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJH; KND; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471165118
- ISBN
- 9780471165118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.65
€ 38.65