History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, B/W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KNDV; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065943
- ISBN
- 9780465065943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. First-time paperback of history and sociology of science work, showing public resistance as a constructive force in technological development. Editor(s): Bauer, Martin. Num Pages: 436 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 760. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0009430
- ISBN
- 9780521599481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Here is the essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilization. Engineering predates humanity; Homo habilis was knapping hand axes from st-sized ints more than a thousand centuries before the dawn of modern humans. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 285 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1292. Good copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear but remains good, book is a good clean copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Worth Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0011431
- ISBN
- 9780985323097
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 23.17
€ 23.17
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465055982
- ISBN
- 9780465055982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Tells about the machines that the author believes have 'soul'. In this book, the author tells stories of the geniuses, innovators and crackpots who put the ghost in the machine. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; WG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy showing minor shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0014311
- ISBN
- 9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262033961
- ISBN
- 9780262033961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.07
€ 23.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. The invention of Johann Gutenberg - printing by movable type - was a discovery waiting to happen in the fifteenth century. His story is full of paradox: his ambition was to reunite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it; he aimed to make a fortune, but was cruelly denied the fruits of his life's work. This book covers his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; TBX; TDPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553819663
- ISBN
- 9780553819663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.28
€ 12.99
€ 10.28
Paperback. The famous and versatile World War II German seaplane. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 190. 48 pages, Black and white photographs, line drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 277 x 210 x 2. Weight: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404818
- ISBN
- 9780887404818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.97
€ 13.99
€ 12.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 190+ b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 292 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1242.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KMK0004642
- ISBN
- 9780764303906
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 190+ b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 292 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1242. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0004676
- ISBN
- 9780764303906
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century
. Ed(S): Higham, Robin; Greenwood, John; Hard...
Paperback. In the light of new archival material, the editors of this volume take a fresh look at Russian aviation in the 20th century. Editor(s): Higham, Robin; Greenwood, John; Hardesty, Von. Series: Studies in Air Power. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714643809
- ISBN
- 9780714643809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
Paperback. In 1851 an event was organised in London that changed the world: The Great Exhibition. It was a spectacular showcase of technology manufacture and design from all over the world. Chronicling the first exciting spectacles, through to the much-maligned Millennium Dome, this title brings together the details and stories behind the great exhibitions. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747807230
- ISBN
- 9780747807230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.32
€ 11.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. When Titanic set sail in 1912, she was the largest, most luxurious and most technologically advanced man-made moving object in the world. This book tells the untold stories of the men and women who made the ship of dreams a reality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp pics. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBTM; TBX; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel 4 Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905026746
- ISBN
- 9781905026746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; PSAK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780465054954
- ISBN
- 9780465054954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.66
€ 17.99
€ 12.66
Hardcover. Presents a fresh examination of Palmerstonian diplomacy during the pivotal decade of the 1860s, the evolution of the modern capital ship and the real nature of 'empire', 'technology' and 'seapower'. In contrast to the standard image of the mid-Victorian Royal Navy as all-powerful, the author shows how it suffered serious challenges in this period. Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBW; JWF; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415370042
- ISBN
- 9780415370042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.47
€ 172.47
Hardcover. Post-WW1 inventions transformed the fundamental technical advances that created the modern world, and added new capabilities ranging from both military uses of nuclear energy to the universal diffusion of microprocessors. This book examines almost all of these technical transformations, and appraises their economic, social, and strategic impacts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 42 halftones, 70 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTK; PDG; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195168754
- ISBN
- 9780195168754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.63
€ 76.63
Paperback. Croydon Airport Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJC; KNGV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752407449
- ISBN
- 9780752407449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.17
€ 16.17
Paperback. A study of the value and meaning of technological advance. The author considers how past physical and social conditions have influenced the development and reception of new ideas, and shows how these trends can guide future industrial strategies as more countries compete for technical ingenuity. Num Pages: 368 pages, numerous halftone and line drawings. BIC Classification: KCZ; KN; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195074772
- ISBN
- 9780195074772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.62
€ 20.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. This 1931 book is comprised of extracts from An Account of the Bell Rock Lighthouse (1824) by Robert Stevenson (1772-1850). Editor(s): Collins, A. F. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; TBX; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107610934
- ISBN
- 9781107610934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.70
€ 32.70
Samuel F. B. Morse: His Letters and Journals (Cambridge Library Collec...
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Paperback. First published in 1914, this two-volume collection, with commentary, illuminates the remarkable life of the telegraph inventor. Editor(s): Morse, Edward Lind. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology. Num Pages: 494 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGT; TBX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108074384
- ISBN
- 9781108074384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.60
€ 52.99
€ 47.60