Technology & Engineering - General

Analysing past and ongoing trends that have shaped the landscape of universities worldwide, this book explores the possible paths for the future of universities along three main dimensions characterizing key strategic choices: knowledge creation and dissemination, relationships within society and governance mechanisms. By sharing...

A cross-disciplinary approach is offered to consider the challenge of emerging technologies designed to enhance human bodies and minds. Perspectives from philosophy, ethics, law, and policy are applied to a wide variety of enhancements, including integration of technology within human bodies, as well as...

Representing the collective experience of numerous Scrum practitioners, this book consists of 15 case studies involving problems of Agile transformation, onshore-offshore teams, scaled Scrum, cross-team dependencies, cross-functionality, self-management, Scrum mastery, product ownership, Sprint planning, engineering management, road maps, and stakeholders. Each case includes a...

One of the world's great mathematicians shows why math is the ultimate timesaverWe are often told that hard work is the key to success. But success isn't about hard work - it's about shortcuts. Shortcuts allow us to solve one problem quickly so that...

Check Out This Comprehensive Guide on Raising Happy and Healthy Ducks in Your Own Backyard!Have you ever wanted to cuddle a duckling? Were you scared that they would run away, or that you could not do it? Do you want to raise ducks, but...

There exists a small, hard-core percentage of UFO reports that defy all efforts by scientists to explain away as natural or man-made objects. Providing considerable details of a strange symmetrical metallic and glowing object that can scoot around in the air at phenomenal speeds...

A heat pump system can produce an amount of heat energy that is greater than the amount of energy used to run the heat pump system. Thus, a heat pump system is considered to be a machine system that can use energies efficiently, as...

**UPDATED FOR 2024** Within the last decade, smartphones have gone from something only technically savvy people enjoyed to a daily device that can be used by anyone from children to grandparents. These days you are in the minority if you don't have a smartphone...

This rigorous and advanced mathematical explanation of classic tensor analysis was written by one of the founders of tensor calculus. Its concise exposition of the mathematical basis of the discipline is integrated with well-chosen physical examples of the theory, including those involving elasticity, classical...

Critics of contemporary culture have argued that critical theory must keep pace with technological change and, in the process, have instituted a theoretical model that restricts consideration of technology's impact on human experience to those dimensions that can be captured in language. In this...

Determine whether it is better for you to go gridless or modify your energy grid-based system Design a floor plan utilizing the best passive and active energy options including deep porch overhangs for cooling Find the right contractors to oversee the project and set...

Estimates reveal that insurance fraud costs $80 billion per year--and that's just in the United States of America. That translates into almost $1,000 annually per household.Weak preventative controls and paltry punishments make insurance fraud particularly attractive to criminals, who often use it as their...

By the time I decided to start writing this book, I had worked in the HVAC & R industry for more than forty-five years. In this span of time, I had worked as a service technician in an NYC service company and as a...

From the bestselling authors of The Fifth Era, Corporate Innovation in the Fifth Era and Blockchain Competitive Advantage comes a new book full of practical wisdom for investors and entrepreneurs from 50 leading Silicon Valley angels and venture capitalistsContributions from more than 50 of...

Edited by Robert J. Lang, Mark Bolitho and Zhong You with a committee of 14 other experts Origami7 is a collection of papers published for the 7th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education (7OSME), held at Oxford University in the United...

While some people think that our new technologies which texture our lifeworld disembody human experience, and while others think that eventually we will be able to 'upload' our very embodiment into these technologies, this collection of chapters takes a close postphenomenological account of a...

Everything you want to know about the breakthroughs in AI technology, machine learning, and deep learning--as seen in self-driving cars, Netflix recommendations, and more. The future is here: Self-driving cars are on the streets, an algorithm gives you movie and TV recommendations, IBM's Watson...

Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, Seventh Edition, provides a concise, balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality, covering both fundamentals and applications. The essentials are illustrated throughout, featuring complete coverage of the software's windows and menus. Program design and algorithm development are presented, along with...

This Special Issue is a collection of twelve papers on the design and application of biomedical circuits and systems. We hope you enjoy reading this Special Issue and become inspired to address technological challenges toward helping the medical industry and biologists to increase the...

China is frequently in the news today. It may be presented as an exotic place to travel or as an economic juggernaut on the world stage. Few really understand how China's history, discoveries, and inventions have shaped our world. If you drank tea, used...

Cellular solids and porous metals have become some of the most promising lightweight multifunctional materials due to their superior combination of advanced properties mainly derived from their base material and cellular structure. They are used in a wide range of commercial, biomedical, industrial, and...

Written by an an award-winning MEP Practice team from Ireland and the inventor of COBie from the United States, this expanded 2nd edition documents the delivery of COBie data using Revit 2021 in both spreadsheet and STEP Part 21 formats. This new content expands...

This Special Issue on "LCA of Energy Systems" contains inspiring contributions on assessing the sustainability of novel technologies destined to shape the future of our energy sector. These include battery-based and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, geothermal energy, hydropower, biomass gasification, national electricity systems, and...

The FreeCAD 0.18 Black Book is the first edition of our series on FreeCAD. This book is written to help beginners in creating some of the most complex solid models. The book follows a step by step methodology. In this book, we have tried...

