History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Hardcover. The story of how computers invaded the homes and cultural life of 1980s Britain. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; TBX; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472918338
- ISBN
- 9781472918338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.55
€ 25.99
€ 17.55
Num Pages: 400 pages, over 850 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2730.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- New, Revised and Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764303487
- ISBN
- 9780764303487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11€ 49.16
€ 64.11
€ 49.16
Hardcover. William Jervois was a military engineer who rose to prominence as a result of Lord Palmerston's extensive programme of fortification against a feared French invasion in the middle years of the nineteenth century. Ramparts of Empire is a detailed and engaging study of his life and works. Num Pages: 322 pages, c. 150 b&w illustrations, 8 pages of colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMX; TBX; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 273 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905816040
- ISBN
- 9781905816040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.73
€ 152.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Integrity Research Institiute United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780964107090
- ISBN
- 9780964107090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.57
€ 27.99
€ 20.57
hardcover. This volume charts the history of the worldwide introduction of an operative treatment method for broken bones, osteosynthesis, by a Swiss-based association called AO. It thus sheds light on the mechanisms of medical innovation at the crossroads of surgery, science and industry. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; MBX; MNS; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333993057
- ISBN
- 9780333993057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.90
€ 123.90
Paperback. Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context. Num Pages: 488 pages, 226, 226 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; RNF; TBX; THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846144
- ISBN
- 9780801846144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.47€ 48.40
€ 52.47
€ 48.40
Paperback. A history of the relationship between technology and society over the past 500 years. Spanning the preindustrial past, the age of scientific, political, and industrial revolutions, as well as the more recent eras of imperialism, modernism, and global security, it evaluates what the author calls "the question of technology". Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 54, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401539
- ISBN
- 9781421401539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
Hardback. No nation in history has placed greater emphasis on the role of technology in planning and waging war than the United States. Drawing on six decades of debate on the subject of US military affairs, this book suggests how the armed forces might exploit the opportunities of the information revolution in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JW; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780231123365
- ISBN
- 9780231123365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.60€ 77.70
€ 102.60
€ 77.70
Hardback. Illustrated with hundreds of Edison's drawings, these documents are further illuminated by meticulous research on a wide range of sources, including the most recently digitized newspapers and journals of the day. Series: The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Num Pages: 1032 pages, 604, 9 black & white halftones, 589 black & white line drawings, 6 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417493
- ISBN
- 9781421417493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.09€ 100.26
€ 113.09
€ 100.26
Paperback. How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBTM; TBX; TBY; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350890
- ISBN
- 9780393350890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.23
€ 17.99
€ 16.23
Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revoluti...
Thackray, Arnold, Brock, David, Jones, Rachel
Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; BGT; TBX; TJFD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 47. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465055647
- ISBN
- 9780465055647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.54
€ 36.99
€ 31.54
Paperback. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 474 pages, 153, 153 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TGMF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801872488
- ISBN
- 9780801872488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.55
€ 40.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QSP; JWG; TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 280 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407437
- ISBN
- 9780887407437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 27.91
€ 42.99
€ 27.91
Paperback. T.A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is. "-The Times (London) "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471291053
- ISBN
- 9780471291053
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.57
€ 29.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. Presents a picture of the design principles and resulting properties of self healing materials over all material classes, and to offset them to the different design principles for structural materials with improved mechanical properties. This book describes a separate approach or a different aspect of self healing materials. Editor(s): Zwaag, Sybrand van der. Series: Springer Series in Materials Science. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; TGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062490
- ISBN
- 9781402062490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.75
€ 193.75
Paperback. Ferro offer an accessible short history of this dynamic technology, covering its central themes from ancient times to the present day. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: TBX; UBJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887741
- ISBN
- 9780801887741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.54
€ 35.54
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: 294.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465054954
- ISBN
- 9780465054954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour & b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 269 x 12. Weight in Grams: 694. An Illustrated History. 176 pages, colour & b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JWMV; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 199 x 269 x 12. Weight: 694.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780947554767
- ISBN
- 9780947554767
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.19
€ 21.99
€ 17.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226381039
- ISBN
- 9780226381039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.93
€ 41.99
€ 31.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, over 600 photos, color aircraft profiles, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1704.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407505
- ISBN
- 9780887407505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.62€ 38.73
€ 53.62
€ 38.73
Paperback. The New Kingmakers documents the rise of the developer class, and provides strategies for companies to adapt to the new technology landscape. From recruiting to retention, it provides a playbook to work more efficiently and effectively with the most important members of your organization. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media, Inc, USA
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449356347
- ISBN
- 9781449356347
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.59
€ 8.99
€ 8.59
Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.12
€ 21.99
€ 20.12
The 8th fought the best Zero pilots, and took the war to the enemy with P-38s over Rabaul and Hollandia. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 500 photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408083
- ISBN
- 9780887408083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.87
€ 52.99
€ 34.87
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347725
- ISBN
- 9781137347725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.72
€ 122.72