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Topographic Mapping: Covering the Wider Field of Geospatial Information Science & Technology (GIS&T) SECOND EDITION - Paperback

$143.93

by John N. Hatzopoulos (Author), Despina J. Hatzopoulos (Author)This book is addressed to students and professionals, and it is aimed to cover as much as possible the broader region of topographic mapping as it has evolved into a modern field called geospatial information science and technology. More emphasis is placed on using scientific methods and tools materialized in algorithms and software to produce practical results. For this reason, beyond the written material, there are also many ed...

Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Application - Hardcover

$142.56

by Sanjay Kumar Yun-Hae Kim (Author)This book explores new materials, composites, and devices, examining the physics and mechanics behind them, as well as processing techniques and applications. The research presented in this book aims to enhance material characteristics through chemical, physical, and mechanical studies. Modern numerical approaches, mathematical modelling, and physical experiments are utilized to understand and evaluate the intricate technological processes and property tran...

$170.98

by Robert F. H. Fischer (Author), Johannes B. Huber (Author)Introducing the fundamentals of digital communication with a robust bottom-up approach, this textbook is designed to equip senior undergraduate and graduate students in communications engineering with the core skills they need to assess, compare, and design state-of-the-art digital communication systems. Delivering a fast, concise grounding in key algorithms, concepts, and mathematical principles, this textbook provides all the mathe...

Six Steps Back to the Land: Why We Need Small Mixed Farms and Millions More Farmers - Paperback

$30.24

by Colin Tudge (Author)An exploration into how we can have truly sustainable, resilient and productive farms. In the 1930s, nutritionists claimed that the increase in population size would soon make it challenging to eat enough protein, which they thought was only obtainable from meat. Mercifully, this is not true. Although meat does offer a nutritional bonus, we do not need vast amounts of it and could get all our protein from plants. The world has lots of food problems still - from issues s...

Mixed-Signal CMOS for Wireline Communication - Hardcover

$198.90

by Glenn Cowan (Author)Get up to speed with the fundamentals of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) for wireline communication with this practical introduction, from short-reach optical links to various electrical links. It presents practical coverage of the state of the art, equipping readers with all the tools needed to understand these circuits and then design their own. A comprehensive treatment of components, including details for front-end circuits, equalizers, oscillators, p...

Culinary Reactions: The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking - Paperback

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by Simon Quellen Field (Author)When you're cooking, you're a chemist! Every time you follow or modify a recipe, you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life while suppressing harmful bacteria and fungi. And unlike in a laboratory, you can eat your experiments to verify your hypotheses. In Culinary Reactions, author Simon Quel...

Aerial Guardians: Drones in the Fight Against Weapons of Mass Destruction - Paperback

$9.70

by William Burns (Author)In Aerial Guardians, William Burns provides a compelling and detailed examination of how drones have become an indispensable tool in modern warfare and counterterrorism efforts. Focusing on their pivotal role in detecting and combating weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), Burns takes readers on a journey through the technological advancements and strategic applications of these aerial marvels.From their ability to surveil hostile territories with pinpoint accuracy to t...

Quantum Fermentation: Microbial Dynamics in Wine Production - Paperback

$27.00

by Zera Norman (Author)UNLOCK THE HIDDEN QUANTUM REALM OF WINEMAKING AND REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR FERMENTATION PROCESS.Are you fascinated by the intersection of quantum science and traditional winemaking? Do you seek to understand the complex microbial interactions that define exceptional wines? Want to stay ahead of cutting-edge developments in enology?If you answered yes to any of these questions, continue reading.This groundbreaking work merges cutting-edge quantum physics with traditional winem...

Drafting Fundamentals for the Entertainment Classroom: A Process-Based Introduction Integrating Hand Drafting, Vectorworks, and SketchUp - Paperback

$84.22

by Eric Appleton (Author)Drafting Fundamentals for the Entertainment Classroom: A Process-Based Introduction to Hand Drafting, Vectorworks, and SketchUp guides students through a syllabus-formatted semester of integrated drafting concepts and skills.Author BiographyEric Appleton is an associate professor of scenic and lighting design at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has been a freelance lighting and scenic designer since 1994. Number of Pages: 386 Dimensions: 1 x 11 x 8.3 IN Illu...

Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor - Paperback

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by Hervé This (Author)Hervé This (pronounced "Teess") is an internationally renowned chemist, a popular French television personality, a bestselling cookbook author, a longtime collaborator with the famed French chef Pierre Gagnaire, and the only person to hold a doctorate in molecular gastronomy, a cutting-edge field he pioneered. Bringing the instruments and experimental techniques of the laboratory into the kitchen, This uses recent research in the chemistry, physics, and biology of food t...

