Technology, Computing, Engineering

Evolutionary theory says that the brain has evolved not to do mathematical proofs but to control behaviour and ensure survival. Researchers agree that intelligence always manifests itself in behaviour -...

Author: Charles Gibbs-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsEarly Flying Machines 1799-1909 chronicles the fascinating genesis of aviation, detailing the ambitious and often perilous attempts by...

Author: Bechtel Corp.Binding: HardbackPublished: Produced by Communications Services, Betchel Mining & Metals Global Business Unit., 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBechtel In Australia: Construction For A Continent chronicles the...

Author: Alan LucasBinding: HardbackPublished: Horwitz Publications, Hong Kong, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded, worn and discoloured blue pictorial board. Clean text. "Fitting Out Below Deck"...

Author: Chi-Teh WangBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Mild glue stains on...

Author: H. CottonBinding: HardbackPublished: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Bumping on...

Author: Erich G. Thomsen, Charles T. Yang, Shiro KobayashiBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor marks on red cloth. Light foxing on...

Author: David MondeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive overview of the history and mechanics of flight. It chronicles the...

This 1637 classic on the history of traditional Chinese technology, profusely illustrated with 152 original woodcuts, covers agriculture, textiles, mining, metallurgy, chemical engineering, boat-building weapons manufacture, and more. Rich in...

Extending over a period of 30 years, this is a collection of papers written by John McCarthy on artificial intelligence. They range from informal surveys written for a general audience...

This beautifully illustrated volume chronicles the evolution of the Mustang from 1979 to the present, with an eye toward the next generation of ponycar power.

Genetic algorithms have been used in science and engineering as adaptive algorithms for solving practical problems and as computational models of natural evolutionary systems. This brief, accessible introduction describes some...

In "The Age of Intelligent Machines", inventor and computer scientist Raymond Kurzweil probes the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence, from its earliest philosophical and mathematical roots to tantalizing...

Recent decades have produced much research in artificial systems that exhibit important properties of mind. But what exactly is this dramatic new work and how does it change the way...

The extraordinary true story of the man who decided to live forever Peter, a brilliant scientist, is told that he will lose everything he loves. His husband. His family. His...

Until the mid-1980s, AI researchers assumed that an intelligent system doing high-level reasoning was necessary for the coupling of perception and action. In this traditional model, cognition mediates between perception...

Don't Miss the Apple TV+ Docuseries Streaming Now! "This book is as engrossing as anything by Agatha Christie, as unsettling as a novel by Stephen King, and reported with a...

A timely and powerful must-read on how the big tech companies are damaging our culture - and what we can do to fight their influence A timely and powerful must-read...

The series Compact Knowledge provides concise and relilable information on key cultural and historical topics. The Story of Inventions provides: . Chronological presentation of the most important themes . More...

In 1876, at only 29 years old, Alexander Graham Bell completed the invention that would turn him into a household name: the telephone. What began as a tool for his...

Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big. Leading AI entrepreneur Nigel Toon explains why it's so exciting, and how it can be controlled. We are used...

This introductory textbook provides students with a system-level perspective and the tools they need to understand, analyze and design digital systems. Going beyond the design of simple combinational and sequential...

Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and...

'The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto could be the best mystery story of the past twenty years.' James Patterson 'This is, by far, the deepest investigation into possibly the biggest mystery of...

From the pilot's seat in the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to Chernobyl's exclusion zone and to the site in Finland where highly radioactive waste will be...

Author: Bill YenneBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBill Yenne’s Space Shuttle is a visually compelling chronicle of NASA’s groundbreaking reusable spacecraft program, tracing its...

Author: E.L. CornwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Crescent Books, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical non-fiction volume, "The Pictorial Story Of Railways" by E.L. Cornwell,...

Author: Lincoln Electric CompanyBinding: HardbackPublished: Lincoln Electric Company, 1983Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Bumped spine and corners.This comprehensive technical manual provides essential guidance on the principles...

Author: Friedrich GeorgBinding: HardbackPublished: Helion & Company Ltd, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners and spine....

Author: Douglas Botting; Editors of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDouglas Botting's "The Giant Airships" is a captivating work of non-fiction, chronicling the fascinating history...

Author: Valerie Moolman; Editors of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor silverfish damage on FEP. This historical account chronicles the remarkable journey of...

Author: D.J. EyresBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, London, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic text, "Ship Construction; Second Edition" by D.J. Eyres, provides...

Author: Edward W. PageBinding: PaperbackPublished: dilithium Press, 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic text, "Architecture Of The 8048" by Edward...

Author: Tracy KidderBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTracy Kidder's "The Soul of a New Machine" is a compelling...

Author: W. Johnson P.B. MellorBinding: HardbackPublished: W. Johnson and P.B. Mellor., 1966Condition:Book: PoorJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners....

Author: Richard J. SchonbergerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Free Press., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Front end page slightly detaching from spine, minor foxing on pages...

Author: T.A. HeppenheimerBinding: HardbackPublished: Little Brown & Co, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight foxing to fore-edges, previous owner's name...

Author: Alexandra HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun damaged spine.This biography chronicles the life and career of Sir Edmund...

Author: Joseph A. EdministerBinding: PaperbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Foxing on cover, some...

Author: Joel ShurkinBinding: PaperbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of non-fiction, Joel Shurkin chronicles the fascinating history of...

The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the airplane and its development as an instrument of war and commerce. Within five decades, contraptions barely able to...

Artificial intelligence has long been a mainstay of science fiction and increasingly it feels as if AI is entering our everyday lives, with technology like Apple's Siri now prominent, and...

Until the publication of this book, historians had largely neglected the effects of technology on the course of human history. Political, economic, and social factors had long been taken into...

Computers could be like humans in every respect. They could have the intelligence to understand Shakespeare's plays, Napoleon's military strategy, Einstein's theories of relativity. They could have the creativity to...

Nominated for the CWA Dagger Award 2023 'A wonderful book' - Guardian Truth, murder and the birth of the lie detector Henry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency...

A dizzying tour of the ways technologies, both real and imagined, can transform humanity The mind of the machine, the body suspended in time, organs exchanged, thought computed, genes manipulated,...