Technology: General Issues

Everyone wants to be the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but theres never been a clear road map to becoming a wildly successful innovatoruntil now. ...

The surprising story of cork and its critical role in US security and the war effort.Winner of the IPPY Book Award History (World), Silver of the I...

We like to think of sports as elemental: strong bodies trained to overcome height, weight, distance; the thrill of earned victory or the agony of d...

James T. Costa takes readers on a journey from Charles Darwins youth and travels on the HMS Beagle to Down House, his bustling home of forty years....

As the ability to produce nanomaterials advances, it becomes more important to understand how the energy of the atoms in these materials is affecte...

An introductory approach to the subject of large strains and large displacements in finite elements. Large Strain Finite Element Method: A Practica...

Virtually Real A wave of new technology has rekindled the dream of virtual reality. But what can you really do with it? We take a look at how Maker...

Automate your world with remote control in Make: Volume 22. From pet care to power outlets, from toys to telepresence, we'll show you how to add a ...

Boards, Boards, Boards! It's all about the boards that are rocking the Maker world. We're in a gold rush of controllers and mini-computers, putting...

Is zero waste engineering possible? This book outlines how to achieve zero waste engineering, following natural pathways that are truly sustainable...

With the increasing world-energy demand there is a growing necessity for clean and renewable energy. The sun being one of the most abundant potenti...

The first book to portray the birth of naval architecture as an integral part of the Scientific Revolution, examining its development and applicati...

Make Volume 34 takes to the sky, land, and the sea with projects and articles about underwater robots, incredible kites, and easy-to-make robots th...

How did computers invade the homes and cultural life of 1980s Britain? Remember the ZX Spectrum? Ever have a go at programming with its stretchy r...

Ekphrasis is familiar as a rhetorical tool for inducing enargeia, the vivid sense that a reader or listener is actually in the presence of the obje...

This updated and augmented third edition of this landmark encyclopedia contains approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history of the...

Among the many treasures in the collections of the Science Museum in London is the complete workshop of the Scottish engineer James Watt (1736-1819...

The twelfth international edition of the market-leading Engineering Economic Analysis offers comprehensive coverage of financial and economic decis...

This catalogue accompanies a museum exhibition of the latest work of German artist, Thomas Struth. The touring show focuses on photographs Struth h...

Spotters guides traditionally focus on the natural world but if we are to understand the modern landscape it is vital to recognise its manmade feat...