Pink Cars and Pocketbooks: How American Women Bought Their Way Into the Driver's Seat - Paperback

$59.76

by Jessica A. Brockmole (Author)A fascinating history of how the automotive industry and consumers battled to define what women wanted in a car.Since the commercial introduction of the automobile, US automakers have always sought women as customers and advertised accordingly. How, then, did car culture become so masculine? In Pink Cars and Pocketbooks, Jessica Brockmole shares the untold history of women's relationship with automobiles: a journey marked by struggle, empowerment, and the relen...

Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way - Paperback

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by Roma Agrawal (Author)Some of humanity's mightiest engineering achievements are small in scale--and, without them, the complex machinery on which our modern world runs would not exist. In Nuts and Bolts, structural engineer Roma Agrawal examines seven of these extraordinary elements: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the magnet, the lens, the string, and the pump.Tracing the evolution from Egyptian nails to modern skyscrapers, and Neanderthal string to musical instruments, Agrawal shows us h...

Digital Humanities: Knowledge and Critique in a Digital Age - Paperback

$42.66

by David M. Berry (Author), Anders Fagerjord (Author)As the twenty-first century unfolds, computers challenge the way in which we think about culture, society and what it is to be human: areas traditionally explored by the humanities. In a world of automation, Big Data, algorithms, Google searches, digital archives, real-time streams and social networks, our use of culture has been changing dramatically. The digital humanities give us powerful theories, methods and tools for exploring new way...

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by Nikola Tesla (Author)Nikola Tesla dreamed of a wireless future. In this volume we have collected thirteen of his essays having to do with wireless. These include the "True Wireless " "Tesla's Wireless Light " "The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires " "The Future of the Wireless Art " "Nikola Tesla Sees A Wireless Vision " and many others. Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the 20th Century. Without Tesla's ground-breaking work we'd all be sitting in the dar...

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by Anthony L. Rantz (Author)The "Great White Fleet" sent around the world by President Theodore Roosevelt from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 consisted of sixteen new battleships of the Atlantic Fleet. The battleships were painted white except for gilded scrollwork on their bows. The Atlantic Fleet battleships only later came to be known as the "Great White Fleet." The fourteen-month long voyage was a grand pageant of American sea power. The squadrons were manned by 14,000 sailors. They...

Soil Organisms: Deciphering the Life Beneath Our Feet - Paperback

$89.08

by Moonisa Aslam Dervash (Author), Abrar Yousuf (Author), Mohammad Amin Bhat (Author)Back JacketSoil biota is an important and fundamental part of terrestrial ecology. The soil organisms include all those life forms which pass significant proportion of their life within a soil profile. The range of organisms may vary from microscopic entities to a macro level organisms. These organisms are the hidden beauties which take up the task of food chain regulation, organic matter decomposition, and n...

Powering the Future: Constructing Small Modular Reactor Power Stations for Sustainable Energy - Paperback

$47.23

by Richard Skiba (Author)This book serves as an in-depth exploration of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and their transformative potential in the modern energy landscape. It is designed to provide a thorough understanding of SMRs, from their technological foundations to their practical applications in power generation. Beginning with an overview of the evolution of nuclear technology, it delves into the unique benefits that SMRs offer over traditional nuclear reactors, such as enhanced safety f...

Introduction to Microstation VBA: Microstation connect Edition - Paperback

$74.86

by Saeed Murray (Author)This book provides a comprehensive guide to automating tasks in MicroStation using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Whether you are new to programming or an experienced MicroStation user looking to enhance your workflows, this book offers a step-by-step approach to mastering VBA in the MicroStation environment.Starting with the basics of the VBA IDE, variables, and code structure, the book guides you through fundamental programming concepts before diving into Micro...

Robust Control Systems: Theory and Case Studies - Hardcover

$178.18

by Uwe Mackenroth (Author)Critical to many engineering applications, control engineering brings together diverse fields such as electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering and applied mathematics. Applications range from can be to systems as simple as a DC motor to ones as complex as a spacecraft. The author crafted this book as a self-contained introduction to control theory that emphasizes the most modern designs for high performance and robustness. It assumes no previous coursework and...

Science Societies: Resources for Life in a Technoscientific World - Paperback

$44.05

by Sarah R. Davies (Author)What role do science and technology play in society? What is the nature of expert knowledge? What is science's relation to democracy? This introduction to science, technology, and society answers these questions, and more, by exploring contemporary research on topics such as expertise, activism, science policy, and innovation. It offers a comprehensive resource for considering the place that science and technology have in contemporary societies, and the roles that t...

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry - Paperback

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by Wendell Berry (Author), Norman Wirzba (Editor)"Here is a human being speaking with calm and sanity out of the wilderness. We would do well to hear him." --The Washington Post Book World The Art of the Commonplace gathers twenty essays by Wendell Berry that offer an agrarian alternative to our dominant urban culture. Grouped around five themes--an agrarian critique of culture, agrarian fundamentals, agrarian economics, agrarian religion, and geobiography--these essays promote a clearly defi...

Micro-Hydro Design Manual: A Guide to Small-Scale Water Power Schemes - Paperback

$100.75

by Adam Harvey (Author)This book has grown from Intermediate Technology's field experiences with micro-hydro installations and covers operation and maintenance, commissioning, electrical power, induction generators, electronic controllers, management and energy surveys. Number of Pages: 400 Dimensions: 0.91 x 11.43 x 8.27 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1993

Industrial Polymer Applications: Essential Chemistry and Technology - Paperback

$76.50

by William R. Ashcroft (Author)Industrial Polymer Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse properties and applications of thermoset and thermoplastic polymer technologies used routinely in the modification, protection, repair, restoration and bonding of the main classes of industrial engineering materials such as concrete, masonry, wood, metal, rubber, plastic, glass and advanced ceramics. The Author, with extensive industrial experience in the design and development of p...

Genetic Priorities for Conservation of Native Honey Bees - Hardcover

$60.48

by Dorian Pritchard (Author)Like Dorian, I started beekeeping in the 1970s. I joined BIBBA (which then stood for the British Isles Bee Breeders' Association) and became a committee member. I was privileged to be asked to compile the book The Honeybees of the British Isles from the articles and papers left by BIBBA's Director Beowulf Cooper after his untimely death in 1982.After a scientific training Beowulf had worked for many years as an entomologist for the Government's Agricultural Advisor...

An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Turkeys: Varieties, Feeding, Shelter, Care - Paperback

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by Stacy Benjamin (Author)From an expert in homesteading, this accessible guide shows you how to nurture happy, healthy turkeys right in your own yard. Written by a backyard homesteader with a small flock of heritage turkeys, An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Turkeys focuses on eggs, meat, and personal enjoyment. Poultry expert Stacy Benjamin will show you how to: -Raise your own poults -Understand turkey behavior and breeding habits -Provide proper shelter and nutrition I...

Euclid's Army: Preparing Land Forces for Warfare Today - Hardcover

$93.60

by William F. Owen (Author)Rejecting much of the conventional wisdom to what makes up a modern Army, William F. Owen massacres fields of sacred cows to challenge many of the mainstream ideas about the future of land warfare and how it should be conducted. Based on his experience working with the British Army and industry, Owen draws the reader back to basics based on limited budgets, limited resources and an overall reduction in cost, weight and complexity to comprehensively understand how ar...

The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age - Hardcover

$45.00

by Hal Brands (Editor), John Bew (Contribution by), Lawrence Freedman (Contribution by)The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern world The New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries. Featuring entirely new entries by a who's who of world-class scholars, this new edition provides global, comparative ...

AutoCAD 2025 Best Practices, Tips, and Techniques: Boost productivity with interface tips, dynamic blocks, annotations, customizations, and more - Paperback

$71.98

by Jeanne Aarhus (Author)Make AutoCAD work for you with the help of a CAD productivity expert and master techniques that would take years to learn on your own in this part-color guideKey Features: - Discover new ways to use common commands to improve your productivity in AutoCAD- Learn how to customize your AutoCAD environment to fit your workflow- Automate routine tasks to streamline your AutoCAD processes- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook Description: Learn...

Euclid's Army: Preparing Land Forces for Warfare Today - Paperback

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Classic Queen Rearing Compendium - Hardcover

$84.96

by Michael D. Bush (Author), Miller Smith Doolittle (Author)A compendium of classic queen rearing books by G.M. Doolittle, C.C. Miller, Henry Alley, Jay Smith, Isaac Hopkins and Frank Pellett with an overview by Michael Bush. These are the foundation of almost all queen rearing done today, all in one binding. These men laid the groundwork and worked out the details of practical systems of queen rearing. Pellet did a lot of distilling down of the various systems, which is very valuable, Smith ...

Mines of Southwestern Nevada - Paperback

$30.69

by S. H. Ball (Author)Mines of Southwestern Nevada - This book covers the mines of the Silver Peak Range, Kawich Range and other Southern Nevada Districts such as Lida-Goldfield Valley, Pahute Mesa, Cactus Range, Reveille Range, Belted Range, Tolicha Peak, Amargosa Mtns., Gold Mountain, Death Valley and the Panamint Range. The book includes Topography, Geology, Ore Deposits, Mining Development and Maps. Book is a Reprint of the 1907 USGS Bulletin 308 entitled "A Geologic Reconnaissance in Sou...

Modern Intelligent Instruments - Theory and Application - Paperback

$159.30

by Changjian Deng (Author)This text book serves as a guide for readers learning about the technical design of intelligent instruments, that is, instruments designed to collect information about the performance of other electronic devices and systems. The book introduces the readers to the concept of intelligent instrumentation and guides them on more advanced aspects of the subject including signal detection and analysis, data processing, performance analysis and data communication. Practical...