
ilość książek w kategorii: 249431
Chemistry of the Semiconductor Industry
ISBN: 9780216920057 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book covers the chemistry of the major processes involved in the manufacture of integrated circuits. The authors describe all the major processes in use, together with some interesting processes which are currently being developed and hold future promise. Each chapter covers the current state of knowledge of the underlying chemistry of a particular process, and identifies areas of uncertainty requiring further research.
This book covers the chemistry of the major processes involved in the manufacture of integrated circuits. The authors describe all the major processes...
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833,45 |
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Engineering Polymers
ISBN: 9780216926783 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In recent years various industries have demanded not only greater use of polymeric materials but also the development of polymeric materials with specific properties. Major users include the automotive and transport industries, electrical and electronics industries, and the packaging industry. Following the success of Speciality Polymers, Dr Dyson's book provides an overview of the main types of polymeric materials used in engineering, and discusses their applications - both practical and potential.
In recent years various industries have demanded not only greater use of polymeric materials but also the development of polymeric materials with spec...
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833,45 |
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Optical Fibre Lasers and Amplifiers
ISBN: 9780216931572 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Reviewing the development of optical fibre lasers and amplifiers over the past few years, this book is a compilation of chapters written by several contributors.
Reviewing the development of optical fibre lasers and amplifiers over the past few years, this book is a compilation of chapters written by several co...
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833,45 |
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A Handbook of Food Packaging
ISBN: 9780216932104 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 497 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the second edition of a successful title first published in 1983 and now therefore a decade out of date. The authors consider the development of the right package for a particular food in a particular market, from the point of view of the food technologist, the packaging engineer and those concerned with marketing. While the original format has been retained, the contents have been thoroughly revised to take account of the considerable advances made in recent years in the techniques offood processing, packaging and distribution. While efficient packaging is even more a necessity for...
This is the second edition of a successful title first published in 1983 and now therefore a decade out of date. The authors consider the development ...
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833,45 |
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Chemistry and Technology of the Cosmetics and Toiletries Industry
ISBN: 9780216932241 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Organized on a product category basis, this volume provides an up-to-date review of the cosmetics and toiletries industry in a readily digestible form. Authors discuss the rationale of raw materials selection, the formulation and development of products that meet the demands of an international market place, product performances, and safety and quality aspects.
Organized on a product category basis, this volume provides an up-to-date review of the cosmetics and toiletries industry in a readily digestible form...
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504,26 |
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Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies
ISBN: 9780226078151 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 283 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Discovering Design" reflects the growing recognition that the design of the everyday world deserves attention not only as a professional practice but as a subject of social, cultural, and philosophic investigation. Victor Margolin, cofounder and an editor of the journal "Design Issues," and Richard Buchanan, also an editor of the journal, bring together eleven essays by scholars in fields ranging from psychology, sociology, and political theory to technology studies, rhetoric, and philosophy. The essayists share the editors' concern, first made clear in Margolin's "Design Discourse: History,...
"Discovering Design" reflects the growing recognition that the design of the everyday world deserves attention not only as a professional practice but...
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145,44 |
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Dream Reaper: The Story of an Old-fashioned Inventor in the High-tech, Hih-stakes World of Modern Agriculture
ISBN: 9780226092652 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Dream Reaper" follows Mark Underwood, farmer and inventor, and his salesman cousin as they strive to perfect and market Mark's breakthrough invention, the Bi-Rotor combine.
"This intriguing tale weaves together the creativity and ingenuity of an inventor and the hurdles he and his partner face in selling and producing what appears to be an amazingly efficient Bi-Rotor combine." "Science News" "Canine writes with style and flourish. . . "Dream Reaper" is a riveting journey into America's heartland, where necessity is the mother of invention and hard work, conviction, and sacrifice are... "Dream Reaper" follows Mark Underwood, farmer and inventor, and his salesman cousin as they strive to perfect and market Mark's breakthrough invention...
