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  • A Vast Machine

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

    de Paul N. Edwards ...
    Series series 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 ... Leer más

    $495 MXN

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  • Day the Universe Changed

    de James Burke ...
    The companion volume for the award-winning PBS and BBC series from "one of the most intriguing minds in the western world" ( The Washington Post).The Day the Universe Changed presents a sweeping view of the history of science, technology, and human civilization and examines the moments in history when a change in knowledge radically altered man's understanding of himself and the world around him ... Leer más

    $211 MXN

  • Technology: A World History

    de Daniel R. Headrick ...
    Series series 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 ... Leer más

    $457 MXN

  • Abominable Science!

    Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $193 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Explainer

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

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $183 MXN

  • Last Trains

    Dr Beeching and the death of rural England

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $98 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Rise of the Machines

    de Thomas Rid ...
    "Dazzling.” —Financial TimesAs lives offline and online merge even more, it is easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, one of the twentieth century’s pivotal ideas.Springing from the mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of ... Leer más

    $223 MXN

  • Living in a Dangerous Climate

    Climate Change and Human Evolution

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $776 MXN

  • Introduction to Planetary Geomorphology

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $1,651 MXN

  • A Brief History Of Video Games

    From Atari to Virtual Reality

    de Rich Stanton ...
    Series series 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... ... Leer más

    $268 MXN

  • The Science of Navigation

    From Dead Reckoning to GPS

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $507 MXN

  • Global Warming — The Research Challenges

    A Report of Japan’s Global Warming Initiative

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $1,656 MXN