'It's rare for a book to make you see the world differently, but this ... does exactly that on almost every page' GuardianStandard histories of technology give tired accounts of the usual inventions, inventors, and dates, framing technology as the inevitable march of progress. They split history into ages - electrification, motorisation, and computerisation - and rarely ask whether anyone bothered to use these inventions at the time.

Shock of the Old is not one of those histories. I Letters e...

Teaches everything about industrial microbiology - from the fundamentals to the current state of the art to future prospects

This book brings together the insight and expertise of leading researchers and professionals from across the field of industrial microbiology to give students a handy, practice-oriented text that showcases the industry and the future potential of microbes for industrial processes. After a brief introduction to the technology of microbial processes, the twelve m...

Buckling of Ship Structures presents a comprehensive analysis of the buckling problem of ship structural members. A full analysis of the various types of loadings and stresses imposed on ship plating and primary and secondary structural members is given. The main causes and consequences of the buckling mode of failure of ship structure and the methods commonly used to control buckling failure are clarified.

This book contains the main equations required to determine the critical buckling stre...

A manual providing up-to-date hardware information for the popular Arduino Uno, the easy to use open-source electronics platform used by hobbyists, makers, hackers, experimenters, educators and professionals.

Get all the information you need on the hardware and firmware found on Arduino Uno boards in this handy reference and user guide.

- Ideal for the workbench or desktop

- Contains all of the Arduino Uno hardware information in one place

- Covers Arduino / Genuino Uno revision 3 and earlier...

Uitvoerige beschrijving van alle technische aspecten van de huidige in de luchtvaart toegepaste zuigermotoren. Vele afbeeldingen en tekeningen illustreren de tekst. Inhoudelijk wordt ruimschoots voldaan aan de benodigde stof voor de examens tot bevoegdheid van grondwerktuigbouwkundige, zoals die op het Nederlands Luchtvaart College worden afgenomen. Tevens bevat dit werk alle stof over zuigermotoren die bij het behalen van het A-vliegbrevet wordt behandeld.

“Rejecting Technological Narcissism: Unraveling the Threat to Humanity and Nature”

Paolo Renati, PhD, presents a critical analysis of today’s rampant technological advancements, especially in synthetic biology, genetic manipulation, and the creation of bionic entities like androids and cyborgs. Renati questions the overlooked essence of Nature, highlighting the detrimental consequences of our obsession with technological progress, driven by capitalist motives.

The essay exposes how scie...

Robots, drones, slimme bruggen en waterkeringen; ze zijn opgebouwd uit materialen, gebruiken energie voor hun functioneren of worden gebouwd met behulp van energie, en ze zijn steeds vaker voorzien van ICT en AI. Deze drie – materialen, energie en ICT/AI – vormen de ‘trias technologica’, ze zijn de basis van alle techniek.

Dit boek zet het proces uiteen waarin machines, apparaten en constructies tot stand komen en gebruikt worden. Engineers hebben daarbij kennis nodig - van wiskunde, ...

In dit boek wordt het gebruikelijke beeld van onderhoud als geldverslindende kostenpost grondig herzien. Wanneer de kracht van onderhoud niet erkend wordt, heeft dit op de lange termijn onvermijdelijke gevolgen voor het primaire bedrijfsproces. Een doordacht maintenance managementproces verlengt de technische en economische levensduur van bedrijfsmiddelen en is daarmee een essentiële motor voor waardecreatie binnen organisaties.

Met praktische richtlijnen en inzichten biedt dit boek onderste...

Most design and business decisions are based on some combination of personal preferences, fear, and wishful thinking instead of sound evidence. Most design research is ineffective because it isn't asking or answering the right questions.

Just Enough Research is here to help.

Whether you're just starting out in your design career, in the middle of a whole mess of product decisions, or trying to help your colleagues get over their fear of admitting ignorance, there is something in this book f...

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Sixth Edition, the leading, award-winning textbook from Patterson and Hennessy used by more than 40,000 students per year, continues to present the most comprehensive and readable introduction to this core computer science topic. Improvements to this new release include new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) and updates on all real-world examples that keep it fresh and relevant for a new generation...