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123,89 |
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Getting There: Epic Struggle Between Road and Rail in the American Century
ISBN: 9780226300436 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. -A readable and concise overview of how U.S. transportation came to its present pass. . . . Goddard is at his best when recounting the complex and interesting history of what has come to be called 'the highway lobby.'. . . An excellent book for the general reader with an interest in getting around.---Larry Fish, Philadelphia Inquirer
-This is a riveting story: of mighty railroads hamstrung almost overnight by government bureaucrats; of road interests led by General Motors Corp. conspiring in city after city to destroy efficient trolley systems . . . and of freeways that are far... -A readable and concise overview of how U.S. transportation came to its present pass. . . . Goddard is at his best when recounting the complex and int...
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123,89 |
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Technology and the Good Life?
ISBN: 9780226333878 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Can we use technology in the pursuit of a good life, or are we doomed to having our lives organized and our priorities set by the demands of machines and systems? How can philosophy help us to make technology a servant rather than a master?
"Technology and the Good Life?" uses a careful collective analysis of Albert Borgmann's controversial and influential ideas as a jumping-off point from which to address questions such as these about the role and significance of technology in our lives. Contributors both sympathetic and critical examine Borgmann's work, especially his "device... Can we use technology in the pursuit of a good life, or are we doomed to having our lives organized and our priorities set by the demands of machines ...
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193,91 |
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American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970
ISBN: 9780226359274 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 530 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. American Genesis is the book that helped earn Thomas Hughes his reputation as one of the foremost historians of technology of our age. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, the book tells the sweeping story of America's technological revolution. Unlike other histories of technology, which focus on particular inventions like the light bulb or the automobile, American Genesis makes these inventions characters in the chronicle, shaped by and shaping a broader cultural context. By masterfully weaving scientific and technological advancement into other cultural trends, Hughes demonstrates...
American Genesis is the book that helped earn Thomas Hughes his reputation as one of the foremost historians of technology of our age. A finalist for ...
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113,12 |
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Human-Built World: How to Think about Technology and Culture
ISBN: 9780226359342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. To most people, technology has been reduced to computers, consumer goods, and military weapons; we speak of "technological progress" in terms of RAM and CD-ROMs and the flatness of our television screens. In "Human-Built World," thankfully, Thomas Hughes restores to technology the conceptual richness and depth it deserves by chronicling the ideas about technology expressed by influential Western thinkers who not only understood its multifaceted character but who also explored its creative potential.
Hughes draws on an enormous range of literature, art, and architecture to explore what... To most people, technology has been reduced to computers, consumer goods, and military weapons; we speak of "technological progress" in terms of RAM a...
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129,28 |
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Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production
ISBN: 9780226431789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Perhaps you've always wondered how public radio gets that smooth, well-crafted sound. Maybe you're thinking about starting a podcast, and want some tips from the pros. Or maybe storytelling has always been a passion of yours, and you want to learn to do it more effectively. Whatever the case--whether you're an avid NPR listener or you aspire to create your own audio, or both--Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production will give you a rare tour of the world of a professional broadcaster.
Jonathan Kern, who has trained NPR's on-air staff for years, is a gifted... Perhaps you've always wondered how public radio gets that smooth, well-crafted sound. Maybe you're thinking about starting a podcast, and want some ti...
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113,12 |
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The Dynamics of Nuclear Proliferation
ISBN: 9780226521497 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Stephen M. Meyer steps back from the emotions and rhetoric surrounding the nuclear arms debates to provide a systematic examination of the underlying determinants of nuclear weapons proliferation. Looking at current theories of nuclear proliferation, he asks: Must a nation that acquires the technical capability to manufacture nuclear weapons eventually do so? In an analysis, remarkable for its rigor and accessibility, Meyer provides the first empirical, statistical model explaining why particular countries became nuclear powers when they did. His findings clearly contradict the notion that...
Stephen M. Meyer steps back from the emotions and rhetoric surrounding the nuclear arms debates to provide a systematic examination of the underlying ...
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172,37 |
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Spying with Maps: Surveillance Technologies and the Future of Privacy
ISBN: 9780226534275 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Maps, as we know, help us find our way around. But they're also powerful tools for someone hoping to find you. Widely available in electronic and paper formats, maps offer revealing insights into our movements and activities, even our likes and dislikes. In Spying with Maps, the maptician Mark Monmonier looks at the increased use of geographic data, satellite imagery, and location tracking across a wide range of field such as military intelligence. law enforcement, market research and traffic engineering. Could these diverse forms of geographic monitoring, he asks, lead to grave consequences...
Maps, as we know, help us find our way around. But they're also powerful tools for someone hoping to find you. Widely available in electronic and pape...
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237,01 |
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Workers at Risk: Voices from the Workplace
ISBN: 9780226571287 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Workers at Risk" is a powerful and moving documentary of workers routinely exposed to toxic chemicals. Products and services we all depend on glass bottles, computers, processed foods and fresh flowers, dry cleaning, medicines, even sculpture and silkscreened toys are produced by workers in constant contact with more than 63,000 commercial chemicals. For many of them, the risk of death is a way of life.
More than seventy of them speak here of their jobs, their health, and the difficult choices they face in coming to grips with the responsibilities, risks, fears, and satisfactions of... "Workers at Risk" is a powerful and moving documentary of workers routinely exposed to toxic chemicals. Products and services we all depend on glass b...
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161,60 |
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The Victorian Eye: A Political History of Light and Vision in Britain, 1800-1910
ISBN: 9780226640778 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture?To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light...
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British governm...
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150,82 |
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Importing the European Army: The Introduction of European Military Techniques and Institutions in the Extra-European World, 1600-1914
ISBN: 9780226703190 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In a study that extends well beyond military history, David B. Ralston documents the ways in which five different countries Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600. The appropriation of Western military institutions in countries outside of Europe was, Ralston argues, the major force driving these countries to adopt European administrative, economic, and cultural modes.
Following the same format in his discussion of each country, Ralston makes this central theme in world history easily... In a study that extends well beyond military history, David B. Ralston documents the ways in which five different countries Russia, the Ottoman Empire...
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150,82 |
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American Railroads
ISBN: 9780226776583 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Few scenes capture the American experience so eloquently as that of a lonely train chugging across the vastness of the Great Plains, or snaking through tortuous high mountain passes. Although this vision was eclipsed for a time by the rise of air travel and trucking, railroads have enjoyed a rebirth in recent years as profitable freight carriers.
A fascinating account of the rise, decline, and rebirth of railroads in the United States, John F. Stover's American Railroads traces their history from the first lines that helped eastern seaports capture western markets to today's newly... Few scenes capture the American experience so eloquently as that of a lonely train chugging across the vastness of the Great Plains, or snaking throug...
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150,82 |
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Selling the Air: A Critique of the Policy of Commercial Broadcasting in the United States
ISBN: 9780226777221 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this interdisciplinary study of the laws and policies associated with commercial radio and television, Thomas Streeter reverses the usual take on broadcasting and markets by showing that government regulation creates rather than intervenes in the market. Analyzing the processes by which commercial media are organized, Streeter asks how it is possible to take the practice of broadcasting-the reproduction of disembodied sounds and pictures for dissemination to vast unseen audiences-and constitute it as something that can be bought, owned, and sold.
With an impressive command of... In this interdisciplinary study of the laws and policies associated with commercial radio and television, Thomas Streeter reverses the usual take on b...
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150,82 |
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Brooklyn Bridge: Fact and Symbol
ISBN: 9780226811154 / Angielski / Miękka / 1979 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Fourteen of Walker Evans's evocative photographs of Brooklyn Bridge, most of which have never been published, appear in this edition of Alan Trachenberg's "Brooklyn Bridge: Fact and Symbol." In the new afterword Trachenberg explores the history of Hart Crane's "The Bridge," especially the poem's integral relationship with the powerful photography of Evans.
" Brooklyn Bridge] is familiar in so many movies, in so many stage sets and, as Mr. Trachtenberg shows in this brilliant . . . book, it is at least as much a symbol as a reality. . . . Mr. Trachtenberg is always exciting and... Fourteen of Walker Evans's evocative photographs of Brooklyn Bridge, most of which have never been published, appear in this edition of Alan Trachenbe...
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150,82 |