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This work takes readers on a tour of the objects in their lives, from the origins of Tupperware to the construction and engineering principles behind the bra. Gadgets, tools, implements, appliances and odds and ends are investigated in an accessible and entertaining style. Paperback

In this title, technology is explored, explained and exploded. Widescreen TVs, mobile phones, even space rockets have turned what was once outlandish into the everyday. But how do they actually function? What are the secrets behind this science? And what would they look like if you could delve right into the heart of their insides? Let your child delve into a host of inventions, objects and gadgets to explore the ways they work. Incredible 'exploded' images and huge fold-out pages reveal their components in fantastic detail, showin... read more

Featuring more than three hundred full-color photographs and diagrams, this fascinating, updated introduction to inner workings of everyday machines and technology offers an informative look at the principles and mechanisms of objects ranging from refrigerators and escalators to laser surgery, DNA

Integrating words and pictures, this is a family reference book on electronics structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module. On every spread there is a specially shot colour photograph of objects shown in real-life close-up deta Library binding Paper over boards 64pp h288mm x w224mm x s11mm 531g illustrations

Going Solar contains everything that a budding or experienced solar enthusiast could wish for. By distilling thousands of years of history and knowledge into one book, Tomm Stanley brings together the work of pioneering solar designers and some of the world's greatest scientists, along with a range of modern, practical solar-thermal applications for hands-on people. Enthusiastically coaxing readers through the essential concepts at work in fields of study as diverse as history, geography, nuclear physics, astronomy, and thermodynam... read more

Commendation Quotes: "There Are No Electrons changed my life. I lost 17 pounds in five minutes without dieting, and I feel great!" -- Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Babies and Other Hazards of Sex, and Dave Barry Turns Forty. Physical Info: 1.75 cms H x 21.89 cms L x 14.12 cms W (0.29 kgs) 322 pages

We are on the cusp of a revolution. In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even human affection. We are shifting from a world where people are paid to accumulate and distribute information to one where knowledge will be automated and people will be rewarded instead as conceptual and creative thinkers. Hence being able to think and act in ways that machines cannot will become vital. Ideas are the currency of this new economy and curiosity and imagination are among the key raw materials. But ... read more

Join the woolly Mammoth for this latest edition of the award-winning guide to machines and technology. David Macaulay's bestselling book takes a colourful look at the nuts, bolts and circuitry of a host of things that whirr, whiz, clunk, buzz and beep! Perfect for anyone who's ever wondered what really makes things tick.

This work shows how scientific and technological advances solve acute problems but offer chronic problems in their place. People are still dissatisfied despite the improvements technology has brought. Extensively documented, the resulting overview may offer possible problem-solving solutions. If computers really eliminate paperwork, why is the office recycling bin always overflowing? Why are the lines before the bank's ATMs often longer than the ones at the tellers' windows? Anyone who has ever pondered those questions will delig... read more

"The Nature of Technology" will change the way you think about this fundamental subject forever. W. Brian Arthur's many years of thinking and writing about technology have culminated in a unique understanding of his subject. Here he examines the nature of technology itself: what is it and how does it evolve? Giving rare insights into the evolution of specific technologies and a new framework for thinking about others, every sentence points to some further truth and fascination. At a time when we are ever more reliant on technologic... read more

A guide to the next great wave of technology - an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. "Shaping Things is about created objects and the environment, which is to say, it's about everything," writes Bruce Sterling in this addition to the Mediawork Pamphlet series. He adds, "Seen from sufficient distance, this is a small topic." Sterling offers a brilliant, often hilarious history of shaped things. We have moved from an age of artefacts, made by hand, through comp... read more

Children growing up now will face a world vastly different from the one we are experiencing today. In this amusing romp through the future, Bruce Sterling describes what the next fifty years might be like. Taking a cue from one of William Shakespeare's greatest soliloquies, Sterling devotes one chapter to each of the seven stages of humanity: birth, school, love, war, politics, business, and old age. Witty and idiosyncratic, Sterling shares his singular and unexpected observations about the importance of germs, gizmos, digital netw... read more

Your digital life is everywhere: you have digital pictures in your camera, on your computer and in your cameraphone; you have scans on your computer and jpegs attached to your e-mail; and you have digital music on your iPod but old CDs and vinyl albums in your cabinet waiting to be transferred into your digital music system. And then, there are the old videotapes gathering dust in the attic. How do you find anything to make a photo album, a slideshow with music, or a website your itinerant family can access?How can you keep all you... read more

A review of practice in the collection of rainwater. It presents case studies with numerous examples from around the world which should help readers who are intending to construct a rainwater catchment system. The prime focus of the book is on implementation of roof and ground catchment systems for meeting either total or supplementary household water requirements. All aspects of design and construction are covered, including simple methods of sizing systems, erection of gutters, choice of materials, construction techniques, traini... read more

"At last! An authoritative, objective, scientific analysis of the full range of energy options we face. Botkin's book cuts through the mass of hype, bias, and myth that characterize most of the information that the public receives and gives us a clear assessment of the sources, costs, environmental impacts, and potentials for the energy that supports America--and the world. Clear, well-researched and well-written, this book should be required reading for decision makers and voters alike." Lee Talbot, Professor of Environmental Sci... read more

Table of Contents: Section I: Industrial Engineering: Past, Present and Future. Chapter 1.1: The Purpose and Evolution of Industrial Engineering. Chapter 1.2: The Role and Career of the Industrial Engineer in the Modern Organization. Chapter 1.3 Educational Programs for the Industrial Engineer. Chapter 1.4: The Industrial Engineer as a Manager. Chapter 1.5: Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering. Chapter 1.6: The Future of Industrial Engineering: One Perspective. Chapter 1.7: Future Technologies for the Industrial ... read more

In this fresh and gutsy analysis, Amanda Little lays bare America's energy past, present and future and shows how the innovatory designs that got it to its current energy crisis will actually save it from ruin. 'We're about to see a revolution in the way we live, fundamental changes to the way our homes work, the way our cars move, the way we grow our food, distribute our products, the way we make and recycle plastics.' - Amanda Little In this adventurous, jargon free, optimistic book, Amanda Little - tipped as 'the new voice of ... read more