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 inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

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.

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 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.

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

Discover the secrets of the minds that built our world and how they might teach us to think differently and innovate better.

'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?

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Most Americans are aware that the Wright brothers had been the first to fly a powered Flying Machine in 1903.

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.

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

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

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

In How Invention Begins, Lienhard reconciles the ends of invention with the individual leaps upon which they are built, illuminating the vast web of individual inspirations that lie behind whole technologies.

In How Invention Begins, Lienhard reconciles the ends of invention with the individual leaps upon which they are built, illuminating the vast web of individual inspirations that lie behind whole technologies.

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

More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history.

chers lecteurs, comme tout ce qui est créé, ce livre est soumis au principe du wabi-sabi et ne peut éclairer toutes les facettes et caractéristiques de ce vaste pan des traditions japonaises.

More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history.

This book offers a description of the evolution of cams and their uses from the Middle Ages to the present day, highlighting their contribution to the development of technology.

This book presents critical evaluations of various historical sources and their impact on technological development.

A humanist manifesto for the age of AIArtificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology of our time.