History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471362708
- ISBN
- 9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.35
€ 30.99
€ 24.35
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471529422
- ISBN
- 9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.17€ 44.63
€ 52.17
€ 44.63
Hardcover. The story of how wine, as enjoyed by millions of people today, came to be. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: TBX; TDCT2; WBXD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393064520
- ISBN
- 9780393064520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.13
€ 30.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407666
- ISBN
- 9780887407666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.65
€ 41.99
€ 31.65
Brief Illustrated History of Machines and Mechanisms
Paz, Emilio Bautista; Ceccarelli, Marco; Oter...
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048125111
- ISBN
- 9789048125111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.85
€ 126.85
Hardback. Dahl covers more than a century of activity in this comprehensive account of the search for superconductivity, beginning with late 19th-century theoretical developments in low-temperature physics, and culminating in recent applications of ceramic oxides, which have redrawn the boundaries of solid-s Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHFC; PHK; TBX; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883188484
- ISBN
- 9780883188484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.30
€ 72.30
Paperback. The fight for the future of the city street between pedestrians, street railways, and promoters of the automobile between 1915 and 1930. Series: Inside Technology. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 b&w photos, 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: KNGR; PDR; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- SECOND PRINTING
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262516129
- ISBN
- 9780262516129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.55
€ 43.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HP; JM; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319552477
- ISBN
- 9783319552477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.77
€ 46.99
€ 38.77
Hardback. "First published in Canada in 2010 by Viking Canada"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; TDCT; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 42.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772742
- ISBN
- 9780762772742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.02
€ 27.99
€ 23.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBTP; TBX; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 206 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1606.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911024149
- ISBN
- 9781911024149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 35.53
€ 45.00
€ 35.53
Hardcover. BIC Classification: GBGM; RGV; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 401 x 56. Weight in Grams: 5108.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836538039
- ISBN
- 9783836538039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.57€ 59.25
€ 69.57
€ 59.25
Paperback. Since the early 1900s we can witness the unfolding story of this popular holiday line, from Newton Abbot through Paignton, the start of the preserved section, beside the sea at Goodrington, to Churston and the Brixham branch, through Greenway Tunnel, and down to the terminus beside the yacht-filled estuary. Series: Past & Present Companions. Num Pages: 96 pages, c150 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; KNGT; TBX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858950471
- ISBN
- 9781858950471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.38
€ 20.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. In the early 20th century the future of air travel seemed to lie with the giant airships of Count von Zeppelin. Zeppelins were used during the First World War and afterwards the 'Graf Zeppelin' and 'Hindenburg' were the height of elegance. The 'Hindenburg' disaster of 1937 proved to be the end of the giant airship as a commercial enterprise. Num Pages: 128 pages, 160 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBWN; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555057
- ISBN
- 9781781555057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BGT; PD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322990129
- ISBN
- 9783322990129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.64
€ 76.64
Paperback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219972
- ISBN
- 9780631219972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Hardback. This highly original, seminal study of Canadian theorists of technology and morality shows that Canadian thinkers were not only original and intellectually au courant but also engaging and insightful. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFCX; TBX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816502
- ISBN
- 9780774816502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.66
€ 118.66
Paperback. This highly original, seminal study of Canadian theorists of technology and morality shows that Canadian thinkers were not only original and intellectually au courant but also engaging and insightful. Num Pages: 340 pages, 22 b&w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816519
- ISBN
- 9780774816519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.58
€ 40.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316633304
- ISBN
- 9781316633304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
Hardback. Game Changer will change the way you look at sports-and the outsized impact technoscience has on them. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNSP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421797
- ISBN
- 9781421421797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.62
€ 34.99
€ 29.62
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262017770
- ISBN
- 9780262017770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.84
€ 49.99
€ 42.84
Hardback. Focuses on an interpersonal/scientific conflict involving the 'Father of Modern Soil Mechanics' Karl von Terzaghi. This book exemplifies the 'human side' of science in which, sometimes, the prominence of a theorist and the inertia of the 'accepted wisdom' can inhibit progress and rational discussion of the facts. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540231110
- ISBN
- 9783540231110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. Facsimile reprint of the original flight handbook for the F9F-6 and -6P. Num Pages: 192 pages, diagrams, charts, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407789
- ISBN
- 9780887407789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.80
€ 20.99
€ 20.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 301 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612344089
- ISBN
- 9781612344089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.67
€ 41.99
€ 35.67
Hardback. The P=NP question is one of the great problems of science, which has intrigued computer scientists and mathematicians for decades. This guide, originating from a weblog written by the author, covers historical developments and latest approaches to the problem. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBKS; TBX; UMB; UYA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 193 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441971548
- ISBN
- 9781441971548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04