Technology & Engineering

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2023This open access book explores the challenges society faces with big data, through the lens of culture rather than social, political or economic trends, as demonstrated in the words we use, the values that underpin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for The Business Book Awards - Change & Sustainability Category 2024 (UK).Book InformationISBN 9781781337486Author Graham FordFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Why software isn't perfect, as seen through the stories of software developers at a run-of-the-mill tech companyContrary to much of the popular discourse, not all technology is seamless and awesome; some of it is simply "good enough." In Middle Tech,...

Real ale and other craft beers have become increasingly popular over the past few years, and as a result more people have been compelled to try making their own homebrew. However, while the concept behind making beer is simple, the execution can at times...

The procedures, the problems and pitfalls of extending or altering property are discussed in this fully updated new edition. The author gives helpful advice on how to make the project go smoothly from beginning to end. This is a practical guide for those...

Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's...

Soak up carbon into beautiful, healthy buildings that heal the climate "Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon - the carbon emitted when...

One marker of the majesty of ancient Rome is its surviving architectural legacy, the stunning remains of which are scattered throughout the circum-Mediterranean landscape. Surprisingly, one truly remarkable aspect of this heritage remains relatively...

Structural and Stress Analysis, Fourth Edition, provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to all types of structural and stress analysis. Starting with an explanation of the basic principles of statics, the book then covers normal and shear...

Authors Don Burdick and Bill Leffler have completely rewritten this time-honored bestseller, now the definitive book for understanding the mysteries of the petrochemical industry.With chapters on all the base chemicals and derivatives, plus seven new...

Monitoring is a subject of particular importance to underground construction works. It is often a key risk mitigation measure both for the control of the construction process and the protection of existing assets affected by excavations. The subject is...

National Geographic's maps and atlases are critically acclaimed and world-renowned for their accuracy, originality, authoritative content, and clean design. Now, the most convenient package of this trusted map content has been completely updated in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565238657Author B. Terry AspinFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Fox Chapel PublishingPublisher Fox Chapel Publishing

The term "risk" is known from many fields, and we are used to references to contractual risk, economic risk, operational risk, legal risk, security risk, and so forth. We conduct risk analysis, using either offensive or defensive approaches to identify...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735005577Author David H DudleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Howard BooksPublisher Howard BooksWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630574598Author Roger ToogoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint SDC PublicationsPublisher SDC PublicationsWeight(grams) 730g

Special Forces are a key component of every modern army, capable of carrying out clandestine operations, reconnaissance, and incisive attacks behind enemy lines. Units such as the British SAS, US Navy SEALs, the US Army's Delta Force, Polish GROM and the...

In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally. Since then, in a unique long-term study,...

This book comprises essays that focus on a range of thinkers that challenge the boundaries of the just war tradition.The ethics of war scholarship has become a rigid and highly disciplined activity, closely associated with a very particular canon of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486425573Author G.H. MendellFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm)...

Addressing the technological opportunities and challenges of the 21st century, Introduction to Philosophy of Technology offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of philosophy of technology available. It covers several of the classic theories...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486832944Author Tzu SunFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 260gDimensions(mm) 223mm...

What is "topological" about topological quantum states? How many types of topological quantum phases are there? What is a zero-energy Majorana mode, how can it be realized in a solid-state system, and how can it be used as a platform for topological...

Before the emergence of the steam railway rocketed the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Robert Stephenson - the great Victorian engineers - into the limelight, there was a 'Colossus' who dominated the engineering scene and laid the foundations for...

Over the last decade, astrophysical observations of neutron stars - both as isolated and binary sources - have paved the way for a deeper understanding of the structure and dynamics of matter beyond nuclear saturation density. The mapping between...

Everyone knows that transplantation can save and transform lives, but thousands die every year on waiting lists because there are not enough organs available. If more people could be persuaded to donate, more lives could be saved. But is individual...

The core of all successful organizations is the effectiveness with which people work together. Individuals have differing characteristics and personalities, and the manner in which they interact is the key to meeting organizational objectives. This is...

As Joe Biden has shown us all, the best is yet to come. Here are the stories of the inspiring, inventive, and brave things people have achieved in later life. With a foreword by Michael Whitehall, late bloomer par excellence.With life comes perspective,...

Twelve problems have been added to the first edition; four of them are supplements to problems in the first edition. The others deal with issues that have become important, since the first edition of Volume II, in recent developments of various areas of...

At the end of the 1870-1 Franco-Prussian war, the French Navy began to reconstruct its fleet, replacing old generation warships with steam-powered and iron-hulled men-of-war. However, the process was slow and erratic since priority was initially given to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195144529Author Robert F. DarntonFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University Press

The manufacturing industries remain the foundation of local, regional, and global economies. Manufacturing plants operate in dynamic markets that demand upgrading with transformational technologies for maintaining profitability, competitiveness, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorPeter Burgess runs a well-known tuning business in Derbyshire, England. He's been working with MGBs since 1978 and his engine building expertise has produced many...

This established, leading textbook, is suitable for courses in CFD. The new edition covers new techniques and methods, as well as considerable expansion of the advanced topics and applications (from one to four chapters). This book presents the...

The fifth edition of this textbook has been completely revised and significantly extended in order to reflect the revolution of geodetic technologies, methods and applications during the last decade. The Global Geodetic Observing System established by...

This book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. Drawing on the Multi-Level Perspective, it develops a whole system reconfiguration approach that explains how the...

"Prefab Architecture . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than 'Prefabrication 101.' It is the Joy of Cooking writ large for the architecture and construction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642340105Author Jade GurssFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Octane PressPublisher Octane Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783982087207Author Paul W GuthrieFormat HardbackPage Count 346Imprint Paul GuthriePublisher Paul GuthrieWeight(grams) 1173gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

The enormous significance of the Sun to our lives has been felt ever since ominous eclipses and mysterious sunspots were observed many thousands of years ago. Scientists and astronomers from many different fields have contributed over the centuries to...