Technology & Engineering

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Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography - Paperback

$33.05

by P. W. Barker (Author)""Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography"" is a comprehensive account of the life and work of Charles Goodyear, a pioneering figure in the rubber industry. Written by P.W. Barker, the book chronicles Goodyear's early life and career, including his experiments with rubber and his development of the vulcanization process. The book also explores Goodyear's personal life, including his family relationships and his struggles with financial diff...

How to Booby-Trap Your Home or Bunker to Keep the Weirdos Out - Paperback

$32.38

by Billy-Bob Thompson (Author)Discover the ultimate guide to protecting your home or bunker from intruders with "How to Booby-Trap Your Home or Bunker to Keep the Weirdos Out" by Billy-Bob Thompson. From assessing defense needs to creating DIY traps and incorporating advanced technology, this comprehensive handbook covers everything you need to know to ensure your safety. But remember to consider the legal and ethical considerations along the way. Get ready to defend your fortress! Number of ...

Artificial Intelligence Applied to Satellite-Based Remote Sensing Data for Earth Observation - Hardcover

$189.00

by Maria Pia del Rosso (Editor), Alessandro Sebastianelli (Editor), Silvia Liberata Ullo (Editor)Earth observation (EO) involves the collection, analysis, and presentation of data in order to monitor and assess the status and changes in natural and built environments. This technology has many applications including weather forecasting, tracking biodiversity, measuring land-use change, monitoring and responding to natural disasters, managing natural resources, monitoring emerging diseases and ...

Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients - Paperback

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by David Hatcher Childress (Author)Childress opens the door to the amazing world of ancient technology, from the computers of the ancient world to the 'flying machines of the gods'. The book explores the technology that was allegedly used in Atlantis and the theory that the great pyramid of Egypt was originally a gigantic power station. From beginning to end, the book is filled with facts, keen observations and tales that challenge modern assumptions in a humorous, intelligent and compelling ...

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by Alexis de Tocqueville (Author), Bruce Frohnen (Editor)This classic analysis of America's unique political character is quoted heavily by politicians and perennially pops up on history professors' reading lists. The enduring appeal of Democracy in America lies in the eloquent, prophetic voice of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), a French aristocrat who visited the United States in 1831. A thoughtful young man in a still-young country, he succeeded in penning this penetrating study of Amer...

Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World - Paperback

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by Cade Metz (Author)"This colorful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective. Through the lives of Geoff Hinton and other major players, Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling."--Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker "Entertaining and valuable... essential."--Los Angeles TimesTHE UNTOLD TECH STORY OF OUR TIME What does it mean to be smart? To be human? What do we really want from life and the intelligence we have, or might cr...

Your Successful Farm Business: Production, Profit, Pleasure - Paperback

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by Joel Salatin (Author)Twenty years ago Joel Salatin wrote You Can Farm, which has launched thousands of farm entrepreneurs around the world. With another 20 years of experience under his belt, bringing him to the half-century mark as a full-time farmer, he decided to build on that foundation with a sequel, a graduate level curriculum. Everyone who reads and enjoys that previous work will benefit from this additional information. In those 20 years, Polyface Farm progressed from a small famil...

Rafter Layout with the Framing Square for School and Home Workshop - Paperback

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by Forrest W. Bear (Author), Thomas Hoerner (Author)This manual includes framing square terminology, brace layout, and complete procedures for common rafter (with and without a tail), hip and valley rafter, and jack rafter layout. Roof types, board foot measure, stair layout, and other framing square applications are presented. Exercises are provided throughout the manual plus an appendix containing popular rafter tables. Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.11 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: Ja...

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology - Paperback

$26.00

by Ray Kurzweil (Author)"Startling in scope and bravado." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world." --Los Angeles Times "Elaborate, smart and persuasive." --The Boston Globe "A pleasure to read." --The Wall Street Journal One of CBS News's Best Fall Books of 2005 - Among St Louis Post-Dispatch's Best Nonfiction Books of 2005 - One of Amazon.com's Best Science Books of 2005 A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from...

Getting to Know Arcgis Pro 2.8 - Paperback

$119.99

by Michael Law (Author), Amy Collins (Author)Learn the latest version of ArcGIS Pro with the newest edition of this bestselling series. Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.8 introduces the tools and functions of ArcGIS Pro, the powerful desktop GIS application. Geographic information system (GIS) software is making a huge impact in businesses and organizations with mapping and analytic capabilities. Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.8 uses practical project workflows to teach best practices to readers of...

