Technology & Engineering - Reference

Providing unique, accessible lessons on engineering, this title in the bestselling 101 Things I Learned(R) series is a perfect resource for students, recent graduates, general readers, and even seasoned professionals. An experienced civil engineer presents the physics and fundamentals underlying the many fields of...

An illustrated, accessible introduction to filmmaking from an award-winning Hollywood producer, screenwriter, film school professor, and script consultant to major movie studiosAnyone with a cellphone can shoot video, but creating a memorable feature-length film requires knowledge and mastery of a wide range of skills,...

Providing unique, accessible lessons on urban design, this title in the bestselling 101 Things I Learned(R) series is a perfect resource for students, recent graduates, general readers, and even seasoned professionals. Students of urban design often find themselves lost between books that are either...

This must-have book will guide you through your first steps in 3D printing at home! Get started with a solid overview of concepts and techniques and learn the basics of 3D construction with essential information on data files, programs, and software, such as FreeCAD,...

Master the technology reshaping our world today. In a series of 50 accessible essays, Keith Mansfield introduces and explains the essential concepts, ideas and key thinkers behind artificial intelligence. From Alan Turing asking 'can machines think?' and the best prompting techniques for generative AI,...

Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements - An unabridged printing of the 18th Edition (1906) to include all illustrations and text -Author: Henry T. BrownPublisher: Merchant BooksPublished: 04/02/2010Pages: 124Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.31dISBN: 9781603868297

The first international history of railroads and railroad infrastructure told through stunningly reproduced maps. Since their origins in eighteenth-century England, railroads have spread across the globe, changing everything in their path, from where and how people grew and made things to where and how...

Learn everything you need to know to care for your new pet rabbit from a renowned rabbitry owner who specializes in bonding and socialization techniques. An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping a Pet Rabbit is essential guide for rabbit owners. Author Adriana Cinteza explains...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.This updated resource shows how to interpret schematic diagrams--and design your ownWritten by an experienced engineer, this easy-to-follow...

Which countries don't have rivers? Which ones have North Korean embassies? Who drives on the "wrong" side of the road? How many national economies are bigger than California's? And where can you still find lions in the wild? You'll learn answers to these questions...

In most forms of racing, cornering speed is the key to winning. On the street, precise and predictable handling is the key to high performance driving. However, the art and science of engineering a chassis can be difficult to comprehend, let alone apply. Chassis...

Code Check 10th Edition is an invaluable reference guide designed to provide users with essential information to avoid the most common code violations.This edition reflects the most up-to-date changes in the International Residential Code and is cross-referenced with the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical...

This full-color book of maps, one of Belt Publishing's 50 Maps Series, presents the capital and biggest city in Ohio like you've never seen it before. Columbus is a place perpetually in search of an identity. Once called a "cow town," it is now...

Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, now in its 18th edition, has set the standard as the single best resource for students and professionals looking to brush up on how communication technologies have developed, grown, and converged, as well as what's in store for the...

When you're cooking, you're a chemist! Every time you follow or modify a recipe, you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life...

Want to know how to use an electronic component? This first book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what...

America's favorite small farm tractor is retrieved from the shed and shined up for duty in this essential guide by tractor repair expert Rachel Gingell and long-time writer Kenneth Updike. The Farmall Cub Encyclopedia is a comprehensive manual for any self-starter, at-home historian, or...

Jump into GIS with this popular hands-on textbook, written and updated for ArcGIS Pro 3.4.GIS Tutorial for ArcGIS Pro 3.4 is the book everyone needs to learn the powerful desktop app ArcGIS Pro.GIS Tutorial for ArcGIS Pro 3.4 is one of the top books...

A grid system is a rigid framework that is supposed to help graphic designers in the meaningful, logical and consistent organization of information on a page. It is an established tool that is used by print and web designers to create well-structured, balanced designs....

Written by the Army's premier trainer of the twentieth century, Guidelines for the Leader and the Commander is meant to enlighten and instruct leaders, and those who aspire to leadership, in every profession and every walk of life. Thoughtful as well as concrete, pithy...