technology a world history

Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology: Edison and the Business of Innovation (Paperback)

This is the story of the other Thomas Edison--not the heroic lone inventor but Edison the businessman industrialist and successful manager of one of the world s largest industrial research laboratories. Tracing his career from his boyhood to his death... more

Pre-Owned Speed Read Ferrari: The History Technology and Design Behind Italy s Legendary Automaker (Paperback 9780760360408) by Preston Lerner

9780760360408. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 160. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. Speed Read 3. Experience the story of the world s premier sports car manufacturer in... more

The Power of Knowledge: How Information and Technology Made the Modern World (Paperback - Used) 0300208677 9780300208672

A thought-provoking analysis of how the acquisition and utilization of information has determined the course of history over the past five centuries and shaped the world as we know it today Information is power. For more than five hundred years the... more

Pre-Owned Prentice Hall World History Connections To Today Survey Edition Teacher Edition 2001 ISBN: 0130506729 (Paperback) 0130506729 9780130506726

World History: Connections to Today motivates students to learn by bringing world history to life with high-impact videos and other technology tools. more

A Brief History of Epidemic and Pestilential Diseases With the Principal Phenomena of the Physical World Which Precede and Accompany Them ... By Noah Webster ... of 2; Volume 1 (Hardcover)

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution Gale initiated a revolution... more

Dover World History Coloring Books Great Inventors and Inventions Coloring Book (Paperback)

From Johannes Gutenberg s fifteenth-century printing press to Charles Hard Townes relatively recent development of the laser this fascinating coloring book encompasses five centuries of technology. Forty-five finely detailed drawings depict inventors... more

The Technology and Chemistry of Alkaloids (Hardcover)

This book delves into the fascinating and complex world of alkaloids a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds. Hamerslag explores the history of alkaloid discovery their chemical properties and their diverse applications in both medicinal and... more

Wearable Technology: The Future of Fashion and Function (Paperback)

Wearable Technology: The Future of Fashion and Function is a fascinating guide to the world of wearable technology and its potential impact on fashion and function. The book covers a wide range of topics from the history and key advancements in... more

Enterprise Organization and Technology in China: A Socialist Experiment 1950-1971 (Hardcover)

Given the near-silence in technological and business history about post-World War II socialist enterprises this book gives voice to a generation of Communist China s managers entrepreneurs cadres and workers from the Liberation to the early 1970s.... more

Pre-Owned Vintage Tomorrows : A Historian and a Futurist Journey Through Steampunk into the Future of Technology 9781449337995

In this fascinating book futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott offer insights into what Steampunk s alternative history says about our own world and its technological future. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or... more

Canola and Rapeseed: Production Chemistry Nutrition and Processing Technology (Paperback)

Canola is one of the most important oilseed crops of the world as its production over the last 10 years has grown much faster than any other source of edible vegetable oil. The short history of the food use of canola oil in Western countries has been... more

Pre-Owned Attack of the Drones: A History of Unmanned Aerial Combat (Paperback) 0760318255 9780760318256

Nowhere in the world of military technology is the transition from science fiction to science fact more astounding than in the dark world of autonomous aerial combat vehicles. Before there were autonomous war machines there were unmanned war machines.... more

Pre-Owned Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines (Hardcover) 0262014432 9780262014434

The many books on globalization published over the past few years range from claims that the world is flat to an unlikely rehabilitation of Genghis Khan as a pioneer of global commerce. Missing from these accounts is a consideration of the technologies... more

Pre-Owned Common and Contested Ground : A Human Environmental History of the Northwestern Plains 9780802086945

Drawing on a wide range of sources Binnema examines the impact of technology on the peoples of the plains beginning with the bow and arrow and continuing through the arrival of the horse European weapons Old World diseases and Euroamerican traders.... more

Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything: The Ultimate Guide to the World Around You (Hardcover)

Packed with striking photography and the topics kids love most this is the fundamental guide to the world around you. The world s greatest record-breakers most remarkable animals inspiring history-makers and cutting-edge technology are all here in one... more

The Invisible Weapon (Paperback)

A vital instrument of power telecommunications is and has always been a political technology. In this book Headrick examines the political history of telecommunications from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of World War II. He argues that this... more

Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: V.32 (Paperback)

Step into the world of civil engineering with Forrest s comprehensive guide to the field. From groundbreaking new technologies to the history of the discipline this collection of papers and proceedings covers it all. Whether you re a seasoned expert or... more

The Electric Vehicle Revolution : The Past Present and Future of EVs (Hardcover)

The Electric Vehicle Revolution explores the exciting fast-changing technology and design in the electric-vehicle world forecasts what the future may hold and provides an eye-opening look back at a history stretching to Victorian days. more