First published in 1940 and long out of print, Fernando Ortiz's classic work, Cuban Counterpoint is recognized as one of the most important books of Latin American and Caribbean intellectual history. Ortiz's examination of the impact of sugar and tobacco on Cuban society is...

Are you fascinated by the idea of hacking?Would you like to become an ethical hacker, a person who uses his skills to protect the Web from piracy?Maybe it can seem very hard to learn all these notions but it's not how it seems.This book...

When it was first published in 2009, Scrum Product Ownership was the first book to address the Product Owner role in detail. It was a breakthrough guide in how to drive high quality and customer value while maintaining a singular focus on agile delivery...

Innovation Engineering is a practical guide to creating anything new - whether in a large firm, research lab, new venture or an innovative student project. The reality is that even talented teams with logical plans often fail. Innovation Engineering provides the framework, process, leadership...

Heidegger, Marcuse, and Ellul warned against the rise of a technological mass culture. Philosophy of technology has since turned away from such dystopic views, promoting instead the view that we shape technologies just as technologies shape us. Yet the rise of Big Data has...

This book offers a history of horology to the turn of the 20th century, with chapters on watchmaking and repair. Perhaps author Grant Hood can put the aims of the book in the best perspective: "Knowing the difficulties that present themselves to the average...

This early work by Alfred W. Marshall is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a wealth of information on the design and construction of engineering measuring tools and includes chapters on slide gauges, the micrometer, vernier scales, all...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to propagating plants, specially designed for the novice or home gardener. With clear instructions and helpful diagrams, this book walks the budding gardener through every step from preparation and planning to cutting, layering, dividing, seeding, and beyond....

This volume contains a detailed treatise on plant nutrition, specifically concentrating on the scientific and chemical aspects. Complete with interesting, practicable information, detailed diagrams, and a wealth of scientific data and information, this text will be of much value to the student or discerning...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: VariousISBN-10: 1446530280ISBN-13: 9781446530283Publisher: Hubbard PressLanguage:...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: F. Y. GoldingISBN-10: 1443741825ISBN-13: 9781443741828Publisher:...

The object of this handbook is to provide the complete novice who is interested in solar astronomy with all the information needed to enable them to submit their observational work at a national professional standard. The book will also enable the local amateur astronomy...

In a gunfight, there's no second place winner... Airsoft is the new frontier in the field of reality-based law enforcement training. Police trainers owe it to the profession and to the safety of all warriors to develop and implement the very best training methods...

They say fact is stranger than fiction. This is a book of just such an event. History chronicles only one "RMS Titanic" but in reality there were two. The one we all know that struck the iceberg on her maiden voyage on April 14,...

They say fact is stranger than fiction. This is a book of just such an event. History chronicles only one "RMS Titanic" but in reality there were two. The one we all know that struck the iceberg on her maiden voyage on April 14,...

Amazingly concise, this book immediately presents three complete sets of tough sample exam questions. Practice questions help you determine your preparedness for the actual exam. By strictly and proportionally addressing all topics in the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus, this book highlights the...

Failure is one of the unfortunate facts of life. Whenever man produces equipment or tools to increase his own productivity, he also has to deal with this unwanted side effect. And, although much effort is applied towards improving the reliability of machinery, the ever-increasing...

PLC and HMI Basics. For the beginner with little or no knowledge of PLC and HMI. That's Programmable Logic Controller and Human Machine Interface. Designed to train Electricians this could be the text for a college course. Made for industry.Author: Brian Daniel StarrISBN-10: 1500121487ISBN-13:...

This workbook is designed to enable the instructor and students fulfill the requirement for effective teaching and learning of the general objectives of Farm Power, Introduction to agricultural engineering, Farm Machinery and Mechanization and Farm Power courses taught in Agricultural Engineering Technology and Agricultural...

From humble beginnings in 1907 to a last flash of glory in 1961 Norton was in the forefront of international Grand Prix racing. Rem Fowler's win at the inaugural 1907 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the precursor of a remarkable 34 victories at...

Steam locomotives dominated the railways from the 1820s through the 1960s. Today almost all of them have been replaced with electric and diesel engines, yet the fascination surrounding steam-powered trains has not dwindled. A diverse community of enthusiasts--from mechanics to teachers to lawyers--have taken...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to contemporary methods and techniques employed in horology and clockmaking. It was originally designed for the edification of young watchmakers and contains a wealth of useful information presented clearly and in simple language. This volume is highly...

"Rocket Plane" provides vignettes of actions taken by the aerospace sector over the last 60 years. The author participated as a pioneer in the successive blossomings of the Atomic Age, the Guided Missile Age, and the Space Age. The book covers his pre-engineering life...

Este es un libro/manual que intenta enfocar el uso del detector de metales en lugares antiguos con un pasado histórico donde el hombre vivió por más tiempo, no es un libro técnico especializado en los detectores de metales, pero se expone una semblanza de...

Author: Jonathan Sr. WalkerISBN-10: 1465307680ISBN-13: 9781465307682Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2011Pages: 348Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction includes sections on Fire-Proof Structures, Fire-Proof Safes, Public Fire Brigades, Private Means For Suppressing Fires, Fire-Engines, Fire Annihilators, Portable Fire-Escapes, and Water Supply.Author: James BraidwoodISBN-10: 1532901852ISBN-13: 9781532901850Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2016Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...