History of engineering and technology

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.

A remarkable new novel from the Wellcome Trust longlisted author.

Nowadays, we take technological advancement for granted; much of what we need or want to see is available at the touch of a button.

"Esta obra ofrece un enfoque novedoso para el diseño de sistemas multimedia, en el que la proposición de valor hacia los interesados, proporciona el direccionamiento que guía un proceso de diseño centrado en las personas.

Este libro se enfoca en las transformaciones de las políticas que afectaron al sistema público de investigación científica entre 1980 y 2021, ocupándose del análisis de organismos públicos e instrumentos transversales que permean a las distintas instituciones involucradas.

 Las construcciones rurales, y en general las obras de infraestructura rural en países en vías de desarrollo, presentan ciertas características particulares del contexto: requieren grandes inversiones y su rentabilidad es baja; además, quienes deben implementarlas en su mayoría son personas de medianos a bajos recursos.

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Coal, gas and oil have been capitalism's main fuels since the industrial revolution.

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European.

Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians were not just good at running their government, but were excellent inventors too?

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Like the better-known Mitfords, the Garman sisters took center stage in Bohemian London during the first half of the twentieth century.

Imagine that murdered primatologist Dr.

Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians were not just good at running their government, but were excellent inventors too?

Robots are poised to transform today's society as completely as the Internet did twenty years ago.

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European.

Die Bodenfunkstelle Raisting 1 wurde im Jahre 1963 fur die noch junge Satellitenkommunikation erbaut und war zu ihrer Zeit technischer Hochststand.

Die Medienlandschaft ist zweifellos ein faszinierendes, aber auch komplexes und mitunter kontroverses Thema.

This "e;very absorbing look at technological catastrophes and why they happen"e;explores systemic breakdowns behind disasters from Chernobyl to the Challenger(Booklist).

In ›Die Erfindung der Prä-Astronautik‹ nimmt der Autor den Leser mit auf eine fesselnde Reise durch die faszinierende Geschichte und Entwicklung einer der kontroversesten Ideen des 20.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.

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Ithiel de Sola Pool nos lega su visión de un mundo nuevo, resultante de las consecuencias sociales y políticas de la tecnología de las comunicaciones, y prevé cambios radicales que revolucionarán la cultura y la sociedad, tanto como lo hizo la invención de la imprenta hace cinco siglos.