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Technological change has been rightfully identified as the single most important factor for improving material well-being. Yet, despite its centrality in our lives, we seem to know very little about technology and how it develops and changes, both...

Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art. Volume 3: Geological and geotechnical knowledge and requirements for project implementation contains the contributions presented in the eponymous Technical...

Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art. Volume 8: Public Communication and Awareness / Risk Management, Contracts and Financial Aspects contains the contributions presented in the eponymous...

Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art. Volume 10: Strategic use of underground space for resilient cities contains the contributions presented in the eponymous Technical Session during the World...

Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art. Volume 11: Urban Tunnels - Part 1 contains the contributions presented in the eponymous Technical Session during the World Tunnel Congress 2019 (Naples,...

The core of engineering learning is the ability to solve problems in specific fields; thus, engineering courses emerge as places where design thinking is a useful tool in training future engineers. Design Thinking for Engineering: A...

The most prolific inventor in American history, Thomas Edison played a major role in creating industries that have altered life around the globe: electric light and power, recorded sound and motion pictures. He also made significant innovations in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632386052Author Kate FellowsFormat HardbackPage Count 235Imprint NY Research PressPublisher NY Research PressWeight(grams) 835gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647283322Author Adrian DayFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Willford PressPublisher Willford PressWeight(grams) 730gDimensions(mm) 276mm * 203mm * 13mm

The United States has a long history as a leader of global innovation and of funding pioneering technologies that prove to be of benefit to the nation. The present moment is no exception. In fact, the next decade is likely to see increased involvement...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682856413Author Seth GrattanFormat HardbackPage Count 194Imprint Willford PressPublisher Willford PressWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 267mm * 206mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632408358Author Hans RothFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 812gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036511382Author Kyandoghere KyamakyaFormat HardbackPage Count 550Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 1379gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 41mm

Written in an engaging and accessible style, this first broadly focused compensatory history of technology not only includes women's contributions but begins the long-overdue task of redefining technology and significant technology and to value these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419602429Author Lem O EjioguFormat PaperbackPage Count 670Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 880gDimensions(mm)...

This book offers a practice-based approach to developing strategies for utilizing broadband telecommunications for rural economic development. Edwards addresses four key questions in the publication: 1) How important is broadband telecommunications in...

From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job creation. The residents of Central Asia and the South Caucasus pay some of the highest prices in the world...

Introduction to Electrical Measurements discusses the basic concept of the measurement systems along with the principles of electrical measurements. It includes the notion of instrumentation, electronic circuits, instrument transformers, AC bridges, and...

Implicit filtering is a way to solve bound-constrained optimization problems for which derivative information is not available. Unlike methods that use interpolation to reconstruct the function and its higher derivatives, implicit filtering builds upon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788186732939Author Eiri BoardFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint Engineers India Research InstitutePublisher Engineers India Research...

An innovative approach to the relationship between filmmaking and society during Hollywood's golden ageThe 1910s and 1920s witnessed the inception of a particular brand of negotiation between filmdom and its public in the United States. Hollywood, its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645169963Author Chris J NewmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Advanced Steam Traction Services LtdPublisher Advanced Steam Traction Services...

Composite materials are heterogeneous by nature, and are intended to be, since only the combination of different constituent materials can give them the desired combination of low weight, stiffness and strength. At present, the knowledge has advanced to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197508572Author Smith GaudetFormat PaperbackImprint OxfordPublisher OxfordWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 255mm * 205mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624170072Author Faisal M ArainFormat HardbackPage Count 187Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 516g

Describes how to make economic decisions regading safety in the chemical and process industries Covers both technical risk assessment and economic aspects of safety decision-makingSuitable for both academic researchers and practitioners in...

Multicriteria Analysis and LCA Techniques introduces the reader to the basic principles of multicriteria analysis (MCA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) techniques. The use of these tools is rapidly becoming essential in any feasibility study for...

Although Japanese universities have relied on information technology to resolve numerous problems, their high expectations are undermined by lags in implementing that technology. This innovative edited volume argues that lags in IT implementation in...

"No one covers technology with more insight or panache than Clive Thompson. I can't imagine anyone better qualified to curate this fascinating series."---Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired magazine and author of The Long Tail"Editor Clive Thompson...

Due to the rise in petroleum prices as well as increasing environmental concerns, there is a need to develop biochemicals and bioproducts that offer realistic alternatives to their traditional counterparts; this book will address the lack of a...

Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19th century, has added three decades to the average lifespan, has revolutionized the way we communicate and...

Over the past century, the work of chemical engineers has helped transform societies and the lives of individuals, from the synthetic fertilizers that helped feed the world to the development of novel materials used in fuels, electronics, medical...

The papers in this collection were commissioned by the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) for a workshop held on November 14, 2001, with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Goals for the...

In response to HUD's request, the NRC assembled a panel of experts, the Committee for Oversight and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, under the auspices of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment. Over...

Is there such a thing as a "feminist technology"? If so, what makes a technology feminist? Is it in the design process, in the thing itself, in the way it is marketed, or in the way it is used by women (or by men)?In this collection, feminist scholars...

Management and Engineering of Critical Infrastructures focuses on two important aspects of CIS, management and engineering. The book provides an ontological foundation for the models and methods needed to design a set of systems, networks and assets that...

Although Japanese universities have relied on information technology to resolve numerous problems, their high expectations are undermined by lags in implementing that technology. This innovative edited volume argues that lags in IT implementation in...

The year's best writing on tech: a collection as imaginative and compelling as its dynamic subject"This book is not just an illuminating and instructive guide to our high-tech frontier. It's also a great testimony to the power of that most ancient of...

At the beginning of the 20th century an estimated five percent of the world's population lived in cities. Today, half the world's population is urbanized. Urban sustainability is multifaceted and encompasses security, economics, environment and...

Technology has revolutionized many aspects of modern life, from how businesses operate, to how people get information, to how countries wage war. Certain technologies in particular, including not only cell phones and the Internet but also satellites,...