Technology: General Issues

Nanoscience and nanotechnology have functioned as effective buzzwords for at least a decade due to the unique properties that materials possess...

Danger! Danger! The very word puts us on notice. As it is designed to do. Don't touch that. Peril ahead. Proceed with caution. But the threat of da...

This book seeks to introduce non-engineering construction professionals to the principles of structural design from the initial calculation of load...

Over the past two million years that human species have inhabited the Planet Earth they have distinguished themselves by their ability to make and ...

This is the second edition of a comprehensive text that covers all the major topics of physics taught in courses worldwide, with the emphasis on pr...

The first history of the Institution of Civil Engineers to be illustrated in colour looks at the development of the profession over nearly 200 year...

Women in Engineering: Professional Life illuminates the professional lives of today's women engineers through articles, lectures, reports, and essa...

The New Kingmakers documents the rise of the developer class, and provides strategies for companies to adapt to the new technology landscape. From ...

The International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution, C...

Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in the life of Homer Sonny Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik sate...

Inventors and Inventions takes a refreshing look into the fascinating history of inventors and inventions. With encyclopaedic breadth, the book fol...