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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
La conquista de la actualidad no se expresa a través de grandes titulares sino en el desarrollo paciente y hasta azaroso de algunas ideas, que, lejos de toda celebridad, suelen reconocer como artífices a modestos y abnegados desconocidos.
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.
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.
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.
