Technology & Engineering

"A compelling journey through Gurkha history -written with grace and style - it is indeed a wonderful read" - Field Marshal Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC It is 1814 and the Bengal Army of the Honourable East India Company is at war with a marauding Nepal...

With the release of the new NEC (formerly the New Engineering Contract), the use of the family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, as does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Now in...

This new edition of the classic quantity surveying textbook retains its basic structure but has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent changes in the industry, especially in procurement. Although over the last 20 years a number of new procurement...

This book discusses financial, managerial and engineering aspects associated with project engineering. The book is a text/reference book on courses related to project engineering for undergraduate students of Chemical Engineering programmes. The author...

In Aircraft Stories noted sociologist of technoscience John Law tells "stories" about a British attempt to build a military aircraft-the TSR2. The intertwining of these stories demonstrates the ways in which particular technological projects can be...

Newnes has worked with Marty Brown, a leader in the field of power design to select the very best design-specific material from the Newnes portfolio. Marty selected material for its timelessness, its relevance to current power supply design needs, and...

This indispensable companion is a ready reference for commonly required formulae and data, for use in coursework and examinations (where permitted) and in professional practice. It is not a textbook - the user is expected to know when to use a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262044202Author Thomas K. UchidaFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Dalia Monterroso, founder of the popular website Welcome to Chickenlandia, brings a fresh, inclusive voice to the community of backyard chicken keeping with this entry-level guide designed to empower anyone who's always wanted to keep chickens but may...

An anniversary edition of an influential book that introduced a groundbreaking approach to the study of science, technology, and society. This pioneering book, first published in 1987, launched the new field of social studies of technology. It introduced...

It's an astonishing fact that capturing all the energy in just one hour's worth of sunlight would enable us to meet the planet's food and energy needs for an entire year.The Solar Revolution tells the story of how scientists are working to reconnect us...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434858Author Theodore Von KarmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Francis Pryor - regular contributor on Channel 4's Time Team and the man behind the Britain BC and Britain AD television series - maintains that early farming in Britain has been largely misunderstood, due to a loss of contact with the countryside and...

First the Seed spotlights the history of plant breeding and shows how efforts to control the seed have shaped the emergence of the agricultural biotechnology industry. This second edition of a classic work in the political economy of science includes an...

In Defending Humanity , internationally acclaimed legal scholar George P. Fletcher and Jens David Ohlin, a leading expert on international criminal law, tackle one of the most important and controversial questions of our time: When is war justified? When...

Keeping your own horses requires dedication, hard work, and a sincere interest in the well-being of your animals. This practical guide shows you how to design efficient facilities and establish effective maintenance routines so that your horses can stay...

This practical introduction explains exactly how digital circuits are designed, from the basic circuit to the advanced system. It covers combinational logic circuits, which collect logic signals, to sequential logic circuits, which embody time and memory...

When Galileo designed the tube of his first telescope, optomechanics was born. Concerned with the shape and position of surfaces in an optical system, optomechanics is a subfield of physics that is arguably as old as optics. However, while universities...

Introduction to UAV Systems The latest edition of the leading resource on unmanned aerial vehicle systems In the newly revised Fifth Edition of Introduction to UAV Systems, an expert team of aviators, engineers, and researchers delivers the fundamentals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446514521Author Tim WeinerFormat HardbackPage Count 273Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789391165017Author Probal DasGuptaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Juggernaut PublicationPublisher Juggernaut PublicationDimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm *...

Women in Audio features almost 100 profiles and stories of audio engineers who are women and have achieved success throughout the history of the trade. Beginning with a historical view, the book covers the achievements of women in various audio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908032102Author Lee ArcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Panzerwrecks LimitedPublisher Panzerwrecks Limited

Superalloys are unique high-temperature materials used in gas turbine engines, which display excellent resistance to mechanical and chemical degradation. This book presents the underlying metallurgical principles which have guided their development and...

Synthesising the latest thinking from neuroscience and psychology with the practice of safety management, Mindful Safety shows how a much stronger safety culture can be built from the ground up. Case studies, applied research and practical exercises all...

Origins and Principles of Clinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion discusses key concepts of how biomechanics links to the development of pathology through mechanical laws, anatomy, physiology and health. It provides fundamental principles and practical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120345775Author S. PushpavanamFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint PHI LearningPublisher PHI LearningDimensions(mm) 240mm * 160mm * 10mm

Trading Territories tells the compelling story of maps and geographical knowledge in the early modern world from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth century. Examining how European geographers mapped the territories of the Old World -Africa and...

The new edition of the most detailed and comprehensive single-volume reference on major semiconductor devices The Fourth Edition of Physics of Semiconductor Devices remains the standard reference work on the fundamental physics and operational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912821723Author Alex HibbertFormat PaperbackImprint Tricorn BooksPublisher Tricorn BooksWeight(grams) 156g

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Understanding the NEC4 ECC Contract uses plain English to lead the reader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038585Author Ben PhilipsFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Boasting trillion-dollar companies, the digital economy profits from our emotions, our relationships with each other, and the ways we interact with the world. In this timely book, Tim Jordan deftly explores the workings of the digital economy. He...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525558637Author Stuart RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 138mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684126637Author Thomas Commerford MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Silver Dolphin BooksPublisher Silver Dolphin BooksWeight(grams)...

Featuring more than 600 photos, Photographing America's First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. Previous Project Mercury books largely have relied on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906887230Author Dartmoor Pony SocietyFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188369765Author Dokument PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dokument PressPublisher Dokument Forlag

The River Forth is one of Scotland's great waterways. It has a majestic history and heritage, part of which is the Forth bridges. Of these, the most iconic is the Forth Rail Bridge, which opened in 1890. But there is also the Kincardine Bridge, opened in...

A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost...