Technology History – Bücher, CDs, Blu-ray Discs und mehr, Seite 7

Hunter Davies
George Stephenson

George Stephensonis the ultimate self-made man. Born in the pit village of Wylam, near Newcastle, and denied a formal education, he would go on to invent machines that transformed the world.From the momen…

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David Rooney
The Big Hop

Praise for About Time"Abundantly clever...[L]ovely and engaging...with myriad fascinations on every page." - Simon Winchester, New York Times Book Review"Fascinating...A valuable intellectu…

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Greedy Science

On the transformative role of greed in global science and technology during the 1980s. In the 1980s, a transformative era emerged where profit-driven motives and an entrepreneurial spirit dominated scient…

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Lionel Barber
Gambling Man

Originally published: Great Britain: Allen Lane, 2021.

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Jackie Pérez,
Sally Ride

"Showcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, and her pioneering achievements as an astronaut and science educator"--

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Phillip Horton
The Grand Prix Year

'A beautiful book' Jennie Gow, BBC F1 commentator'A true insider's guide to this most complex and thrilling of sports' Alex Jacques, Formula 1 commentator and broadcaster ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB (RAC) MOTOR…

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Cynthia Levinson, Jennifer Swanson
Who Owns the Moon?

Today's teens may travel to the Moon in their lifetimes. This primer on what to know for a future in space combines technology and science with law and policy for a fascinating look at a very timely subje…

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Nicholas Day,
How to Have a Thought

Take a walk with Charles Darwin in this electrifying new picture book from Sibert Medalist Nicholas Day.How do you work through a complicated idea, solve a tricky problem, or make a big discovery? Charles…

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Dan Roche
Eyes by Hand

"A personal and intimate view not only of the craft of eye-making but of the relationship that develops between patients and their ocularist"--

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Rob Colson,
The Spectacular Science of Art

The Spectacular Science of Art is guaranteed to answer all those tricky science questions that children ask about colors, perspective, and symmetry.Questions include: What is color theory? How do artists …

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Fynn Holm
The Gods of the Sea

"Challenging common portrayals of Japan as a centuries-old whaling nation, Fynn Holm shows that many coastal communities in early modern Northeast Japan believed whales to be the incarnation of the g…

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Hermogenes and Hellenistic-Roman Temple Building

Recent major excavations at a variety of sites associated with Hermogenes have refreshed, invigorated, and refined our understanding of this important Hellenistic architect. Here, in the first volume dedi…

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Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity

"Explores the ways in which the human body and the world of machines and technological artefacts intersected in the ancient world. Traces the origins of the body-machine interface from Homer's automa…

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Robert Shields Mevissen
The Danube Empire

In the nineteenth century, changes to the environment, driven by ideology, natural forces, and burgeoning fossil fuel power, shifted the course of the Habsburg Empire. Along the Danube--Europe's second lo…

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Campbell Books,
Inventors

A novelty board book for preschoolers, introducing them to the inventors who changed the world.

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Yijun Wang
The Tin Centuries

How a mundane metal bound miners and officials to global capitalism and an emerging technocratic state Tin was everywhere in early modern China--lining tea chests, shaping religious vessels, alloyed into …

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David Rooney
The Big Hop

In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in "the Big Hop": an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competit…

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Hollywood Unions

Who makes films and television shows? How do those people make a living in Hollywood? Hollywood Unions tells the stories of the unions and guilds that have organized and negotiate on behalf of motion pict…

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Hollywood Unions

Who makes films and television shows? How do those people make a living in Hollywood? Hollywood Unions tells the stories of the unions and guilds that have organized and negotiate on behalf of motion pict…

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Rebel Girls
Rebel Girls Stem Stars: 25 Tales of Women in Science

TRUE STORIES OF DETERMINATION AND DISCOVERYThis collection of short stories about trailblazing women in STEM features 25 inspiring tales of professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Rea…

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