History of engineering and technology

The New Kingmakers documents the rise of the developer class, and provides strategies for companies to adapt to the new technology landscape.

The New Kingmakers documents the rise of the developer class, and provides strategies for companies to adapt to the new technology landscape.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

Previously published as The Hunting of ManOne shot, one kill: a cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day, when the sniper has become the embodiment of contemporary military strategy and technology.

The technological realm provides an unusually active laboratory not only for new ideas and products but also for the remarkable linguistic innovations that accompany and describe them.

The technological realm provides an unusually active laboratory not only for new ideas and products but also for the remarkable linguistic innovations that accompany and describe them.

This little book contains an alphabetical list of world famous watch and clock makers.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This early guide is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.

Catch a Falling Star, the life story of Donald Clayton, follows the struggle of one human being to find love and to create scientific understanding of the origin of the atoms of chemical elements.

Discover the Ingenuity That Built CivilizationsExplore the ingenuity of the ancients and journey through time with Ancient Genius: How Past Innovations Shape Our Future.

Henry Petroski demuestra en este ensayo que el avance tecnológico y la mejora en el diseño es más una reacción ante la frustración por algo que no funciona bien, que una forma de responder a nuevas necesidades.

Discover the human side to the discipline that is profoundly more than nuts and boltsDiscover the human side to the discipline that is profoundly more than nuts and bolts 'A beautifully considered outlook on what engineers think about and do.

Combining myth, biography, and wit, this is a highly original depiction of cutting-edge science and its profound implications, told through the scientists who are rewriting life on earth.

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Journey Through the Ages of Technological MarvelsEmbark on a compelling odyssey from the primitive sparks of human ingenuity to the cutting-edge advancements of our digital world.

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

'An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps'Not merely an horologist's delight, but an ingenious meditation on the nature and symbolism of time-keeping itself' Richard HolmesThe measurement of time has always been essential to human civilization, from early Roman sundials to the advent of GPS.

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

This book is a potted history of video games, telling all the rollercoaster stories of this fascinating young industry that’s now twice as big globally than the film and music industries combined.

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

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This is a vintage guide to driving a horse-drawn coach, with information on carriage horses and their care and maintenance.

This vintage work comprises a detailed discussion on classic grandfather clocks, with information on long cases, dials, hands, corner pieces, and more.

A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disastersEvery phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone.

This ebook does not include illustrations.

This antiquarian work contains a fascinating look at a variety of novel clocks and timepieces, with information on their history, manufacture, makers, and much more.

A major biography of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), one of the giants of 19th century science and discoverer of electricity who was at the centre of an extraordinary scientific renaissance in London.

Journey Through the Ages of Technological MarvelsEmbark on a compelling odyssey from the primitive sparks of human ingenuity to the cutting-edge advancements of our digital world.

This old work contains a detailed history of the Guild of London Clockmakers, with information on its conception, its early development, its evolution, popularity, and more.

This vintage text contains a comprehensive guide to the clock makers and clock manufacture in the north east of England, being a discussion of celebrated clock manufacture from the golden age of northern horology.

From the New York Times-bestselling author, an analysis of how flight has shaped warfare, politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture.

'The book is a house of wonders' The New York Times'Steven Johnson is the Darwin of technology' Walter Issacson, author of Steve JobsWhat connects Paleolithic bone flutes to the invention of computer software?

Discover the Ingenuity That Built CivilizationsExplore the ingenuity of the ancients and journey through time with Ancient Genius: How Past Innovations Shape Our Future.

This vintage book contains a concise yet detailed discussion of the pocket watch, being a short essay on the history of the pocket watch with information on early designers, important people, its development, and much more.

This vintage book contains a guide to portable mantel and table clocks, being an interesting and informative account of the history and production of bracket clocks with pictures and details of famous examples.