Technology: General Issues

This volume mounts a full-blown attack on the standard neo-classical theory of economic growth, which Richard Nelson sees as hopelessly inadequate ...

In Human-Built World, Thomas P. Hughes restores to technology the richness and depth it deserves by writing its intellectual history. Chronicling t...

An exciting new edition of Bella Bathurst’s epic story of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ancestors and the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses a...

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MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE Holistic view of the current and future trends in electronic waste management, focusing on recycling, technologies, ...

Metaheuristics for Structural Design and Analysis discusses general properties and types of metaheuristic techniques, basic principles of topology,...

Systems Engineering for the Digital Age Comprehensive resource presenting methods, processes, and tools relating to the digital and model-based tra...

Most physical problems can be written in the form of mathematical equations (differential, integral, etc.). Mathematicians have always sought to fi...

THE COMMUNICATIVE ENGINEER Application-oriented communication guidebook designed for engineering students and practitioners to improve their askin...

Learn about the cutting-edge nanotechnologies that play an important role in clinical and medical therapies Nucleic acids, the biomolecules that c...

PROJECT BASED PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING A project manager’s guide to solving complex project issues and making strategic decisions An eve...

This book traces the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), who is rightly revered as one of the greatest of all engineers. His leading rol...

Take a fascinating journey through time ­to explore a world full of ideas, inventions, discoveries and many, many ... things! Have you ever wondere...

More than any other technology, cars have transformed our culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of freedom and mobility. T...

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Understand the fundamentals of applied mathematics with this up-to-date introduction Applied mathematics is the use of mathematical concepts and me...

Discover the deep insights into the operation, modulation, and control strategies of multilevel converters, alongside their recent applications in ...

Rather than going cold turkey or fighting against the finely calibrated, billion-dollar barrage of demands for our attention that ping up on our ph...

How can sea cucumbers, geckos and termites help us cure diseases, camouflage soldiers and even keep our buildings cool? Nature's creations are more...

A complete history and theory of internet daemons brings these little-known—but very consequential—programs into the spotlight We’re used to talkin...

'Entertaining and insightful' -- Evening Standard'One of the most important books of the year... Compelling' Jamie Bartlett, Literary Review'Timely...

Continued economic growth, human welfare, and national security depend upon constant technological progress; and the chief area for innovation in t...

NANOMATERIALS IN CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS In this rapidly developing field, the book focuses on the practical elements of nanomaterial creation, char...

In today's knowledge-driven economy, the ability to share insight and know-how is essential for driving innovation and growth. In this groundbreaki...

For twenty years, the renowned philosopher of science Sandra Harding has argued that science and technology studies, postcolonial studies, and femi...

Growing American Rubber explores America's quest during tense decades of the twentieth century to identify a viable source of domestic rubber. Stra...

Patrick M. Malone demonstrates how innovative engineering helped make Lowell, Massachusetts, a potent symbol of American industrial prowess in the ...

Patrick M. Malone demonstrates how innovative engineering helped make Lowell, Massachusetts, a potent symbol of American industrial prowess in the ...

Down to Earth presents the first comprehensive overview of the geopolitical maneuvers, financial investments, technological innovations, and ideolo...

When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyo...

From the dawn of European civilization to the twentieth century, the automaton—better known today as the robot—has captured the Western imagination...

Cycles of Invention and Discovery offers an in-depth look at the real-world practice of science and engineering. It shows how the standard categori...

Despite the educational and professional advances made by minorities in recent decades, African Americans remain woefully underrepresented in the f...

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This book provides a wide variety of state-space--based numerical algorithms for the synthesis of feedback algorithms for linear systems with input...

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