Technology & Engineering

People like to believe in a past golden age of traditional English countryside, before large farms, machinery, and the destruction of hedgerows changed the landscape forever. However, that countryside may have looked both more and less familiar than we...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999439521Author Michael UngarFormat PaperbackPage Count 265Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc.

Silicon Valley gets all the credit for digital creativity, but this account of the pre-PC world, when computing meant more than using mature consumer technology, challenges that triumphalism.The invention of the personal computer liberated users from...

The modern tire is the most complex, composite product in mass production. Yet given its complexity and required performance, there is little information in the public domain regarding its development. This book provides an introduction to tire design,...

Fully updated and revised, the second edition of this introductory text on air-breathing jet propulsion focuses on the basic operating principles of jet engines and gas turbines. A state-of-the-art review of turboramjet engines, hypersonic applications,...

This open access book presents detailed pathways to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2050, globally and across ten geographical regions. Based on state-of-the-art scenario modelling, it provides the vital missing link between renewable energy targets and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486650883Author Richard W. HammingFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has captured our imaginations-and become a distraction. Too many leaders embrace the oversized narratives of artificial minds outpacing human intelligence and lose sight of the original problems they were meant to solve.When...

This book covers problems and their solution of a wide range of geotechnical topics. Every chapter starts with a summary of key concepts and theory, followed by worked-out examples, and ends with a short list of key references. It presents a unique...

This book is a pictorial history of the F-111, the greatest jet fighter-bomber ever built, and includes 740 color photos covering all models from the F-111A through the F-111K. In addition to a "Roll Call" including histories of each individual aircraft,...

Construction Planning, 2nd Edition is a thorough guide to the use of planning techniques, key concepts and the latest developments in the field of project planning. It explores the construction planning process in the digital age by taking a closer look...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992949204Author Graham StoakesFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Graham StoakesPublisher Graham Stoakes

This range of clocks used to be considered the common, household clock which many people recognized but for which little documentation was available. Rick Ortenburger now presents the book that will fill this void. Vienna regulator clocks were first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860982876Author Eva CraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint International Bee Research AssociationPublisher International Bee Research...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546157Author David J. GunkelFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Measurement in civil engineering and building is a core skill and the means by which an architectural or engineering design may be modelled financially, providing the framework to control and realise designs within defined cost parameters, to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913811006Author David HeafFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint International Bee Research AssociationPublisher International Bee Research...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770435141Author Charlotte RiversFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Potter CraftPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)...

In an era when science was perceived as a male domain, Mary Somerville (1780-1872) became both the leading woman scientist of her day and an integral part of the British scientific community. She achieved this status through careful management of her...

Distribution networks represent a huge capital investment. To make sensible decisions about their investments, electricity utilities need to form clear-cut design policies and adopt the most accurate systemdesign procedures. Customers'...

Working through this student-centred text readers will be brought up to speed with the modelling of control systems using Laplace, and given a solid grounding of the pivotal role of control systems across the spectrum of modern engineering. A clear,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398811782Author Eric SaundersFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Filling the gaps between subjective vehicle assessment, classical vehicle dynamics and computer-based multibody approaches, The Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics offers unique coverage of both the virtual and practical aspects of vehicle...

In The Aesthetic Value of the World, Tom Cochrane defends Aestheticism, the claim that everything is aesthetically valuable and that a life lived in pursuit of aesthetic value can be a particularly good one. Furthermore, in distilling aesthetic...

International politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise character of future war will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries, allies, technology,...

This comprehensive overview of chassis technology presents an up-to-date picture for vehicle construction and design engineers in education and industry. The book acts as an introduction to the engineering design of the automobile's fundamental...

Low-speed aerodynamics is important in the design and operation of aircraft flying at low Mach number, and ground and marine vehicles. This 2001 book offers a modern treatment of the subject, both the theory of inviscid, incompressible, and irrotational...

This Expert Guide gives you the techniques and technologies in digital signal processing (DSP) to optimally design and implement your embedded system. Written by experts with a solutions focus, this encyclopedic reference gives you an indispensable aid...

This absorbing book describes the long development of the Soviet space shuttle system, its infrastructure and the space agency's plans to follow up the first historic unmanned mission. The book includes comparisons with the American shuttle system and...

This book aims to take the reader through all aspects of fire safety and management in residential settings, from origin and ignition, risk assessment, protection and prevention, as well as comparing effective enforcement options from across all parts of...

From Nobel Prize winner Syukuro Manabe and Anthony Broccoli, a definitive account of how we have come to understand the fundamental processes behind global warmingSyukuro Manabe is perhaps the leading pioneer of modern climate modeling. Beyond Global...

What are the benefits of electrified propulsion for large aircraft? What technology advancements are required to realize these benefits? How can the aerospace industry transition from today's technologies to state-of-the-art electrified systems? Learn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851248363Author Peter GibbonFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman Books

Provides a technology overview of what goes into a high performance loudspeaker and covers all the latest advances in the field The design of high performance loudspeakers requires a mix of developed skills in electroacoustics, high fidelity sound...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980622379Author Igor S PopovichFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Career ProfessionalsPublisher Career ProfessionalsWeight(grams) 445g

In the simplest of terms, leadership is about influencing people to achieve an objective that is important to the leader, the group, and the organization. It is the human element - leading, motivating, and inspiring, particularly during times of crisis,...

Have you ever had to provide accurate costs for a new supermarket or a pub "just an idea...a ballpark figure..." ?The earlier a pricing decision has to be made, the more difficult it is to estimate the cost and the more likely the design and the specs...

Review of previous edition:"Trevor Kletz's book makes an invaluable contribution to the systematic, professional and scientific approach to accident investigation". The Chemical Engineer Fully revised and updated, the third edition of Learning from...

1930-1940 era Junkers aircraft in its civilian and wartime roles.Book InformationISBN 9780764303913Author Joachim DresselFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

Many students, engineers, scientists and researchers have benefited from the practical, programming-oriented style of the previous editions of Programming the Finite Element Method, learning how to develop computer programs to solve specific engineering...