Impact of science and technology on society

The Future of the World is devoted to the intriguing field of study which emerged after World War Two, futurism or futurology.

The Future of the World is devoted to the intriguing field of study which emerged after World War Two, futurism or futurology.

Science: A Four Thousand Year History rewrites science's past.

New in paperback, from the bestselling author of Hyperspace, this spellbinding book brings together the cutting-edge research of today's foremost scientists to explore the science of tomorrow.

The mathematical genius Alan Turing, now well known for his crucial wartime role in breaking the ENIGMA code, was the first to conceive of the fundamental principle of the modern computer-the idea of controlling a computing machine's operations by means of a program of coded instructions, stored in the machine's 'memory'.

The first nuclear engineers emerged from the Manhattan Project in the USA, UK and Canada, but remained hidden behind security for a further decade.

The first nuclear engineers emerged from the Manhattan Project in the USA, UK and Canada, but remained hidden behind security for a further decade.

This is a story about sand and how science and silicon changed our lives.

It was no accident that the Holocaust and the Atomic Bomb happened at the same time.

It was no accident that the Holocaust and the Atomic Bomb happened at the same time.

This is a story about sand and how science and silicon changed our lives.

The mathematical genius Alan Turing, now well known for his crucial wartime role in breaking the ENIGMA code, was the first to conceive of the fundamental principle of the modern computer-the idea of controlling a computing machine's operations by means of a program of coded instructions, stored in the machine's 'memory'.

From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas or the cooling of a hot metal, to the unfolding of a thought in our minds and even the course of life itself, everything is governed by the four Laws of Thermodynamics.

Why do we have emotions?

We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet.

China's telecommunications industry has seen revolutionary transformation and growth over the past three decades.

October 15, 1951 marks the birthday of one of the key episodes in 20th century social history: the first synthesis of a steroid oral contraceptive in a small laboratory in Mexico City - an event that triggered the development of the Pill.

New in paperback, from the bestselling author of Hyperspace, this spellbinding book brings together the cutting-edge research of today's foremost scientists to explore the science of tomorrow.

The development of new reproductive technologies has raised urgent questions and debates about how and by whom these treatments should be controlled.

This book began with the aim of telling the almost forgotten story of Thomas Hancock, the rubber developer who in his own day was acknowledged as one of the great scientific pioneers of the Industrial Revolution.

Technological change in healthcare has led to huge improvements in health services and the health status of populations.

At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers.

This book began with the aim of telling the almost forgotten story of Thomas Hancock, the rubber developer who in his own day was acknowledged as one of the great scientific pioneers of the Industrial Revolution.

At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers.

From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas or the cooling of a hot metal, to the unfolding of a thought in our minds and even the course of life itself, everything is governed by the four Laws of Thermodynamics.

We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet.

Innovations are adopted when users integrate them in meaningful ways into existing social practices.

This volume analyses some of the major current trends and policy challenges in the 'new economy' from the point of view of technical innovation and competence building.

How to use information and communication technologies in organizations and how to manage their impact has been the traditional domain of computer specialists and management consultants.

China's telecommunications industry has seen revolutionary transformation and growth over the past three decades.

Imagine a world without rubber - neither tyres for motoring or flying, nor bouncing balls for sports, neither seals for washing machines and dishwashers, nor medical gloves - no elastics.

How can a chemical we need on a daily basis to keep us healthy be fatal at a different dose?

The Asian tsunami of Christmas 2004 killed more than a quarter of a million people and shattered the lives of many more.

This book provides a rounded biography of Franz (later Sir Francis) Simon, his early life in Germany, his move to Oxford in 1933, and his experimental contributions to low temperature physics approximating absolute zero.

This book provides a rounded biography of Franz (later Sir Francis) Simon, his early life in Germany, his move to Oxford in 1933, and his experimental contributions to low temperature physics approximating absolute zero.

The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking.

The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking.

The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences.

The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences.

The Asian tsunami of Christmas 2004 killed more than a quarter of a million people and shattered the lives of many more.

The aim of this book is to provide insight into the principles of operation of the cerebral cortex.

The aim of this book is to provide insight into the principles of operation of the cerebral cortex.

The problems we face in the 21st century require innovative thinking from all of us.

The problems we face in the 21st century require innovative thinking from all of us.

Did industry and commerce affect the concepts, values and epistemic foundations of different sciences?

Did industry and commerce affect the concepts, values and epistemic foundations of different sciences?

Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like?

Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like?

Alan Turing has long proved a subject of fascination, but following the centenary of his birth in 2012, the code-breaker, computer pioneer, mathematician (and much more) has become even more celebrated with much media coverage, and several meetings, conferences and books raising public awareness of Turing's life and work.

Alan Turing has long proved a subject of fascination, but following the centenary of his birth in 2012, the code-breaker, computer pioneer, mathematician (and much more) has become even more celebrated with much media coverage, and several meetings, conferences and books raising public awareness of Turing's life and work.