The Sunday Times and #1 New York Times Bestseller The Technological Republic is far too important to ignore Times Literary SupplementSilicon Valley s brightest minds once collaborated with governments to advance technologies, securing the West s dominance on the global stage.
The Consultative paper issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel II) cites the failure of bankers to adequately stress test exposures as a major reason for bad loans.
The authors use their decades of experience and draw upon real-world examples to demonstrate that the application of their techniques provides a basis for equipment management, uptime maximization, and reduced maintenance costs.
"e;Materials Science in Manufacturing focuses on materials science and materials processing primarily for engineering and technology students preparing for careers in manufacturing.
More stringent quality standards and environmental/safety regulations as well as new process and chemical technology have changed industrial cleaning from a "e;wet and wipe application to a valued and demanding process operation.
Advancement in Crop Improvement Techniques presents updates on biotechnology and molecular biological approaches which have contributed significantly to crop improvement.
Since the late 1980s, policy makers and regulators in a number of countries have liberalized, restructured or "e;deregulated their electric power sector, typically by introducing competition at the generation and retail level.
Marketing Fashion is a practical guide to the fundamental principles of marketing, branding and promotion, from creating a customer profile to developing a brand identity.
Calculation and optimisation of flight performance is required to design or select new aircraft, efficiently operate existing aircraft, and upgrade aircraft.
Nuclear Safety provides the methods and data needed to evaluate and manage the safety of nuclear facilities and related processes using risk-based safety analysis, and provides readers with the techniques to assess the consequences of radioactive releases.
Bringing the hard-to-quantify aspects of lived experience to analysis, and emphasizing what might be lost in interventions if cultural insights are absent, this book includes case studies from across the Asia and Pacific regions -Bangladesh, Malaysia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Tuvalu and the Cook Islands.
Fuel cells continue to be heralded as the energy source of the future, and every year an immense amount of research time and money is devoted making them more economically and technically viable.
A unique and thorough investigation of the shift towards Europe-wide energy regulation, markets and business strategies, and the extent to which energy systems have become more liberalised over this period.
Argo meets Spotlight, as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in elections goes unpunishedArgo meets Spotlight, as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when the political price for treason is victory.
With job prospects clouded for even the well-educated, those who leave school with no training beyond high school now face great challenges in making the transition from school to work.
Discover the legendary story of Levi's, founded over 150 years ago in California, where a patent for copper rivets transformed workwear and introduced the world's first blue jeans.
