Technology & Engineering
Discover a wide selection of technology and engineering books, including top-rated mechanical and software engineering textbooks,
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The Internet Will Die, and So Will You: On Learning to Live in Our Digital AgeTo live meaningfully in a digital age, we must reckon with impermanence.There's rot in the foundation of the web. A cherished blog vanishes while an adolescent fan page refuses to stay deleted. Supreme Court citations disappear while AI-generated spam grows like weeds, feeding ever-more-ravenous...
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World"A fascinating look into the origins of modern man."--Publishers Weekly"Authoritative."--New York Times - "A masterpiece."--Wilson QuarterlyUnraveling the mystery surrounding the ancient mother tongue that gave us English and other languages spoken by half the world Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from...
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Seeding Hope: What Plants Teach Us about Being HumanConnecting philosophical meditations with agricultural expertise, Seeding Hope urges us to reassess our relationships with ourselves, each other, and the vast living systems to which we belong--reminding us that when we nurture the world around us, we nurture ourselves. In Seeding Hope, Jack Algiere,...
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Reinventing Wool: How a Natural Fiber Survived the Synthetic RevolutionHow chemistry, culture, and industry remade a natural fiber--and reshaped our closets.Wool once shaped daily life in the United States. The ubiquitous textile clothed soldiers and filled civilian wardrobes; sheep even grazed on the White House lawn. Today, however, wool apparel represents a sliver...
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Next Stop the Future!: A Journey Through Tomorrow's ScienceThis fun and educational book invites readers aged 8 and up on an exciting, imagination-fueled journey through the science and innovation of tomorrow."An outstanding presentation of current and predicted science [...] Highly recommended." - School Library Journal (Starred Review)Packed with discoveries and breakthroughs from...
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Micrometers, Calipers and GagesThis is an educational tool to be used in a classroom setting or by commercial firms and other agencies for inservice training programs. This manual contains illustrations of the different measuring instruments, an explanation of their construction, and how to use the instruments for...
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Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab CourseThe much-anticipated new edition of 'Learning the Art of Electronics' is here! It defines a hands-on course, inviting the reader to try out the many circuits that it describes. Several new labs (on amplifiers and automatic gain control) have been added to the analog...
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Kobuk the Destroyer: And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test EngineeringWhen a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a "bear-resistant" label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it's backed up? For the cooler, it's Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member...
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Japan as a Global Military PowerJapan is emerging as a more prominent global and regional military power, defying traditional categorisations of a minimalist contribution to the US-Japan alliance, maintaining anti-militarism, seeking an internationalist role, or carving out more strategic autonomy. Instead, this Element argues that Japan has fundamentally shifted...
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How Everything Works: Electricity, Technology, Engineering, Robotics, The Human Body, Ecosystems, Flight, Sound, and So Much More!In HOW EVERYTHING WORKS, we'll take you on an exciting journey deep into the world of science and technology. From the human body to robots, we'll learn what makes things tick. Buckle your seatbelt; you're in for a wild ride.Have you ever wondered: How...
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Everyday Stem Engineering - Electrical EngineeringDiscover how electrical engineering is part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Science -- Electrical Engineering.Following on from Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering comes another branch - electrical. Explore this fascinating side of engineering, from the electrical inventions throughout our homes including washing...
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Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects: 50 Life-Saving Solutions for Shelter, Water, Food, and SafetyPrepare for the unexpected with 50 practical DIY survival projects that help protect your family during power outages, natural disasters, emergencies, and everyday disruptions.Written by survival expert and Discovery Channel's Naked and Afraid star Ky Furneaux, Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects makes emergency preparedness realistic...
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Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS UsersLearn from the best with this popular book on creating successful maps with any GIS or illustration product, written by an expert cartographer.For more than 18 years, Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users has been essential reading for all mapmakers who use...
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Curved Air: A Biography of Sickle Cell Anemia and the Quest to Cure the First Molecular DiseaseHow sickle cell anemia led the quest to edit the human genome while patients endured decades of racial discrimination and medical neglect. In December 1904, Walter Clement Noel, a dental student from Grenada, was admitted to a Chicago hospital with fever, jaundiced eyes, and...
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Agotamiento Digital. Reglas Simples Para Recuperar Tu Vida / Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your LifeDESCUBRE CÓMO USAR TUS DISPOSITIVOS DIGITALES DE MANERAS SORPRENDENTES PARA AYUDARTE A ENCONTRAR NUEVAS FUENTES DE ENERGÍA. Todos conocemos la sensación del agotamiento digital. El desplazamiento sin rumbo, los ojos vidriosos frente a la pantalla . No importa cuántos mensajes respondamos, cuántas publicaciones leamos...
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Actual Factual Files: Outer SpaceDig into the this exciting book and become an expert on everything astronomy, from planets and constellations to stars and space travel. Clever design, engaging text, and easy-to-understand explanations will make amateur astronauts out of any elementary reader. Actual Factual Files: Outer Space, the...
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Abiding Hunger: An American ParadoxA thorough and urgent examination of America's oldest, most enduring contradiction: hunger in the land of abundance.Throughout his time as foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Roger Thurow covered humanitarian stories from all over the world, including famine in Ethiopia and the devastating...
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10,000 Whys Questions Every Kid Should Know Ages 5-11: An Incredible Encyclopedia of Animals, Dinosaurs, Earth, Space, Oceans, Machines, and EverydayWhat if your child could explore the biggest mysteries of the world one exciting question at a time?Children are born curious. They want to know why dinosaurs disappeared, why oceans have waves, why rockets fly, why animals behave in surprising ways, why machines work,...
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What Not to Do in Outer Space: An Intergalactic Adventure!Blast off into space in this epic adventure packed with facts - perfect for all young space fans! 'SPACE FANS. We are T-minus 30 seconds from lift off! Get ready, there is so much to do in Outer Spaaaaaaaaaace!' So begins the young narrator's...
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Tools / HerramientasThis beloved early introduction to tools and what they do is now available as a bilingual board book! This English-Spanish board book guide to tools and what they do is great for young builders--whether they're growing up in a Spanish speaking household or one...
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