History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 450 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304446
- ISBN
- 9780764304446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.81
€ 36.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR; PDX; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471140962
- ISBN
- 9780471140962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.20
€ 102.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 730 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1904.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304415
- ISBN
- 9780764304415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.07€ 49.16
€ 64.07
€ 49.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Anniversary Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451683233
- ISBN
- 9781451683233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.90
€ 42.99
€ 35.90
Paperback. The story of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780744094
- ISBN
- 9781780744094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. Showcases how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how such technologies became integral to fresh ways of thinking about class, race, and gender, as well as about the politics of colonial rule. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226269375
- ISBN
- 9780226269375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.05
€ 21.99
€ 19.05
Hardcover. An account of how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It examines the assimilation and appropriation of bicycles, rice mills, sewing machines, and typewriters in India. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922027
- ISBN
- 9780226922027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.21€ 77.41
€ 93.21
€ 77.41
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133829
- ISBN
- 9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.23
€ 51.99
€ 37.23
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 black and white half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338218
- ISBN
- 9780195338218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.54
€ 32.54
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
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735849
- ISBN
- 9780226735849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.21€ 77.49
€ 93.21
€ 77.49
Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272801
- ISBN
- 9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.19
€ 34.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. In the early years of aviation, there was an intense dispute between British and German experts over the question of why and how an aircraft wing provides lift. This title reveals the impact that the divergent mathematical traditions of Cambridge and Gottingen had on this debate. Num Pages: 608 pages, 97 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; TBX; TGMF1; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060958
- ISBN
- 9780226060958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.32
€ 51.99
€ 40.32
Paperback. Individually and collectively, the Fellows of the Royal Society were involved in many wartime activities. For example, prior to the outbreak of World War Two Her Majesty's Government decided to establish a Central Register of persons with 'professional, scientific, technical or higher administrative qualifications', for use in time of War. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWM; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982086
- ISBN
- 9781909982086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.65
€ 26.99
€ 19.65
Hardcover. The untold story of an eccentric, scientific visionary whose death-defying research has saved millions of lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406774
- ISBN
- 9780871406774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.26
€ 29.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631491910
- ISBN
- 9780631491910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.96
€ 18.99
€ 17.96
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498756303
- ISBN
- 9781498756303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
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
Paperback. Provides a description of the British rocketry and space programme from the 1950s to 1970s, detailing the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Blue Streak and its conversion to a satellite launcher as part of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO). Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; TBX; TRP; TTDS; TTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Imperial College Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848167964
- ISBN
- 9781848167964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.62
€ 51.99
€ 49.62
Hardcover. The SUPERMEN "After a rare speech at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in 1976, programmers in the audience had suddenly fallen silent when Cray offered to answer questions. He stood there for several minutes, waiting for their queries, but none came. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; TBX; UKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471048855
- ISBN
- 9780471048855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.89
€ 42.99
€ 32.89
Hardcover. This book investigates the technologies, the concepts, and the applications of analog computing. The book suggests a new interpretation of the history of analog computing, and argues that analog computing can be thought of as a modeling technology. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; UK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848829473
- ISBN
- 9781848829473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.32
€ 190.32
Hardback. The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 87 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; KCP; KNGS; PDR; TBX; WGGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140322
- ISBN
- 9780691140322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.92€ 43.99
€ 55.92
€ 43.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300646
- ISBN
- 9780764300646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.87
€ 52.99
€ 34.87
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
€ 114.65
€ 114.65