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Everything the apprentice or on-the-job professional needs to know about the intelligent and efficient operation of machine tools is here.Includes over 760 illustrations and 70 tables in two volumes.Offers sections on numerical control; grinding wheels...

Physics and Technology for Future Presidents contains the essential physics that students need in order to understand today's core science and technology issues, and to become the next generation of world leaders. From the physics of energy to climate...

This fascinating, colourful book offers in-depth insights and first-hand working experiences in the production of art works, using simple computational models with rich morphological behaviour, at the edge of mathematics, computer science, physics and...

Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually anything--quickly--and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. A stimulating follow-up to Guesstimation, this is the must-have book for anyone...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578132037Author James O PossFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Unmanned Vehicle University PressPublisher Unmanned Vehicle University...

Guardian's Best Non-Fiction, 2019The Tablet's Highlights of 2019Personality tests. Team-building exercises. Forced Fun. Desktop surveillance. Open-plan offices. Acronyms. Diminishing job security. Hot desking. Pointless perks. Hackathons.If any of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544518947Author Eric RedmondFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Deep Tech PressPublisher Deep Tech PressWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

The fully revised fourth edition of this successful textbook fills a void which will arise when British designers start using the European steel code EC3 instead of the current steel code BS5950. The principal feature of the forth edition is the...

Construction Project Management: An Integrated Approach is a management approach to leading projects and the effective choice and use of project management tools and techniques. It seeks to push the boundaries of project management to take on board...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648191582Author Trevor ManningFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Trevor Manning Consultancy Pty LtdPublisher Trevor Manning Consultancy Pty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994169310Author Ali McCartFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Technical Writing ProcessPublisher Technical Writing ProcessWeight(grams)...

The Craft of Scientific Writing is designed to help scientists and engineers - both professionals already active in the disciplines as well as students preparing to enter the professions - write about their work clearly and effectively. Written for use...

From the bestselling author of The Knowledge Web come fifty mesmerizing journeys into the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began. Whether exploring electromagnetic fields, the origin of...

In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788428319683Author N Larburu ArrizabalagaFormat PaperbackImprint ParaninfoPublisher Paraninfo

'Refreshingly clear-eyed ... Faking It is an insightful and intelligent book that's a must for those looking for facts about AI hype.' - Books+Publishing'AI will be as big a game-changer as the smart phone and the personal computer - or bigger! This book...

In recent decades, powerful telescopes have enabled astrophysicists to uncover startling new worlds and solar systems. An epochal moment came in 1995, when a planet - 51 Pegasi b - was located orbiting a star other than our own sun. Since then, thousands...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959025009Author Steven W PostonFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Society of Petroleum EngineersPublisher Society of Petroleum EngineersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838003906Author K Allado-McDowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Ignota BooksPublisher Ignota Books

This highly topical book is a concise and accessible account of the relationship between technology and work. Firstly, it reviews and critically assesses a variety of recent approaches to the social and cultural dimensions of technology. Secondly, it...

'Witty, rigorous, and as urgent as a fire alarm' Dorian Lynskey 'Cooly prosecutorial' Guardian Nobody meant for this to happen. Facebook didn't mean to facilitate a genocide. Twitter didn't want to be used to harass women. YouTube never...

This book is dedicated to the issues and complexities of industrial services supply chain management. It analyzes how the transition from products to services can be managed, and how supply chains can be adjusted to reflect this new status quo. The book...

'Who am I?' is one of the most fundamental questions we ask of ourselves throughout our lives. But in the twenty-first century, this is becoming increasingly difficult to answer as technology forces us to negotiate different versions of ourselves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645007114Author Peter Henry SydenhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Red Robin Publishing Pty LtdPublisher Red Robin Publishing Pty LtdWeight(grams)...

The only published biography of an important engineer and personality in the industry. Story behind great motor racing successes and some failures. New research into family and links across the automobile design world. Includes many...

'Sometimes when you're reading Neal Stephenson, he doesn't just seem like one of the best novelists writing in English right now; he seems like the only one.' TimeOne of the most talented and creative authors working today, Neal Stephenson is renowned...

Our world is filled with pernicious problems: how, for example, did novice pilots learn to fly without taking to the air and risking their lives? We have generated solutions over time but challenges like these-wicked problems that tangle personal, public...

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...

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...

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...

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 unwritten contract of the internet, that a user is what is used, extends from the well-examined issue of data privacy and consent to the very selves women are encouraged to create in order to appear. Invited to self-construct as 'girls online',...

'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and...

What does God think of human technology? Tony Reinke explores how the Bible unseats 12 common myths Christians hold about life in this age of innovation.About the Author Tony Reinke is a nonprofit journalist and serves as senior teacher and host of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639446766Author Andy MayFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Andy May PetrophysicistPublisher Andy May PetrophysicistWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm)...

A kitchen is no different from most science laboratories and cookery may properly be regarded as an experimental science. Food preparation and cookery involve many processes which are well described by the physical sciences. Understanding the chemistry...

This book offers a broad overview of asset management processes for different utilities, with a special emphasis on energy and water. It provides readers with important practical considerations concerning the development of new competitive structures and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692858905Author Yu-Kai ChouFormat HardbackPage Count 514Imprint Yu-Kai ChouPublisher Yu-Kai ChouWeight(grams) 921g