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  • 機艙機密:解答你對搭機旅行的種種疑問(二版)

    Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections

    Translated by 郭雅琳, 陳思穎, 溫澤元 ...
    Series series INSIDE
    【本書第一版書名為《機艙機密:空中旅行大百科》,第二版內容無增修。】亞馬遜網路書店暢銷經典,航空從業人員與空中旅人必備書籍。關於飛機、航空及與搭機旅行,你想知道的一切,都在這一本!——中華民航飛行員協會審定——  商業航空向來是不良資訊的溫床,充斥著各種沒有根據的說法與陰謀論,以致即使航空技術已十分發達,飛航的安全紀錄十分卓越,且票價非常便宜、人們非常習慣搭機四處旅遊,但對於空中航程與航空公司仍充滿了疑慮。  本書作者為《沙龍》雜誌著名的「請教機師」空中旅行系列撰稿十餘年,回答了各方人士對航空業與搭機旅行的種種疑問,此書除了整理大眾最想了解的事,經驗老道且博學的作者還漫談航空史上的重要事件及其內情與影響,並以專業機師身分提供見解,廣獲好評。**  ▍如果你是空中旅人,很可能疑懼過這些事情——**  ・飛機被鳥撞上有多危險?冰雪會對... ... Read more

    Was $12.49 USD Now $10.61 USD

  • 電學之父:法拉第的故事(修訂版)

    by 張文亮 ...
    Series Book 319 - 文經文庫
    人類歷史上最偉大的「物理哲學家」一生充滿傳奇,卻又平凡的愛的故事  他發現「電磁感應」,被稱為「電機工程學之父」;在材料科學裡,是他首先開啟了合金的研究;在機械工程裡,第一部馬達與發電機是他製造的;在化學工程裡,最早蒸餾石油而發現苯的是他;在化學系裡,更會讀到他的「法拉第常數」;在物理系裡,會讀到法拉第的「電力線」、「磁力場」理論;在土木工程裡,水的膠凝處理是他最先提出的……  他是法拉第,一位只有小學畢業的裝訂工,卻成為十九世紀全球最佳學術研究單位——英國皇家學會的會員。一生不斷地突破自我,在各種科學領域創造不朽傳奇,但他的生活卻又和普通人那般,平凡、貧窘、謙遜、認真。  但他熱愛生命、熱愛科學、熱愛教育,讓他成為物理學史上最偉大的發明者之一。著名的科學家焦耳、馬克斯威爾、凱爾文、愛迪生等人,都深受他的影響,甚至是物理天才愛因斯坦也是他的崇拜者。 ... Read more

    $5.58 USD

  • Loonshots

    How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries

    by Safi Bahcall ...
    * Instant WSJ bestseller* Translated into 18 languages* #1 Most Recommended Book of the year (Bloomberg annual survey of CEOs and entrepreneurs)* An Amazon, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, Inc., Newsweek, S****trategy + Business, Tech Crunch, Washington Post Best Business Book of the year* Recommended by Bill Gates, Daniel Kahneman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Sid ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • 時間的形狀——相對論史話(增訂版)

    by 汪詰 ...
    Series series 自由學習
    史上最好懂、最精彩的相對論!完全不同於一般傳統的科普書,更像一本閒暇時可以翻閱的小說。淺顯的語言、身邊的事例、思維的實驗,這是一本人人都能讀懂的相對論。★★★此次增訂版,於第五章的「從黑洞到蟲洞」、「壓軸大戲」;第七章的「時間旅行」;第九章的「EPR實驗」、「宇宙大法官」等章節有新增的內容,針對蟲洞、奇點、宇宙膨脹、量子糾纏(量子纏結)等,補上最新的資訊。這本書保證有趣。跟隨作者,你可以進入愛因斯坦的夢境,坐在牛頓老師的課堂裡,來到星光實驗的現場……零距離接觸科學的知識與思維。從小到大,你可能一直有這樣的疑問:光到底是什麼東西?光速不變,代表什麼意思?宇宙到底長什麼樣子?有大小嗎?有生死嗎?我們能不能穿越時空,任意到達未來或回到過去?時間到底是什麼東西?時間會停止嗎?時間停止了宇宙還存在嗎?這世界上的物質到底是由什麼構成的?讀了這本書,你將會找到答案。本... ... Read more

    $9.56 USD

  • What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Life 3.0: 人工智慧時代, 人類的蛻變與重生

    Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    Translated by 陳以禮 ...
    這是與你我與未來世代息息相關的問題,沒有人能迴避!在人工智慧崛起的現在,你希望看見什麼樣的未來?當超過人類智慧的人工智慧出現時,人類會變成怎樣?人工智慧對犯罪、戰爭、司法、工作、社會將會造成什麼影響?又會帶給生而為人的我們什麼感受?人工智慧崛起絕對會對我們未來造成根本性的改變,影響之大很有可能超越以往的任何一種科技,我們如何透過自動化變得更富裕,同時又不會造成失去所得、喪失人生目標的後果?我們應該給下一代什麼樣的職涯建議?要如何讓未來的人工智慧系統變得更加可靠,能順利實現我們的理想,《Life 3.0》將讓你加入這個年代最重要的對話中。毫不隱諱呈現這個最具爭議性話題的全方位觀點,舉凡超級人工智慧所代表的意義,意識究竟是怎麼一回事,甚至是宇宙生命發展最終的物理法則極限等,包羅萬象的豐富內容,盡皆收錄在《Life 3.... ... Read more

    $13.16 USD

  • Chain Reaction

    How Chemistry Shapes Us and Our World

    By one of the world’s leading chemists, an entertaining and revealing tour of the chemical bonds that shape our everyday lives and provide the infrastructure for our chaotic world.We all have a relationship with chemistry. Bonds between molecules, forged and broken in the blink of an eye, underpin everything from the food we eat and the clothes we wear to the ways we treat illnesses and construct ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • Napoleon's Buttons

    Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change ... Read more

    $10.89 USD

  • modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting

    Modern Mushroom Growing 2020 Harvesting:A new comprehensive book by Pieter J.C. Vedder on global mushroom cultivation in 2020. A book in which his more than 60 years of knowledge, practical and international experience, and vision about the contemporary industry are recorded. Supplemented with scientific knowledge and insights he has acquired since his previous English book, published in 1978. A ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Race for Tomorrow

    Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

    by Simon Mundy ...
    As featured on CNN’s Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week with Andrew Marr One of the Financial Times’ best books of 2021In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking up global business, and ... Read more

    $16.89 USD

  • Invention to Innovation

    How Scientists Can Drive Our Economy

    Invention to Innovation charts a course for scientists, leaders, investors and policy makers to translate research into growing innovative, competitive companies and industries. With extensive experience and insights gained over three decades, Dr Larry Marshall demonstrates how science can generate new value that grows markets and creates jobs while also delivering social, environmental and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • A Feast of Science

    Intriguing Morsels from the Science of Everyday Life

    An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of over a dozen bestselling popular science booksCrave answers? Dr. Joe Schwarcz demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, A Feast of Science explains that “chemical” is ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • 離開太陽系:移民火星、超人類誕生到星際旅行, 探索物理學家眼中的未來世界

    The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

    Translated by 黎湛平 ...
    繼紐約時報暢銷書《2100科技大未來》後弦論奠基人、當代物理學大師 加來道雄預言改造火星、星際旅行、長生不朽與後地球時代的終極命運21世紀地球的下一步是什麼?當鋼鐵人馬斯克揭露其醞釀已久的太空旅遊計畫、波音公司總裁米倫伯格表示太空發射系統已臻成熟,全球產業鏈移轉、科技股應聲上漲,新一波太空科技競賽宣告正式開打,年輕世代可望於有生之年在火星上踏出重要的一步。但民眾更好奇的是,投入數兆美元的科學研究,究竟要將人類帶往何方?未來的人類是否可能移民太空站、火星,最後離開太陽系?尋找比地球更宜家家居的行星?先進國家的科學家早在列舉移居星球的名單,任一星球只要水源日照充足、溫度適中,而且重力和地球相仿,移居外星將不再是夢想。同時太空產業也提出自己的選項:人類不只能移居外星,也能發展月球生物圈、星際旅遊以及小行星挖礦。甚至過往危險又耗費巨大的火箭,如今都有解決方案:移民者可搭乘太空電梯 ... Read more

    $7.97 USD

  • Cyst Nematodes

    This book is a compendium of current information on all aspects of these economically important parasites. It provides comprehensive coverage of their biology, management, morphology and diagnostics, in addition to up-to-date information on molecular aspects of taxonomy, host-parasitic relationships and resistance. Written by a team of international experts, Cyst Nematodes will be invaluable to ... Read more

