History of engineering and technology

Have you ever asked yourself how the inventions, gadgets, and devices that surround us actually work?

A brilliant, beautiful account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers.

Software is more important than ever today and yet its commercial value is steadily declining.

This vintage book contains a detailed history of the American clock business in the early to mid nineteenth century, with information on the development of manufacturing techniques, stylistic changes, important figures and companies, influences from abroad, and much more.

Software is more important than ever today and yet its commercial value is steadily declining.

What's the brightest light on Earth?

A thrilling, mystery-lifting narrative history of the refrigerator and the process of refrigerationThe refrigerator.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BARBELLION PRIZE**A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*As seen on Sky Arts Book Club with Elizabeth Day and Andi OliverAn eye-opening account of disability, identity, and how robotics and technology are changing what it means to be human - from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a SoldierHarry Parker's life changed overnight, when he lost his legs to an IED in Afghanistan.

This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed guide to British clocks and notable clock makers.

"e;The Working Horse"e; is a fantastic guide to the horses of the British Isles as used for sport and work, including a wealth of equestrian knowledge on such subjects as breeding, breaking, ailments, history, and much more.

From the best-selling author of THE DINOSAUR HUNTERS and THE LOST KING OF FRANCE comes the story of how our modern world was forged - in rivets, grease and steam; in blood, sweat and human imagination.

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This vintage book comprises a guide to some of the world's most beautiful antique clocks, complete with detailed descriptions, interesting stories, and comments on the history of these wonderful pieces.

'Speckled with anecdotes, insights and surprises.

"e;World Brain"e; is an article written by H.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to clocks and watches, with historical information, descriptions of their inner workings, details of notable horologists, and much more.

Originally published in 1884, this extremely scarce early work on driving horses is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

"e;Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World"e; is a comprehensive reference book of the most notable makers of clocks and watches in the world at the time when this book was first published.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the harnesses used for driving and carriage horses, with remarks on the use of the cape cart, directions for grooms and coachmen regarding their duties, dress, and how to drive a cart.

"e;A History of the Horse Drawn Carriage"e; is a collection of classic articles on the subject of horse drawn carriages in England, exploring their origins and developments over the centuries with reference to notable events and figures.

This early collection is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all horologists.

Mr Hugh McCausland is an authority on the history and turn-out of English Carriages and Coaches.

'Speckled with anecdotes, insights and surprises.

La creatividad tiene más que ver con esfuerzo que con magia.

A little over a century ago, the world went wireless.

On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen U.

The dream of capturing and organizing knowledge is as old as history.

A little over a century ago, the world went wireless.

The dream of capturing and organizing knowledge is as old as history.

On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen U.

From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Terracotta Army, ancient artifacts have long fascinated the modern world.

From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Terracotta Army, ancient artifacts have long fascinated the modern world.

A compelling call to apply Buckminster Fuller's creative problem-solving to present-day problemsA self-professed "e;comprehensive anticipatory design scientist,"e; the inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was undoubtedly a visionary.

The world is undergoing a profound set of digital disruptions that are changing the nature of how governments counter dissent and assert control over their countries.

The world is undergoing a profound set of digital disruptions that are changing the nature of how governments counter dissent and assert control over their countries.

A compelling call to apply Buckminster Fuller's creative problem-solving to present-day problemsA self-professed "e;comprehensive anticipatory design scientist,"e; the inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was undoubtedly a visionary.

Every time you chew a stick of Juicy Fruit, eat a hamburger, slip on a nylon, plug your phone into a wall socket, flick on a TV, withdraw money from an ATM, lick an ice-cream cone, switch on a computer, ride an escalator, play a DVR, watch a movie about dinosaurs, or pop a tranquilizer, you're doing something that originated at a world's fair or trade expo.

Every time you chew a stick of Juicy Fruit, eat a hamburger, slip on a nylon, plug your phone into a wall socket, flick on a TV, withdraw money from an ATM, lick an ice-cream cone, switch on a computer, ride an escalator, play a DVR, watch a movie about dinosaurs, or pop a tranquilizer, you're doing something that originated at a world's fair or trade expo.

The story of the legendary supersonic passenger jet, told through a series of contemporary documents and records.

The story of the legendary supersonic passenger jet, told through a series of contemporary documents and records.

One day in the spring of 2013, a box appeared outside a fourth-floor apartment door in Brooklyn, New York.

One hundred years ago, French troops fired tear gas grenades into German trenches.

The iron industry was the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution, producing a vital source of iron without which none of the great engineering achievements of the Victorian age would have been possible.

An essential introduction to the surprisingly long history of the electric car, from the early pioneers, through to the first commercially viable marques such as Tesla.

An essential introduction to the surprisingly long history of the electric car, from the early pioneers, through to the first commercially viable marques such as Tesla.

The iron industry was the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution, producing a vital source of iron without which none of the great engineering achievements of the Victorian age would have been possible.

In his time Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the world's greatest engineer.

In 1450, all Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand.