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History of engineering & technology
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
Paperback. This book explores the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1980s and early 1990s, with each attempting to outdo the other - the Americans keen to build a space station, the Soviets keen to build a space shuttle. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 631 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; TBX; TRP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1073.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461434290
- ISBN
- 9781461434290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.77€ 52.97
€ 55.77
€ 52.97
Engineers in Britain: A Sociological Study of the Engineering Dimensio...
Glover, Ian; Kelly, Michael P.
paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; KN; TBX; TC; TGP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780043012239
- ISBN
- 9780043012239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Hardback. "Peace engineering" is the pro-active use of engineering skills in the promotion of peace. This book details the history of the profession and shows how engineers have, in the past, served their clients as either military or civilian engineers. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBC; TBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826731
- ISBN
- 9781848826731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Hardback. Written in honor of Sir Tony Hoare's 75th Birthday, this book provides a discussion of the influence of Hoare's work on current research from an international selection of expert contributors. Includes a scientific biography, listing his most influential work. Editor(s): Roscoe, A. W.; Jones, Cliff B.; Wood, Kenneth. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848829114
- ISBN
- 9781848829114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.13
€ 194.13
Hardback. This book offers a comprehensive view of the perceptions of end-users in different Information Systems Development (ISD) methods and approaches. It offers conceptualizations that serve as key constructs for theory development in information systems science. Editor(s): Isomaki, Hannakaisa; Pekkola, Samuli. Series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Num Pages: 300 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; UBJ; UKR; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849963466
- ISBN
- 9781849963466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.88
€ 191.88
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Butt, W. Series: Lebensgeschichten Aus Der Wissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; JPW; PN; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034863698
- ISBN
- 9783034863698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.65
€ 60.65
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 102 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; AMX; TBX; TNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319002866
- ISBN
- 9783319002866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.29
€ 72.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Struppa, Daniele C.; Dechow, Douglas R. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 166 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTX; TBX; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319169248
- ISBN
- 9783319169248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, 124 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJZ; PDR; TBX; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319214634
- ISBN
- 9783319214634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.91
€ 46.91
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
€ 76.84
€ 76.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PD; TBX; UB; UFM; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783528089115
- ISBN
- 9783528089115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
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
Hardback. Including 16 reviews, this reader gives an overview of the history of photosynthesic carbon metabolism research. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; TC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540283829
- ISBN
- 9783540283829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.18
€ 363.18
Hardback. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 339 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KNTX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642037566
- ISBN
- 9783642037566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Hardback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 9.7 International Conference on the History of Computing, HC 2010, held as part of the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. Editor(s): Tatnall, Arthur. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; UBJ; UKP; UM; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642151989
- ISBN
- 9783642151989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HP; PB; TBX; UB; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642402210
- ISBN
- 9783642402210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.41
€ 31.99
€ 27.41
Paperback / so. Interviews mit F.L. Bauer, C. Floyd, J. Weizenbaum, N. Wirth und H. Zemanek Editor(s): Siefkes, Dirk; Braun, Anette; Eulenhofer, Peter; Stach, Heike; Stadtler, Klaus; Eulenglishhofer, Peter. Num Pages: 143 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; CB; PB; TBC; TBX; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642636608
- ISBN
- 9783642636608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.60
€ 26.99
€ 22.60
Hardback. This text deals with the historical development of the scientific theories that, in the 18th century, gave engineers and architects the means of calculating masonry vaulted structures and, in the 19th century, provided exact mathematical methods of dimensioning complex structures. Editor(s): Radelet de Grave, Patricia; Benvenuto, Edoardo. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AC; AM; JFCX; PD; TBX; TGB; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764351281
- ISBN
- 9783764351281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: TBX; UB; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 9. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783834824141
- ISBN
- 9783834824141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.82
€ 37.82
Hardback. This accessible book contains a thorough review of recent research discoveries of scientific and technological knowledge contained in the Iliad and the Odyssey. The book has been well received in the original Greek version and is now available in English. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048125135
- ISBN
- 9789048125135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
Paperback. Proceedings HMM2004 Editor(s): Ceccarelli, Marco. Num Pages: 406 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048166138
- ISBN
- 9789048166138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.95
€ 239.95
International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms
. Ed(S): Yan, Hong-Sen; Ceccarelli, Marco
Paperback. The HMMM2008 International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms is the third event of a series started in 2000 as the main activity of the IFToMM Permanent commission for History of MMS; Mechanism and Machine Science. This book provides background information on the origin and the history of the invention of fundamental machines. Editor(s): Yan, Hong-Sen; Ceccarelli, Marco. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048181384
- ISBN
- 9789048181384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.70
€ 186.70
The Genius of Archimedes. Proceedings of an International Conference H...
. Ed(S): Paipetis, S. A.; Ceccarelli, Marco
Hardback. Archimedes is regarded as one of the most brilliant scientists of all time. These proceedings contain original, unpublished papers with the primary emphasis on the scientific work of Archimedes and his extensive influence. Editor(s): Paipetis, S. A.; Ceccarelli, Marco. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 515 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 515
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048190904
- ISBN
- 9789048190904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.30
€ 257.30