    $74.69 USD

  • The Large Hadron Collider

    The Extraordinary Story of the Higgs Boson and Other Stuff That Will Blow Your Mind

    by Don Lincoln ...
    An insider's history of the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider: why it was built, how it works, and the importance of what it has revealed.Since 2008 scientists have conducted experiments in a hyperenergized, 17-mile supercollider beneath the border of France and Switzerland. The Large Hadron Collider (or what scientists call "the LHC") is one of the wonders of the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Essential Engineer

    From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of efficient automobiles and the search for renewable energy sources. While the ... Read more

    $5.29 USD

  • It's a Gas

    The Sublime and Elusive Elements That Expand Our World

    The New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters presents a rollicking guided tour of the secret lives of gases: the magnificent, strange, and fascinating substances that shape our world.Gases are all around us—they fill our lungs, power our movement, create stars, and warm our atmosphere. Often invisible and sometimes odorless, these ubiquitous substances are also the least understood ... Read more

    $17.89 USD

  • 資料煉金術:開放資料存取權,重燃創新之火

    Access Rules:Freeing Data from Big Tech for a Better Future

    Series series 科學文化
    下一代創新者的突圍策略web3.0時代每個人都需要具備的「資料素養」(data literacy)大數據(巨量資料)時代,資料是創新最重要的原物料!資料增值的關鍵不在蒐集,而在自由使用和深入分析!我們需要開放資料存取權,讓人人都能享有數位紅利!我們這個時代,看似電子產品百花齊放,創意構想層出不窮,但是與一百多年前相比,創新發明其實是處於「瘋狂停滯」之中。「資料」這種攸關創新的最重要原物料,若不是鎖在故步自封的政府機構的資料庫裡,就是僅由少數科技巨擘(Big Tech)壟斷使用權;科技創新和新創企業,反而不再遍地開花。在「美中兩大資訊強權的科技冷戰」與「科技巨擘的資料殖民主義」風暴下,<... ... Read more

    $9.56 USD

  • Engine Airflow HP1537

    A Practical Guide to Airflow Theory, Parts Testing, Flow Bench Testing and Analyzing Data to Increase Performance for Any Street or Racing Engine

    by Harold Bettes ...
    This informative, fully illustrated handbook includes basic discussion on the science of engine airflow and relationships, how flowbenches work, testing individual engine components, how to analyze the data, calibration issues, intake and exhaust tuning, engine formulas, and putting it all together for maximum performance. ... Read more

    $5.29 USD

  • Math for Machine Learning

    Linear Algebra, Calculus, and Probability Explained

    Master the Mathematical Foundation Every Machine Learning Engineer NeedsAre you implementing machine learning algorithms without truly understanding the mathematical principles that power them? Do complex ML concepts feel like black boxes because you lack the mathematical foundation to see inside them? This comprehensive guide bridges the gap between mathematical theory and practical machine ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • Stuff Matters

    Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

    In this New York Times Notable Book, "Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm."—Scientific AmericanWinner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science BooksWhy is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • 反智:不願說理的人是偏執,不會說理的人是愚蠢,不敢說理的人是奴隸

    The Irrational ApeWhy Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

    Translated by 楊玉齡 ...
    Series series 科學自然
    識破迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術理性並非本能,理智需要鍛鍊《反智》蒐羅了常見的推理謬誤、邏輯缺陷、數字迷思、偏見和陰謀論,以當今社會的著名事件和近代歷史的精采故事為例,告訴我們如何識破種種迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術,以及如何建立分析性思考的能力。你覺得下面這個三段論,有沒有問題呢?前提一:人皆不免一死。前提二:蘇格拉底不免一死。結 論:因此,蘇格拉底是人。如果你覺得完全沒問題,那麼我們把「人」換成「狗」,重寫如下:前提一:狗皆不免一死。前提二:蘇格拉底不免一死。結論 :因此,蘇格拉底是狗。看得出來問題出在哪裡嗎?我們再舉兩個同樣類型的... ... Read more

    $14.34 USD

  • The First Astronomers

    How Indigenous Elders read the stars

    The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world.Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. But First Nations Elders around the world still maintain this ... Read more

    $13.79 USD

  • Our Own Devices

    How Technology Remakes Humanity

    by Edward Tenner ...
    This delightful and instructive history of invention shows why National Public Radio dubbed Tenner “the philosopher of everyday technology.” Looking at how our inventions have impacted our world in ways we never intended or imagined, he shows that the things we create have a tendency to bounce back and change us.The reclining chair, originally designed for brief, healthful relaxation, has become ... Read more

    $5.29 USD