History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFKV; JFD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816646708
- ISBN
- 9780816646708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720814
- ISBN
- 9780226720814
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.73
€ 42.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Outlines new directions for the study of religion and/as technology that will resonate across the human sciences Editor(s): Stolow, Jeremy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRAX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823249817
- ISBN
- 9780823249817
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
hardcover. This book explores a technology that transformed airplanes into safe, practical tools of war and a means of transportation during the first half of the twentieth century. Series: Cambridge Centennial of Flight. Num Pages: 393 pages, 25 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: KNGV; TBX; TBY; TRP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107142862
- ISBN
- 9781107142862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.88€ 122.44
€ 124.88
€ 122.44
Paperback. Airplanes shows how the solutions to these riddles have helped spur dramatic changes in the world's social and cultural life. Num Pages: 184 pages, 31, 27 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890697
- ISBN
- 9780801890697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.25
€ 33.25
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
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. Well read, but remains good
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KST0004079
- ISBN
- 9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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 with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTM0006366
- ISBN
- 9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A chronicle of the lives of three men, John Fitch, James Rumsey and Robert Fulton, all striving to invent the first steamboat. The author shows the pattern of their interwoven fates in this tale of "anguished pioneering". Num Pages: 406 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; TBX; TTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780823213764
- ISBN
- 9780823213764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.90
€ 46.99
€ 41.90
Hardback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144124
- ISBN
- 9780231144124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Hardback. Argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to our relationship with insects, one that does not harm our environment. Beginning with the early techniques of colonial farmers and ending with the modern use of chemical insecticides, this book shows how America's war on insects mirrors its continual struggle with nature and technology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231139427
- ISBN
- 9780231139427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. James May's idiosyncratic look at the great inventions of our time Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 x 8pp colour picture sections. BIC Classification: 3JJ; TBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340950920
- ISBN
- 9780340950920
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Num Pages: 460 pages, over 350 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2078.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405778
- ISBN
- 9780887405778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.16
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€ 38.16
Hardback. Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 119, 36 black & white illustrations, 83 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417745
- ISBN
- 9781421417745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.62
€ 83.62
Paperback. Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 119, 36 black & white illustrations, 83 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417752
- ISBN
- 9781421417752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.64
€ 40.99
€ 33.64
Hardcover. Analyses the ongoing efforts of politicians, legislators, policymakers, and industry leaders to balance their often-conflicting technological requirements. J.D. Kenneth Boutin examines recent trends and developments in American technology policy as it strives to support high-technology firms without undermining national security. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JWK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888669
- ISBN
- 9781574888669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48€ 48.67
€ 55.48
€ 48.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319511542
- ISBN
- 9783319511542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 23.82
€ 38.99
€ 23.82
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474237147
- ISBN
- 9781474237147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.70€ 127.18
€ 208.70
€ 127.18
Hardcover. A fascinating and informative read for all those interested in the history of ICE and how it has grown as well as the civil engineering industry and its impact on the world in which we live Num Pages: 276 pages, 500 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; TBX; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 278 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1592.
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727741431
- ISBN
- 9780727741431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.67€ 60.63
€ 66.67
€ 60.63
Hardcover. The Contractors charts the development of contracting from the early days of direct labour, through the canal building of the18th century when contractors began to emerge as a major force in construction, railway development, motorway construction, privatisation and two world wars, to the international companies of today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 600. BIC Classification: 1DBK; TBX; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 283 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727758309
- ISBN
- 9780727758309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.65€ 51.09
€ 55.65
€ 51.09
paperback. A highly readable history and almost encyclopedic reference work, with information on every pertinent aspect of farming and country life. Editor(s): Lapping, Mark B. Num Pages: 394 pages, 36 illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874512144
- ISBN
- 9780874512144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.57
€ 43.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in the life of Homer 'Sonny' Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful launch of a prizewinning rocket. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGT; TBX; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008166083
- ISBN
- 9780008166083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.62
€ 17.99
€ 12.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 500ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Aviation History
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402869
- ISBN
- 9780887402869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.87
€ 31.99
€ 30.87
Hardback. Classic pictorial covers the entire Luftwaffe on all fronts in over 500 photos. Num Pages: 236 pages, 500+ photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 19. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403613
- ISBN
- 9780887403613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.12
€ 31.99
€ 29.12