Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes's dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement.
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.
The ideas behind Ethereum in the words of its founder, describing a radical vision for more than a digital currency-reinventing organisations, economics, and democracy itself in the age of the internet.
In this book, Sharon Amos explains how to design and create a beautiful garden for little or no money, offering tips on bartering for clippings, getting a bargain at garage sales or neighbourhood fairs, digging up suckers or adapting wild species and controlling them in a garden environment.
60 Vibrant and Versatile Vodka CocktailsVodka is the perfect spirit that can turn almost any combination of mixer, juice and garnish into a bold and boozy beverage.
The essential guide to exploring Britain's last remaining historic lines, Britain's Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip.
Warehousing and Transportation Logistics offers an overview of transport, warehousing and assembly logistics, including order picking, packaging, handling and management.
Enables readers to understand the concept of digital twins from an engineering perspective The Foundation for Digital Twins describes the technical characterizations of digital twins and explores the specifics of software and algorithms that facilitate a wide range of digital twin applications.
The development of digital technologies is often presented as a response to the current challenges facing agriculture, promising both a better future for farmers and benefits for society as a whole.
Understand a new set of tools for incorporating additive manufacturing into design Additive Manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a method for building three-dimensional objects by layering materials.
This book explores MATLAB graphics and handles, focusing on the construction of dynamic system simulations and interactive control animations within App Designer.
Comprehensive reference on various laser-generated ultrasound technologies and their applications across fields Laser-generated Ultrasound Technology explores basic principles, device development, and applications in laser-generated ultrasound.
Enhancing Life Cycle Reliability with Robust Engineering and Predictive Health Management Complete process for ensuring product performance through robust concept design, robust optimization, selection, and verification in an uncontrollable user environment Enhancing Life Cycle Reliability with Robust Engineering and Predictive Health Management enables readers to build a robustness-thinking-based approach for robust design for reliability and prognostic health management (PHM), explaining best practices from early product design through the entire product lifecycle, leading to lower costs and shorter development cycles.
Understand a new set of tools for incorporating additive manufacturing into design Additive Manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a method for building three-dimensional objects by layering materials.
Wenn ein Satellit in der absoluten Schwerelosigkeit des Weltraums seine Triebwerke zünden muss, gibt es ein massives Problem: Da es kein "Unten" gibt, schwebt der flüssige Raketentreibstoff als chaotische, wabernde Blase irgendwo in der Mitte des Tanks.
If you blast a high-end audio speaker at maximum volume for hours, the microscopic copper voice coil vibrating thousands of times a second inside the tweeter generates intense, destructive heat.
Einen modernen Hochgeschwindigkeitszug, der mit 300 Kilometern pro Stunde rast, kann man nicht allein mit klassischen, mechanischen Bremsbacken stoppen – die immense kinetische Energie würde die Stahlscheiben innerhalb von Sekunden zum Schmelzen bringen.