History of engineering and technology

From the first spark of fire to the dawn of artificial intelligence — the entire story of human invention in one unforgettable book.

This book lavishly illustrates the first 50 years of Apple's history through stunning, full-color photographs.

In the early 1970s the computer was a room-sized machine tended by specialists in white coats, something you fed punch cards and waited on.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.

A bat hunting in total darkness.

Every satellite in the Global Positioning System is carrying a lie.

Concrete: We use it for our buildings, bridges, dams, and roads.

Concrete: We use it for our buildings, bridges, dams, and roads.

In 1760 the world was still lit by fire and muscle, and had been, in its essentials, for thousands of years — poor, slow, dark, and bounded by the annual gift of the sun.

How much technology have you taken for granted today?

In der Mitte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts glaubten Ingenieure, das ultimative Transportmittel der Zukunft gefunden zu haben.

Die Atomenergie war in der Bundesrepublik ein Kind der Wirtschaftswunderjahre.

Did you know the chainsaw was invented for use in childbirth?

We already know how much of our data is collected and used to profile and target us.

Pre-order this global history of high speed rail, from the railways' "e;wisest, most detailed historian"e; (The Observer)'The greatest expert on British trains' GUARDIAN'The high priest of railway studies' LITERARY REVIEW'Our most eminent transport journalist' SPECTATOR'If you love the hum of the wheels and of history, then Christian Wolmar is your man' OBSERVERSleek, comfortable, accessible, and sustainable, high-speed rail is the future.

A Royal Air Force pilot lies dying of a wound infection in a North African field hospital in 1943.

'A fascinating hybrid.

Uncover the Veil of Secrecy: The Origins of Covert Research ProgramsDelve into the hidden world of military and scientific secrecy in the early 20th century with this captivating nonfiction eBook.

The New York Times bestseller, Financial Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearShortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the YearThe book we need to understand China today: a riveting, first-hand account of its seismic progress from an indispensable expert voice For close to a decade, Dan Wang has been observing China s tumultuous and astounding growth.

Take an action-included flight through the history of aircraft and the intrepid pioneers who made a dream become reality.

In 1878, a bold wager about whether a galloping horse ever has all four hooves off the ground led to a groundbreaking photographic experiment that changed visual culture forever.

A fascinating journey through the history of railways, includes first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy.

From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia.

How War, Pornography, and Fast Food Have Shaped Modern TechnologyGuns, Germs, and Steel meets the age of technology in this rollicking history of how our pursuit of lust, gluttony, and rage has led to our greatest technological advancements.

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Due to the number of colour illustrations, this ebook is best viewed on a tablet.

A remarkable new novel from the Wellcome Trust longlisted author.

TEXT ONLY EBThe Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.

The Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.

An epic social history of steamship travel from the 19th-century to the 'Lusitania', the 'Mauretania' and the 'Titanic'.

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius.

Bella Bathurst's epic story of Robert Louis Stevenson's ancestors and the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds.

The Dive is a thrilling narrative nonfiction in the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Apollo 13.

Heute schließen wir unsere Jacken, Hosen und Taschen in einem Bruchteil von Sekunden mit einer simplen Handbewegung.

Bis zum Ende des 19.

Stellen Sie sich New York, Tokio oder Frankfurt ohne Wolkenkratzer vor.

Ingeniería para Chile, historia de la Escuela de Ingeniería de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile es un libro que conserva para la posteridad el recorrido de una institución que se forjó, desde sus inicios, con el esfuerzo de unos pocos, y que hoy se sostiene y construye con una comunidad de más de 22 mil ingenieros e ingenieras UC.

Have you ever wondered about the forgotten innovators who laid the groundwork for our digital world?

"e;A Short History of Cryptocurrencies"e; explores the rapid rise of digital money and the revolutionary technology behind it.

Anfang der 90er Jahre arbeiteten Forscher am Fraunhofer-Institut in Erlangen an einem Problem, das als unlösbar galt: Musik so stark zu komprimieren, dass sie über Telefonleitungen gesendet werden kann, ohne dass das menschliche Ohr einen Unterschied hört.

Die Kosmologie des Geistes des sowjetischen Philosophen Ewald Iljenkow untersucht die Rolle des Denkens im Universum und geht davon aus, dass Denken und Materie, Geist und Natur in einer universellen, notwendigen Wechselwirkung stehen – das Denken als notwendige Eigenschaft der Materie und die Menschheit als Agentin des Denkens, in der Lage, den entropischen Kollaps des Universums durch Selbstauslöschung zu verhindern.

What's the brightest light on Earth?

The world's tech giants are at the centre of controversies over fake news, free speech and hate speech on platforms where influence is bought and sold.

In 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history.

The world's tech giants are at the centre of controversies over fake news, free speech and hate speech on platforms where influence is bought and sold.

';Entertaining and engrossing' Sean Carroll Press the snooze button on your alarm once too often and you soon remember the importance of good timekeeping.

Featuring stunning full-colour photography from both personal collections of astronauts and NASA s archives, the human story of space is told through intimate and powerful testimonies from the astronauts, scientists, engineers and space tourists who have lived it.

Eine Geschichte über Hochschulpolitik und Konkurrenzkampf im Zeichen des Nationalsozialismus.

Die Wassermühle mit Wasserrad ist heute noch vom Mythos einer vorindustriellen Form der Energiegewinnung umsponnen.