Iran s Nuclear Ambitions (Paperback)

Iran is aggressively seeking nuclear technology that could be used for making weapons-and its quest has set off alarms throughout the world. This widespread concern stems in part from Iran s uncertain intentions and recent history. Will it remain a... more

Science and Technology in World History: Science and Technology in World History Volume 3: The Black Death the Renaissance the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution (Paperback)

This installment in a series on science and technology in world history begins in the fourteenth century explaining the origin and nature of scientific methodology and the relation of science to religion philosophy military history economics and... more

Pre-Owned Technology: A World History (New Oxford World History) Hardcover

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Huashengg Children Science Education Astronomical Telescope Toys High-Powered 20X 40X 60X Science And Technology in World History An Introduction

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FHKOEGHS Science And Technology in World History Telescope For Kids Beginners With Tripod Astronomical Refracting Telescope Educational Toy Optics Telescope

Description: Material: ABS Recommended age: 3+ Applicable occasions: Can be used indoors and outdoors Packing List: 1 Set of Telescope Kit Notes: Due to the lighting effects and shooting angles there is a color difference in the product please... more

Huashengg Telescope For Kids Beginners With Tripod Astronomical Refracting Telescope Educational Toy Optics Telescope Science And Technology in World History An Introduction

Description: Material: ABS Recommended age: 3+ Applicable occasions: Can be used indoors and outdoors Packing List: 1 Set of Telescope Kit Notes: Due to the lighting effects and shooting angles there is a color difference in the product please... more

FHKOEGHS Science And Technology in World History Telescope For Kids Beginners With Tripod Astronomical Refracting Telescope Educational Toy Optics Telescope

Description: Material: ABS Recommended age: 3+ Applicable occasions: Can be used indoors and outdoors Packing List: 1 Set of Telescope Kit Notes: Due to the lighting effects and shooting angles there is a color difference in the product please... more

Huashengg Telescope For Kids Beginners With Tripod Astronomical Refracting Telescope Educational Toy Optics Telescope Science And Technology in World History An Introduction

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Pre-Owned Coldfusion Presents: New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence the Science and Technology That Transformed Our World (Technology History (Hardcover) 1633537501 9781633537507

what you ll learn: A greater understanding of how technologies build off and influence each otherA clearer picture of the how our modern world came to beA universal appreciation for the incredible time we re currently living in CONDITION – USED:... more

Technology of petroleum. The oil fields of the world their history geography and geology annual production prospection and development ... by Henry Neuburger and Henri Noalhat. Tr. from the French

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: c.1 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1901 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

Technology of petroleum : the oil fields of the world their history geography and geology annual production prospection and development ... / by Henry Neuburger and Henri Noalhat ; translated from

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1901 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index... more

Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology: Microhistories of Technology: Making the World (Paperback)

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Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology: NASA in the World: Fifty Years of International Collaboration in Space (Hardcover)

Since its inception NASA has participated in over 4 000 international projects yet historians have almost entirely neglected this remarkable aspect of the agency s work. This groundbreaking work is the first to trace NASA s history in a truly... more

Pre-Owned War in World History Volume 2: Society Technology and War from Ancient Times to the (Paperback 9780070525856) by Stephen Morillo Jeremy Black Paul Lococo

9780070525856. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 336. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white Maps. War in World History 2. Designed for use at the college level as a... more

Pre-Owned Technology in World Civilization Revised and Expanded Edition: A Thousand-Year History (Paperback 9780262542463) by Arnold Pacey Francesca Bray

9780262542463. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 356. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 356 p. Contains: Illustrations. General introduction to the history of technology privileging a global view over typical... more

Pre-Owned FastLane: Managing Science in the Internet World (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) Paperback - USED

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology: NASA in the World: Fifty Years of International Collaboration in Space (Paperback)

Since its inception NASA has participated in over 4 000 international projects yet historians have almost entirely neglected this remarkable aspect of the agency s work. This groundbreaking work is the first to trace NASA s history in a truly... more

Pre-Owned FastLane: Managing Science in the Internet World (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Themes in World History Modern Travel in World History (Paperback)

Modern Travel in World History uses three themes-technology mass movements and travelers-to examine the history of the modern world from the fifteenth-century transatlantic explorations to the impact of the global COVID pandemic of the twenty-first... more

The History of Media and Communication: Saving the World : A Brief History of Communication for Devleopment and Social Change (Hardcover)

This far-reaching and long overdue chronicle of communication for development from a leading scholar in the field presents in-depth policy analyses to outline a vision for how communication technologies can impact social change and improve human lives.... more