Chemical Process Technology provides a comprehensive, balanced, and structured introduction to chemical process technolo......more
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The stories of America’s unsung computing women, brought out of the shadows and into their rightful place in the history......more
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In this book, philosopher Philippe Huneman aims to offer an unprecedented and systematic understanding of a simultaneous......more
How AI can positively impact so many aspects of our daily lives, from health and wellness to work, education, and home l......more
This monograph is devoted to the recently developed thermostatted kinetic theory and its application to the modeling of ......more
Origami Engineering: Combining Science, Art, and Industry is a groundbreaking guide to designing and industrializing ori......more
This book demonstrates how the totalization of mechanistic materialism is inherent to global capitalism and how this tot......more
The highest art of operational leadership is that of making timely and sound decisions. The act of exercising command co......more
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Wooden barrels have facilitated the past 2000 years of commerce. During the height of their demand from the 1400s to the......more
How medieval English towns built, sustained, and reimagined the lifelines of urban life. In the bustling market towns an......more
Why do we speak the same language, use the same money, or trust a screw to fit every time? Everything on our planet is u......more
From one of our leading chroniclers of the intersection of innovation and capitalism, a landmark reckoning -- based on u......more
A bold philosophical and cultural reimagining of artificial intelligence--not as our destroyer or savior, but as a mirro......more
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The Digital Revolution explores how digital algorithms reshape our minds, lives, and society and offers a powerful call ......more
A comprehensive and up-to-date look at fluidization processes In Fluidization Processes: Design and Operation, a team of......more
A data-driven, scientific account of our need for speed--exploring a wide range of topics including evolution, transport......more
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In the mid-twentieth century, a certain idea of technology emerged in the work of many influential political theorists: ......more
Martin Heidegger, Gilbert Simondon, and Bernard Stiegler each argued in their own way that, ever since its inception in ......more
A wide-ranging analysis of how the material limits to discrete, silicon-based computing power impact employment and auto......more
Argues that engineers influenced by French Enlightenment science built much of the machinery of America’s military state......more
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An ethnography of U.S. nuclear waste policy, and how to understand contemporary societies’ attempts to establish "good" ......more
A comprehensive survey of the metallurgical and weldability issues associated with the welding of lightweight alloys The......more
A human perspective on the nature of friendship in the age of artificial intelligence Is friendship with a chatbot as go......more
How the infamous ELIZA chatbot transformed ideas about AI and society’s response to them. As we reach the 60th anniversa......more
Why unfettered free-market capitalism endangers democracy--and what to do about it. In Private Power and Democracy’s Dec......more
This practical guide, written by a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience, is packed with real-worl......more
A cultural history of technological breakdown, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic World. The Broken Machi......more
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The textile industry is a resource-intensive global business that produces significant amounts of garments and textiles ......more
Sometime in the distant past, a human being noticed his or her reflection in a body of water. And unlike almost all othe......more
After the Wright brothers helped America "find her wings," the early days of aviation were fraught with disaster. That i......more
In Synced, Tom Merritt, award-winning co-host of the Daily Tech News Show, busts past the shallow takes and misunderstan......more
In a world seemingly run by the whims and power plays of Musks and Zucks, Insufferable Tools cuts to the core of modern ......more
In a world seemingly run by the whims and power plays of Musks and Zucks, Insufferable Tools cuts to the core of modern ......more
How tech companies, journalists, and policymakers can prevent AI decision-making from going wrong. Our lives are increas......more
Félix Nadar took the first aerial photograph in 1858, so the story goes. The evidence, Emily Doucet notes, is mixed. In ......more
Félix Nadar took the first aerial photograph in 1858, so the story goes. The evidence, Emily Doucet notes, is mixed. In ......more
A history of the engineering marvels behind one of America’s most innovative and beloved entertainment experiences When ......more
An explanation of linguistic theory and large language models--the top contenders for understanding human language--in t......more
This book covers the latest developments towards the reduction of environmental impacts and greenhouse emissions in the ......more
Tackle projects with confidence using Microsoft Planner Microsoft Planner For Dummies delivers a start-to-finish guide t......more
Experience the world’s most promising technological innovations and the science behind them in this entertaining photo-r......more
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An original and up-to-date discussion of a promising sustainable energy technology In Sustainable Polygeneration with Ca......more
How AI is shaped by Western religious culture and universal existential aspirations--and why we think we need it in the ......more
A searing investigation into the child influencer industry and the perils of childhood internet fame, Like, Follow, Subs......more
A comprehensive introduction to embodied cognition for designers of interactive artifacts, systems, and environments. In......more
Physics not only shapes the cosmos but every aspect of our lives. Physics Around the Clock is an illuminating and fun jo......more
Thorough discussion on renewable energies and their implementation into the process industry, emphasizing efficiency and......more
Why do so many efforts to use digital tech to help the world’s poor ultimately end in failure? This book provides a deta......more
Why do so many efforts to use digital tech to help the world’s poor ultimately end in failure? This book provides a deta......more
Digital Transformation in Retail Supply Chain Management for Logistics 5.0 explains how these technologies are reshaping......more
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. From parenting and pilgrimage to activism and mourning, this ......more
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How new forms of energy transformed every aspect of American life in a span of 50 years, from 1876 to 1929--and how it s......more
How telecom companies in India have added a whole new group of mobile phone users--and the tremendous impact of this new......more
We love to imagine the future. But why are groundbreaking future technologies always just around the corner, and never a......more
WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS 2024 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD In November of 2022, a webpage was post......more
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A radical history of technology told through acts of resistance, not progress The history of technology is often told as......more
A radical history of technology told through acts of resistance, not progress The history of technology is often told as......more
Managing Complex LNG Projects throughout their Lifecycle serves as an invaluable resource for both aspiring and experien......more
Alexis Madrigal reveals how understanding Oakland explains the modern world. In The Pacific Circuit, the award-winning j......more
What happens when your personal information is weaponised against you online? This groundbreaking book offers a novel ex......more
Modern Paris is often hailed as a capital of urban infrastructure. Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris ......more
Countering recent hype around technology, a leading expert argues that the endurance of dictatorship in China owes less ......more
How the Internet lost its way--and how to fix it Recovering the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthles......more
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How workers and customers engage utility regulation to act on climate change, energy affordability, and environmental, r......more
Since opening its doors in 1874, Purdue University’s College of Engineering and its graduates have been at the forefront......more