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Contrary to popular wisdom, you don't have to be an ace electrician, a coding prodigy, or a mechanical master to come up with a game-changing invention! You just need curiosity, a strong desire to fix a problem that you see in the world, and the...

This book produces convincing evidence that exploiting the potential of space could help solve many environmental and social issues affecting our planet, such as pollution, overcrowding, resource depletion and conflicts, economic inequality, social...

Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that era's greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal interests. The latter half of our century has seen its own Renaissance--informations technology has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955423144Author Irene MillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Gtm Press LLCPublisher Gtm Press LLCWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 6mm

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...

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...

What does it mean to think about technology philosophically? Why try? These are the issues that Carl Mitcham addresses in this work, a comprehensive, critical introduction to the philosophy of technology and a discussion of its sources and uses. Tracing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781981283705Author Andrew JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently Published

This book is a must for engineers who have just, or will soon, become team leaders. It is also an essential guide for more experienced team and project leaders who wish to brush up their skills and knowledge. No matter what type of team or project you...

Environment and Services provides a comprehensive introduction to the technical aspects of building design and construction in the fields of physical environment and services installation. It explains the principles involved, the materials and equipment...

For James Burke, knowledge is a vast interconnected web - which means you never know how a new discovery or development, or even a chance accident, will affect everything else. To prove his point, he takes us on twenty exhilarating, all-new journeys...

Transition Engineering: Building a Sustainable Future examines new strategies emerging in response to the mega-issues of global climate change, decline in world oil supply, scarcity of key industrial minerals, and local environmental constraints. These...

A Concurrent Approach to Software DevelopmentAbout the AuthorFrancesco Cesarini is the founder and CTO of Erlang Training and Consulting. Having used Erlang on a daily basis since 1995, he started his career as an intern at Ericsson's computer science...

This book describes a revolutionary methodology for enhancing technological innovation called TRIZ. The TRIZ methodology is increasingly being adopted by leading corporations around the world to enhance their competitive position. The authors explain how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848106284Author Miles KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Miles Kelly Publishing LtdPublisher Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543774Author Katerina CizekFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544498Author Robert HassanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228840152Author Timothy DouglassFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell Talent

With the recent influx of spaceflight and satellite launches, the region of outer space has become saturated with vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government. But what would happen if these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945010019Author Michael WadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Dbt Center PressPublisher Dbt Center PressWeight(grams) 396gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881327727Author Dirk-Jan C BinnemaFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Samurai Media LimitedPublisher Samurai Media LimitedWeight(grams) 204g

Whether in medicine, money, or love, technologies powered by forms of artificial intelligence are playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives. As we cede more decisions to thinking machines, we face new questions about staying safe, keeping a job...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848434596Author Sivakumar NaganathanFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903289273Author Michael WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint BIS PublicationsPublisher BIS PublicationsWeight(grams) 63gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

As innovations in military technologies race toward ever-greater levels of automation and autonomy, debates over the ethics of violent technologies tread water. Death Machines reframes these debates, arguing that the way we conceive of the ethics of...

Charles Perrow is famous worldwide for his ideas about normal accidents, the notion that multiple and unexpected failures--catastrophes waiting to happen--are built into our society's complex systems. In The Next Catastrophe, he offers crucial insights...

'Gloucestershire is a poor county for real ale': that was the sad assessment of the county's brewing heritage in the 1976 Good Beer Guide according to the Campaign For Real Ale. Just two breweries were in operation then, supplying only four real ales...

Technology moves fast - so where will it have taken us by 2050? How will it affect the way we live? And how far are we willing to let it go? In Megatech, distinguished scientists, industry leaders, star academics and acclaimed science-fiction writers...

An elegantly dramatized and illustrated dialog on the square root of two and the whole concept of irrational numbers.ReviewsFrom the reviews: "Written by an expert teacher as a conversation between a 'master' and a 'pupil' on the threshold of...

WINNER AT THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022 - SPECIALIST BUSINESS BOOK CATEGORY. As one of the leading business trends today, extended reality (XR) promises to revolutionize the way consumers experience their encounters with brands and products of all kinds...

Driverless cars are the future - just around the corner. That is what the tech giants, the auto industry and even the government want us to think. But closer inspection reveals that we are much further from that driverless utopia than we are led to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046374Author Ariel EkblawFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781667146409Author Shawn O'KeeffeFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 735gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426907180Author Ron RolandFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 628gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Many clergy and churches are now taking to the internet and social media to promote their churches or ministries, but few have thought through some of the difficult pastoral and theological issues that may arise.'Virtual vicar' Revd Pam Smith guides both...

Many people have great ideas, but finding the right information about taking the next steps and turning your ideas into reality isn't always easy. Written by a team of leading inventors and legal experts, this book guides you through every aspect of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916279117Author James V StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint James V StonePublisher James V StoneWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm

The IT industry was transformed during the 2010 decade. Cloud-based business applications proliferated throughout most enterprises. Rules of engagement between IT and its business partners were redefined. Proprietary data centers came to be viewed as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999702731Author Richard RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Heddon PublishingPublisher Heddon Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789362610706Author Adiel MambaraFormat HardbackPage Count 86Imprint Bluerose Publishers UK LimitedPublisher Bluerose Publishers UK LimitedWeight(grams) 327g