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History of engineering & technology

Paperback. This text describes the development of magnetic recording over the past century, by selecting major product designs and the innovative technology that they introduced. Separated into three parts, the book deals specifically with the history of audio recording, video recording and data recording. Editor(s): Daniel, Eric D.; Mee, C.D.; Clark, Mark H. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AJR; PDX; PHK; TBX; TJ; UNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780780347090
ISBN
9780780347090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 165.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 425. 416 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; TBX. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight: 448.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
16th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486457437
ISBN
9780486457437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of "technology" in America. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179942
ISBN
9781405179942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Hardback. A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in the 1940s and 1950s. It shows how resource limitations were seen as an opportunity for design to attain new relevance for social and cultural transformations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 136. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AMX; PDX; TBX; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 261 x 23. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199394012
ISBN
9780199394012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

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

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. First published in 1844, Hutchinson's treatise serves as a practical guide to the many methods of land drainage in England. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108026642
ISBN
9781108026642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.97

Hardback. Volume I covers: JG 1 Oesau, JG 2 Richthofen, JG 3 Udet, JG 4, JG 5 Eismeer, JG 6 Horst Wessel, JG 7 Nowotny, JG 11, JG 26 Schlageter, JG 27, JV 44, JG 51 Molders, and JG 52. Num Pages: 256 pages, 700+ colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1572. 256 pages, Over 700 colour and black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 26. Weight: 1546.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407512
ISBN
9780887407512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.50

Hardback. Volume II covers: JG 53 Pik-As, JG 54 Grunherz, JG 77 Herz-As, JG 300, JG 301, JG 302 Wilde Sau, and JG 400. Num Pages: 256 pages, 700+ colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1306. 256 pages, Over 700 colour and black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 287 x 222 x 22. Weight: 1308.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407529
ISBN
9780887407529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.50

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

€ 27.99
€ 20.10

Hardback. Raising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20, 18 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TDM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421865
ISBN
9781421421865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.76

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

€ 37.99
€ 28.04

Hardback. 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: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219965
ISBN
9780631219965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.95

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

€ 56.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316633304
ISBN
9781316633304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.52

Hardcover. A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author of Cold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b/w photos run with text. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; WNWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 284 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316410601
ISBN
9780316410601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 17.80

Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034164
ISBN
9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034027
ISBN
9780226034027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

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
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404818
ISBN
9780887404818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.01

Paperback. In the COMBAT AIRCRAFT series. Covering the exploits of the B-24 in the south-west Pacific during World War II. Includes 30 original artworks and, black and white scale drawings of all major variants. With text relating the personal experiences of the crews in the battle over the Pacific. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b&w and 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; HB; JWL; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855327818
ISBN
9781855327818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.91

Hardcover. More than a decade has passed since IBM's Deep Blue computer stunned the world by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov. This volume provides an updated story of the chess engine and its steady improvement. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; UYQ; WDMG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857293404
ISBN
9780857293404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.71
€ 54.78

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