Technology & Engineering
Discover a wide selection of technology and engineering books, including top-rated mechanical and software engineering textbooks,
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The Sound of Exclusion: NPR and the Latinx PublicAs a network that claims to represent the nation, NPR asserts unique claims about what it means to be American. In The Sound of Exclusion, Christopher Chávez critically examines how National Public Radio conceptualizes the Latinx listener, arguing that NPR employs a number of...
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Developing the Naval MindThroughout the history of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, leading officers and strategists have advocated for formal colleges and schools for naval officers but have also made the case that true naval professionalism requires a career-long dedication to learning and to self-improvement. This...
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The Challenge to NATO: Global Security and the Atlantic AllianceThe post-Cold War order established by the United States is at a crossroads: no longer is the liberal order and U.S. hegemonic power a given. The Challenge to NATO is a concise review of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), its relationship with the...
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Colorado and the Silver Crash: The Panic of 1893A catastrophic depression engulfed Colorado in 1893. The government's decision to adopt the gold standard and stop buying silver hit the mining industry like a cave-in. Unemployment reached 90 percent in Leadville, a city built on silver. Strikes by union miners in Cripple Creek...
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American Military Helicopters and Vertical/Short Landing and Takeoff Aircraft Since 1941Over the past eight decades, developments in vertical lift aircraft--both helicopters and vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) planes--have given the American military unparalleled capabilities on the modern battlefield. The U.S. has led the world in vertical lift technologies with the help of some of...
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Soda and Fizzy Drinks: A Global HistoryAn effervescent exploration of the global history and myriad symbolic meanings of carbonated beverages. More than eighty years before the invention of Coca-Cola, sweet carbonated drinks became popular around the world, provoking arguments remarkably similar to those they prompt today. Are they medicinally, morally,...
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The Story of a Football: It Starts with LeatherHow does a piece of leather become a football? Readers discover the process step by step with clear text and photos demonstrating each part of the process.Author: Robin NelsonPublisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Published: 08/01/2021Pages: 24Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.10h x 8.10w x 0.30dISBN: 9781728428239Audience:...
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Technologies of the New Real: Viral Contagion and Death of the SocialWith astonishing speed, we have been projected into a new reality where interactions with drones, robotic bodies, and high-level surveillance are increasingly mainstream. In this age of groundbreaking developments in robotic technologies, synthetic biology is merging with artificial intelligence, forming a newly blended reality...
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Robots: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to...
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Introduction to GeopoliticsThis new updated edition presents the overarching themes of geopolitical structures and agents in an engaging and accessible manner, which requires no previous knowledge of theory or current affairs. It helps readers understand the geopolitical implications of COVID-19, China's pronounced role in the world,...
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Designing and Building Mini and Micro Hydro Power SchemesSmall hydro power installations have the potential to provide a renewable supply of energy to people in remote, hilly communities, far from the national gird. This book is based on the authors' considerable experience of installing hydroelectric schemes that produce up to 500kW for...
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Fact and Fiction of the Space AgeWhen Russia sent Sputnik 1 into space, the country launched not only a satellite but a new age. Many popular stories about American advancements during the space age have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of the Space...
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Fact and Fiction of American InventionThe telephone, the lightbulb, and the airplane are all inventions that have changed the world for the better. But many popular stories about the creation of American inventions have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of American Invention...
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Famous Space MissionsThis title looks into the famous space missions that NASA is known for, like Apollo 11, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Mars rovers. Amazing historical photographs from NASA's archives complete this book. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically...
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Seismic Hazard and Risk AnalysisSeismic hazard and risk analyses underpin the loadings prescribed by engineering design codes, the decisions by asset owners to retrofit structures, the pricing of insurance policies, and many other activities. This is a comprehensive overview of the principles and procedures behind seismic hazard and...
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Electric CarsAn essential introduction to the surprisingly long history of the electric car, from the early pioneers, through to the first commercially viable models such as Tesla. The electric car now stands center-stage in the motoring industry as we seek to reverse climate change by...
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Sitopia: How Food Can Save the World'No writer asks more interesting questions about food than Carolyn Steel because no one takes more seriously the profound role of food at the heart of human life...destined to become a modern classic' BEE WILSONWe live in a world shaped by food, a Sitopia...
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Land Surveying Mathematics Simplified: Second EditionThis book is designed to provide the reader with an understanding of basic mathematics commonly used by land surveyors. This book is intended to be a companion book to Land Surveying Simplified Second Edition, which is available as and eBook or soft cover. The...
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Off the Grid Living: How You Can Live Off the Land and Become Self-Sufficient through Homesteading and a Backyard Guide to Raised Bed GardeTwo manuscripts in one book: Living off The Grid: A Guide on How to Live Off the Land and Become Self-Sufficient Through Homesteading Raised Bed Gardening: The Backyard Gardening Guide to an Organic Vegetable Garden and the Best Way to Grow Herbs, Fruit Trees,...
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Crusader: John Cobb's Ill-Fated Quest for Speed on WaterThe tale of Crusader, the jet-powered boat of 1952, appears to be a simple one about the ambition of John Cobb and Reid Railton, two unassuming but deeply gifted men, to break the water speed record on Loch Ness only for their efforts to...
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