History of engineering and technology

This is the first book in a three-part series that traces the development of the GPU.

This is the second book in a three-part series that traces the development of the GPU, which is defined as a single chip with an integrated transform and lighting (T&L) capability.

This book explores how a long-term innovation can take place based on historical analyses of the development of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane from the early 1950s to the mid-2010s.

This book systematically introduces readers to traditional Chinese handicrafts, which are original, distinct, and have had major impacts in China and around the globe.

Manufacturing computers in series was quite a feat in the 1950s.

Der Technikhistoriker Thomas Schuetz vergleicht die Uhrenindustrie in den diametral entgegengesetzten Staats- und Wirtschaftssystemen von BRD und DDR.

Shard engineer Roma Agrawal deconstructs our most complex inventions into seven fundamental objects: the nail, spring, wheel, lens, magnet, string and pump.

This book provides an interdisciplinary synthesis of the topic of culture in the context of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and a structured overview of a large body of HCI research on (and with) culture.

A look at the surprising nineteenth-century technology that inspires this literary and cultural movement: "e;I was very impressed by this book.

This book discusses the legacy of the conference series The International Conferences of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES), which spans the second half of the Twentieth Century and the beginning of the twenty-first.

A look at the surprising nineteenth-century technology that inspires this literary and cultural movement: "e;I was very impressed by this book.

This book traces the career of pioneering South African plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Jack Penn, from its beginnings during the Second World War.

Technological innovations have advanced at an incredible speed since the introduction of the computer that it has altered the fabric of our society.

The present book describes the development history of turbojet engines, mainly in the web-type triangle Great Britain (USA) - Germany - Switzerland from early beginnings in the 1920s up to the first practical usage in the 1950s, before the still unbroken, grand impact of aero propulsion technology on global air traffic started.

The air war over the critical Eastern Front is illustrated with 120 specially selected and informatively captioned photographs in this striking new book.

Profiling 60 medical innovations and milestones from the 11th through 21st centuries, this book highlights the people and stories behind these key moments while also exploring their historical context and enduring legacy.

Was genau ist es, was die Moderne ausmacht: die Trennung von Natur und Kultur in den sich herausbildenden Wissenschaften, die politischen und sozialen Errungenschaften der Aufklärung oder doch deren Ende in der massenhaften industrialisierten Vernichtung von Menschenleben im Nationalsozialismus?

Uber is one of the most innovative companies of our time.

In Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, David K.

Theres a revolution going on, as ever-accelerating developments in digital information technologies change nearly every aspect of how we live, work, play, do business, and engage in politics.

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

Despite widespread consensus that China's digital revolution was sure to bring about massive democratic reforms, such changes have not come to pass.

Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church.

The first of its kind, this book traces the evolution of motion picture technology in its entirety.

This book develops a systematic approach to the role of failure in innovation, using the laboratory notebooks of America's most successful inventor, Thomas Edison.

This book describes the inventions and designs of ancient engineers who are the precursors of the present.

This book sheds light on environmental control in buildings from the 17th century onwards.

This volume approaches the history of water in the Iberian Peninsula in a novel way, by linking it to the ongoing international debate on water crisis and solutions to overcome the lack of water in the Mediterranean.

Since the discovery of electromagnetic waves less than 150 years ago, the application of wireless communications technology has not only revolutionized our daily lives, but also fundamentally changed the course of world history.

This book provides science and technology ethos to a literate person.

Es ist für Fachleute wie Laien immer wieder überraschend, wie die Errungenschaften der Informatik das Leben der Menschen verbessern können, manchmal sogar in Richtungen, welche die Menschen gar nicht unbedingt wünschen.

This book is a unique attempt to capture the growing societal experience of living in an age unlike anything the world has ever seen.

Science now reveals the true cause of the dam breach flood that destroyed Johnstown in 1889.

Eminent physicist and economist, Robert Ayres, examines the history of technology as a change agent in society, focusing on societal roots rather than technology as an autonomous, self-perpetuating phenomenon.

Die wichtigsten Begriffe zu Internet, Cyber-Risiken, IT-Sicherheit und Datenschutz.

This book is an important outcome of the Fifth World Internet Conference.

Chapters "e;Turing and Free Will: A New Take on an Old Debate"e; and "e;Turing and the History of Computer Music"e; are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.

This book foregrounds the pressures that three transformative technologies in the long sixteenth century-the printing press, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass-placed on long-held literary practices, as well as on cultural and social structures.

An important outcome of the Fourth World Internet Conference, this book provides a comprehensive account of the status quo and trends in global Internet development.

This volume traces back the history of interaction between the "e;computational"e; or "e;algorithmic"e; aspects of elementary mathematics and mathematics education throughout ages.

In the early twentieth century, the magic of radio was new, revolutionary, and poorly understood.

This book provides a technological history of modern India, in particular the Nehruvian development in the context of the Cold War.

Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, this successful textbook surveys the history of technology in America from the 1600s to the 21st century.

GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret, Cold War military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry.

This book provides a roadmap for those embarking on a career in STEM, whether in the research or industry realms.

This book is the first in English to survey indigenous knowledge of seasonal, astronomical, and agricultural information in Arab Gulf almanacs.

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This book addresses the global history of technology, warfare and state formation from the Stone Age to the Information Age.

The present book describes the development history of turbojet engines, mainly in the web-type triangle Great Britain (USA) - Germany - Switzerland from early beginnings in the 1920s up to the first practical usage in the 1950s, before the still unbroken, grand impact of aero propulsion technology on global air traffic started.