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  • A Vast Machine

    Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming

    af Paul N. Edwards ...
    Serier serie Infrastructures
    The science behind global warming, and its history: how scientists learned to understand the atmosphere, to measure it, to trace its past, and to model its future.Global warming skeptics often fall back on the argument that the scientific case for global warming is all model predictions, nothing but simulation; they warn us that we need to wait for real data, “sound science.” In A Vast Machine ... Læs mere

    240,61 kr.

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  • Technology: A World History

    af Daniel R. Headrick ...
    Serier serie New Oxford World History
    Today technology has created a world of dazzling progress, growing disparities of wealth and poverty, and looming threats to the environment. Technology: A World History offers an illuminating backdrop to our present moment--a brilliant history of invention around the globe. Historian Daniel R. Headrick ranges from the Stone Age and the beginnings of agriculture to the Industrial Revolution and ... Læs mere

    209,11 kr.

  • Abominable Science!

    Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids

    af Daniel Loxton, Donald R. Prothero ...
    "A sharp analysis of the quest for unreal critters―cryptids, as they are called―and the people who pursue them . . . entertaining and thoroughly documented." — The Wall Street JournalThroughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from two ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Explainer

    From Deja Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums

    af CSIRO Publishing ...
    Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists? The Explainer: From Déjà Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums is a collection of around 100 of the best articles published in ‘The Explainer’ and ‘Monday’s Medical Myths’ sections of The Conversation. The book answers questions on everyone's mind about a diverse range of topics, abstract concepts, and ... Læs mere

    83,49 kr.

  • Last Trains

    Dr Beeching and the death of rural England

    af Charles Loft ...
    "The debate about Dr Richard Beeching will rage until the Second Coming – and probably beyond. But in Charles Loft's careful examination of the Beeching Report, we have as fine a study as we are going to possess in the meantime." – Peter Hennessy"Loft's great strength is his judiciousness. He understands the political processes and assesses them fair-mindedly. And his verdict will, I suspect, hold ... Læs mere

    40,49 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Living in a Dangerous Climate

    Climate Change and Human Evolution

    af Renée Hetherington ...
    Living in a Dangerous Climate provides a journey through human and Earth history, showing how a changing climate has affected human evolution and society. Is it possible for humanity to evolve quickly, or is slow, gradual, genetic evolution the only way we change? Why did all other Homo species go extinct while Homo sapiens became dominant? How did agriculture, domestication and the use of fossil ... Læs mere

    432,32 kr.

  • Introduction to Planetary Geomorphology

    af Ronald Greeley ...
    Nearly all major planets and moons in our Solar System have been visited by spacecraft and the data they have returned has revealed the incredible diversity of planetary surfaces. Featuring a wealth of images, this textbook explores the geological evolution of the planets and moons. Introductory chapters discuss how information gathered from spacecraft is used to unravel the geological ... Læs mere

    919,66 kr.

  • A Brief History Of Video Games

    From Atari to Virtual Reality

    af Rich Stanton ...
    Serier serie Brief Histories
    'Stanton writes with terrific verve and precision . . . his understanding of the seductive pleasures of gaming takes us right to its heart.'Maria Bustillos, Times Literary Supplement'The best overview book of the industry that I've read.'Andrew Liptak, io9From the first wood-panelled Pong machines in California to the masterpieces of engineering that now sit in countless homes all ove... ... Læs mere

    122,49 kr.

  • The Science of Navigation

    From Dead Reckoning to GPS

    af Mark Denny ...
    In today’s world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us—which is a good thing, since accurate navigation can be tricky. Get your bearings with Mark Denny—an expert at explaining scientific concepts in non-technical language—in this all-encompassing look at the history and science of ... Læs mere

    231,74 kr.

  • Global Warming — The Research Challenges

    A Report of Japan’s Global Warming Initiative

    Redigeret af Atsunobu Ichikawa ...
    This monograph is the English version of "Chikyu Ondanka Kenkyu no Saizensen (The State of the Art of the Global Warming Research)" published as a report of Global Warming Research Initiative established by The Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), the Cabinet Office, Japanese Government. CSTP promulgated the "Promotional Strategy in Prioritized Fields" in September 2001 in accordance ... Læs mere

    756,49 kr.

  • Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America

    Biostratigraphy and Geochronology

    Redigeret af Michael Woodburne ...
    This book places into modern context the information by which North American mammalian paleontologists recognize, divide, calibrate, and discuss intervals of mammalian evolution known as North American Land Mammal Ages. It incorporates new information on the systematic biology of the fossil record and utilizes the many recent advances in geochronologic methods and their results.The book describes ... Læs mere

    954,99 kr.

  • Still Turning

    A History of Aermotor Windmills

    af Christopher C. Gillis ...
    Serier Bog 27 - Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities
    The Aermotor Windmill Company, which commenced operations in Chicago in 1888, is the nation’s sole remaining full-time manufacturer of water-pumping machines. The company’s imprint on rural America, particularly across the West, is still visible today in the tens of thousands of its windmills that bring water to the earth’s surface. Still Turning is the first book to explore the rise of the ... Læs mere

    68,36 kr.