Numerical Methods: Theory and Engineering Applications - Paperback

$145.33

by Amiya K. Jana (Author)Numerical methods are a cornerstone of modern engineering. This lucid textbook strikes a balance between theory and analysis of numerical methods and their practical applications in engineering. Each chapter starts with the formulation and graphical representation of the numerical method. This is followed by the algorithms required to create computer assisted solutions and simulations, which are then applied on real-world examples and case studies to show how exactly ...

The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America - Paperback

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by Margaret O'Mara (Author)One of New York Magazine's best books on Silicon Valley The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw firsthand how deeply intertwined Silicon Valley was with the federal ...

Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence - Paperback

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by Kate Crawford (Author)The hidden costs of artificial intelligence--from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom "This study argues that [artificial intelligence] is neither artificial nor particularly intelligent. . . . A fascinating history of the data on which machine-learning systems are trained."--New Yorker "A valuable corrective to much of the hype surrounding AI and a useful instruction manual for the future."--John Thornhill, Financial Times "It's a masterpiec...

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by Philip Parker (Author)The city: a concept nearly as old as history itself, it is a paradox of human innovation and intervention, order and conflict. From ancient civilizations to modern-day metropolises, maps have played a crucial role in urban progress. This book explores the development of cities through more than 70 captivating maps.Each map in this beautifully designed volume gives a unique visual representation of and historical context to the city it surveys. Spanning more than 9,000...

Kombucha: Technology, Traceability, and Health-Promoting Effects - Paperback

$267.75

by Nuria Elizabeth Rocha-Guzm?n (Volume Editor), Rub?n Francisco Gonz?lez-Laredo (Volume Editor), Jos? Alberto Gallegos-Infante (Volume Editor)Kombucha: Technology, Traceability, and Health-Promoting Effects covers both conventional and unconventional sources for the development of kombucha analogues, along with their sensory, functional, and nutritional aspects. Topics include process conditions, their escalation and impact on the chemical composition, the biochemistry to produce scoby, and ...

Bird's Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology - Paperback

$98.91

by John Bird (Author)Now in its seventh edition, Bird's Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology introduces and covers theory through detailed examples and laboratory experiments, enabling students to gain knowledge required by technicians in fields such as engineering, electronics, and telecommunications. This edition includes several new sections, including glass batteries, climate change, the future of electricity production, and discussions concerning everyday aspects of electr...

Valuing Place and Purpose: GIS for Land Administration - Paperback

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by Brent Jones (Editor), Keith Mann (Editor)Modern land administration applies geospatial thinking to better understand and plan the proper use, conservation, and equitable use of land and property. Location intelligence is changing the way land administration works to protect and maintain appropriate land use and achieve better economic, environmental, and social benefits. The real-life stories in Valuing Place and Purpose: GIS for Land Administration show how communities, government agencie...

Managing Our World: GIS for Natural Resources - Paperback

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by Geoff Wade (Editor), Matt Artz (Editor)Discover The Geographic Approach to managing natural resources for efficiency and sustainability. Managing Our World: GIS for Natural Resources explores a collection of real-life stories about agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, pipeline, and renewable energy organizations successfully using GIS to streamline workflows, gain competitive insight, improve sustainability efforts, and more. Learn how natural resource organizations are finding an equita...

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure - Hardcover

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by John Rocco (Author)LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - YALSA EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FINALIST - A ROBERT F. SIBERT HONOR BOOK This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks. Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong's famous first steps on the moon. But what did it really take to get us there? The Moo...

Fieldwork Handbook: A Practical Guide on the Go - Paperback

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by Marika Vertzonis (Author)Fieldwork Handbook gives you tips, best practices and activities for using location intelligence in the field to make your work more productive and successful.Back JacketNo matter what electronic tools you take into the field, everyone takes a notebook or a guidebook. Along with all your equipment, be sure to include this fieldwork guide. Fieldwork Handbook gives you tips, best practices, and activities that make your work in the field more productive and successfu...

Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World, 2nd Edition - Paperback

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by Alan Weisman (Author)Los Llanos--the rain-leached, eastern savannas of war-ravaged Colombia--are among the most brutal environments on Earth and an unlikely setting for one of the most hopeful environmental stories ever told. Here, in the late 1960s, a young Colombian development worker named Paolo Lugari wondered if the nearly uninhabited, infertile llanos could be made livable for his country's growing population. He had no idea that nearly four decades later, his experiment would be on...

The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life - Paperback

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by Arthur Firstenberg (Author)5g is being rolled out across the country, despite growing evidence that it is disruptive to our health, our safety, and the environment. The Invisible Rainbow is the groundbreaking story of electricity as it's never been told before--exposing its very real impact on the biosphere and human health. 100,000 copies sold! Over the last 220 years, society has evolved a universal belief that electricity is 'safe' for humanity and the planet. Scientist and journalist A...

