Technology & Engineering
Discover a wide selection of technology and engineering books, including top-rated mechanical and software engineering textbooks,
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The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900From the books of H.G. Wells to the press releases of NASA, we are awash in clichéd claims about high technology's ability to change the course of history. Now, in The Shock of the Old, David Edgerton offers a startling new and fresh way...
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Water Power: Energy from Rivers, Waves, and Tides (a True Book: Alternative Energy) (Library Edition)From rushing river currents to the waves that crash along coastlines, water power is all around us.For centuries, people have relied on the movement of water for transportation and a power source for simple machines. It can also be used to create the electricity...
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Of a Fire on the MoonFor many, the moon landing was the defining event of the twentieth century. So it seems only fitting that Norman Mailer--the literary provocateur who altered the landscape of American nonfiction--wrote the most wide-ranging, far-seeing chronicle of the Apollo 11 mission. A classic chronicle of...
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Surface Analysis: The Principal TechniquesDie Theorie und Praxis der Oberflächenanalyse wird von Experten mehrerer Fachgebiete erläutert. Dadurch wird der Leser in die Lage versetzt, Ergebnisse und Datenreihen zu verstehen und umzusetzen.Author: John C. VickermanPublisher: John Wiley & SonsPublished: 05/01/2009Pages: 688Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 3.20lbsSize: 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.40dISBN:...
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Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the MoonDas erste Buch in englischer Sprache, das das sowjetische Raumfahrtprogramm im Detail analysiert und die Geschichte seines charismatischen Begründers Sergei Korolev erzählt. Verfolgt wird die sowjetische Raumfahrt zwischen den drei iger und siebziger Jahren, die Korolev bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1966 dominierte....
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Civil Engineering: A Very Short IntroductionCivil engineering has made an inestimable contribution to modern life, providing the crucial expertise behind our vast transportation systems and the wide array of built structures where we work, study, and play. In this Very Short Introduction, engineer David Muir Wood turns a spotlight...
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Unstoppable: True Stories of Amazing Bionic AnimalsChris P. Bacon was born with malformed legs, but with the help of a wheelchair made of construction toys, he's become a hero to people with similar challenges. Nancy Furstinger profiles Chris P. Bacon and many other animals in Unstoppable--all of whom are making...
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You Are the First Kid on MarsAs we look back to the beginnings of the space race, 2009 is also the year for looking forward to humankind's next step toward the stars. In the spirit of books that once imagined colonies on the moon, Patrick O?Brien has created a unique...
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Watershed Management 2eAn integrated framework for water resources management It has been said that "water is the next oil." A strong global consensus has begun to develop that effective water management must start at the watershed level, and that water management actions must be taken in...
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Agroclimate Information for Development: Reviving the Green RevolutionAgroclimatology is the science of those climatic or weather factors important to agriculture. Climate is generally thought as an uncontrollable factor, and this book provides an understanding of the agroclimatic system and its influences on the failure or success of agricultural development activities; looking...
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The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient EgyptAccording to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground. For this reason, the honey bee was sacrosanct in ancient Egyptian culture. From the art depicting bees on temple walls to the...
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Make Magazine: The Third Year: A Four Volume CollectionWith the third year completed, MAKE brings you Make: The Third Year Collector's Box Set, complete with volumes 09, 10, 11, and 12. Delve into Science on the Fringe, Home Electronics, Alternative Vehicles, Digital Media, and much more. Major projects include a Pinhole Camera,...
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Utopia Is Creepy: And Other ProvocationsWith razor wit, Nicholas Carr cuts through Silicon Valley's unsettlingly cheery vision of the technological future to ask a hard question: Have we been seduced by a lie? Gathering a decade's worth of posts from his blog, Rough Type, as well as his seminal...
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Tensor Analysis for Physicists, Second EditionThis brilliant study by a famed mathematical scholar and former professor of mathematics at the University of Amsterdam integrates a concise exposition of the mathematical basis of tensor analysis with admirably chosen physical examples of the theory.The first five chapters incisively set out the...
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Mathematical Foundations of ElasticityThis advanced-level study approaches mathematical foundations of three-dimensional elasticity using modern differential geometry and functional analysis. It is directed to mathematicians, engineers and physicists who wish to see this classical subject in a modern setting with examples of newer mathematical contributions. Prerequisites include a...
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Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot RelationshipsLove, marriage, and sex with robots? Not in a million years? Maybe a whole lot sooner A leading expert in artificial intelligence, David Levy argues that the entities we once deemed cold and mechanical will soon become the objects of real companionship and human...
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Alien in My Pocket #8: Space InvadersIt's the thrilling conclusion to the Alien in My Pocket series With a page-turning plot, plenty of fun science facts, illustrations throughout, and a do-it-yourself, hands-on experiment at the end, this is an appealing chapter book series for young readers. And it's all from...
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Anna, Kid EngineerIt was once again time for the annual Science Fair at East Creek Elementary School. Anna wasn't excited about the upcoming event because of the embarrassing projects she'd come up with during her 3rd and 4th grade years. This was her last year of...
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The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind PowerIn the late 1990s, West Texas was full of rundown towns and pumpjacks, aging reminders of the oil rush of an earlier era. Today, the towns are thriving as 300-foot-tall wind turbines tower above those pumpjacks. Wind energy has become Texas's latest boom, with...
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Advanced Strength of MaterialsFour decades ago, J.P. Den Hartog, then Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote Strength of Materials, an elementary text that still enjoys great popularity in engineering schools throughout the world. Widely used as a classroom resource, it has also become...
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