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2, 2nd Edition: Water-Harvesting Earthworks - Paperback

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by Brad Lancaster (Author), Andy Lipkis (Foreword by)2020 independent Press Award Winner--Green Book Category Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2 is a how-to guide enabling you to "plant the rain" by creating water-harvesting "earthworks" or "rain gardens." Earthworks are simple, inexpensive strategies and landforms that passively harvest multiple sources of free on-site water including rainfall, stormwater runoff, air conditioning condensate, and greywater within "living t...

How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World - Hardcover

$29.00

by Deb Chachra (Author)NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece." --Ed Yong, author of An Immense World A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable just a century ago. It is the ...

Ugly's Electrical References, 2023 Edition - Spiral

$29.11

by Charles R. Miller (Author)Ugly's Electrical References, 2023 Edition is the gold standard on-the-job reference tool of choice for electrical industry professionals. Offering the most pertinent, up-to-date information used by electricians, including: updated NEC code and table change information, mathematical formulas, NEMA wiring configurations, conduit bending guide, ampacity and conduit fill information, transformer and control circuit wiring diagrams, and conversion tables. New Features...

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 3rd Edition: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape - Paperback

$39.95

by Brad Lancaster (Author)2020 Independent Press Award Winner--Home & Garden Category Turn water scarcity into water abundance Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 3rd Edition is the best-selling, award-winning guide on how to conceptualize, design, and implement life-enhancing water-, sun-, wind-, and shade-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community. This book enables you to assess your on-site resources, gives you a diverse array of strategies to maxi...

Innovation in Isolation: The Story of Ukrainian It from the 1940s to the Present - Hardcover

$43.18

by Volodymyr Nevzorov (Author), Victoria Ugryumova (Author), Macpaw (Created by)Innovation in Isolation: The Story of Ukrainian IT from the 1940s to the Present offers an in-depth exploration of Ukraine's most influential innovators. Spanning from the early developments of computer technologies during the Soviet era to the rise of modern IT companies, the book traces Ukraine's evolution into a global tech hub.Rich with primary sources, including exclusive interviews, detailed illustrations, a...

101 Ground Training Exercises for Every Horse & Handler - Spiral

$29.99

by Cherry Hill (Author)Ground training is the key to a safe and pleasurable riding experience. Designed for easy reference while working with your horse, this guide can be hung on a post. Riders of all disciplines and skill levels will benefit from these exercises that reinforce good habits and help develop a strong bond between horse and rider.Back JacketFrom Catching to Driving: Your Ringside Guide to Ground Training Every moment you spend with your horse is an opportunity to instill good h...

The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results - Spiral

$60.00

by Joy Boutrup (Author), Catharine Ellis (Author), Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (Foreword by)This comprehensive guide will help dyers to become more accomplished at their craft through an increased understanding of the process. Photos of more than 450 samples demonstrate the results of actual dye tests, and detailed information covers every aspect of natural dyeing including theory, fibers, mordants, dyes, printing, organic indigo vats, finishing, and the evaluation of dye fastness. Special techniq...

The Wheel: Inventions and Reinventions - Hardcover

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by Richard Bulliet (Author)In this book, Richard W. Bulliet focuses on three major phases in the evolution of the wheel and their relationship to the needs and ambitions of human society. He begins in 4000 B.C.E. with the first wheels affixed to axles. He then follows with the innovation of wheels turning independently on their axles and concludes five thousand years later with the caster, a single rotating and pivoting wheel. Bulliet's most interesting finding is that a simple desire to move...

Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting - Paperback

$44.44

by Shannon Vallor (Author)The 21st century offers a dizzying array of new technological developments: robots smart enough to take white collar jobs, social media tools that manage our most important relationships, ordinary objects that track, record, analyze and share every detail of our daily lives, and biomedical techniques with the potential to transform and enhance human minds and bodies to an unprecedented degree. Emerging technologies are reshaping our habits, practices, institutions, c...

Mastercam 2025 Black Book: (Colored) - Hardcover

$151.18

by Gaurav Verma (Author), Matt Weber (Author)The Mastercam 2025 Black Book, the new, updated edition! is the 5th edition of our series on Mastercam. You can maximize your CNC programming potential with the "Mastercam 2025 Black Book." This all-encompassing guide is tailored to help you master the latest features and functionalities of Mastercam 2025, providing essential knowledge and practical insights.Why the Mastercam 2025 Black Book Stands Out: Detailed Tutorials: Follow step-by-step ins...