History of Technology

Explores the role of firefighting in human history while chronicling the world's most famous fires. An innovative, vividly illustrated chronicle of humankin...

This Book Tracks The Life History Of Insecticide-treated Nets To Explain How And Why This Technology Became A Cornerstone Of Global Malaria Control In The T...

A pictorial tribute to hand-built recreational boats. Not so very long ago, the best pleasure boats were built, not manufactured. They were hand-built t...

Describes how the Romans put to use and expanded the scientific achievements of earlier civilizationsCategories: Science & Math TechnologyHistory of Tec...

The Atomic Chef -- The Embryo Imbroglio -- Signal Detection -- Out Of Synch -- Death On Call -- Picture Window -- Event Horizon -- Freeway Driver -- Caught ...

In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that ...

This definitive survey examines the impact of nuclear weaponry on national security issues. Written by an experienced author and founder of the Peace and Co...

Documenting The Interconnectedness Among The Crucial Milestones Of Our Time, And Illustrated With Full-color Photography, A Comprehensive Tour Of Modern Sci...

A Look At The Life Of The Amazing Inventor And Scientist.Categories: Science & Math TechnologyHistory of Technology

An eminent expert on Japanese culture draws on unparalleled access to Sony's archives and executives to craft a revelatory portrait of the passions and loy...

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Farsighted, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illust...

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a...

Tells how to analyze a situation, plan actions, obtain an advantage, make use of information, and gain a favorable positionCategories: Engineering & Tra...

Chronicles The Final Voyage Of The Ss Central America, As It Sank Off The Carolina Coast In 1857, And Explains The Recent Technology Used To Recover The Shi...

From anthrax to botulism, from smallpox to Ebola, the threat of biological destruction is rapidly overtaking our collective fear of atomic weaponry. This ri...

#1 New Release in History of Technology, Globalization, and Engineering ─ ColdFusion's New Thinking About Technology and ScienceWhat can history’s grea...

Now in paperback, Engineers tells the story of the brilliant minds that have constructed our man-made world, from ancient pyramids to modern spaceflight D...

Examines the early days of space exploration and the competition between the Soviet and American programsCategories: Science & Math TechnologyHistory of...

A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the ...

An introduction to the unparalleled achievements of ancient China and the inventions, discoveries, and scientific advances that helped inspire the European ...

It specialized in selling dreams: wildly popular comedies like It Happened One Night and Men in Black. Sweeping epics, including Lawrence of Arabia, and sci...

Tom Standage. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [214]-217) And Index.Categories: Engineering & Transportation Engineering ReferenceHistory

At least as far back as the ancient myth of Icarus, humans longed to fly—but it wasn’t until December 17, 1903, on the windy dunes of Kitty Hawk, North ...

As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that h...

On A Winter Day In 1903, In The Outer Banks Of North Carolina, Two Unknown Brothers From Ohio Changed History. But It Would Take The World Some Time To Beli...

An exciting new edition to the DK First Reference series, this fun-packed nature encyclopedia introduces children to every aspect of the natural world. ...

when The Fuzz From His Sweater Was Pulled Off By A Brick Wall He Was Leaning Against, Maurice Kanbar Had A Brainstorm. Soon He Had Patented, Produced, And ...

Never before in German military history did the German Artillery possess such variety and magnitude as in the World War II era. From North Cape to Tobruk, B...

Elon Musk, The Entrepreneur And Innovator Behind Spacex, Tesla, And Solarcity, Sold One Of His Internet Companies, Paypal, For $1.5 Billion. Ashlee Vance Ca...

The Nuclear Borderlands explores the sociocultural fallout of twentieth-century America's premier technoscientific project--the atomic bomb. Joseph Masco o...

Now in paperback—National Geographic Children's Books presents the award-winning photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell. This fascinating profile, named...

When it was first published in 1939, oil historian James A. Clark called this book, "the most valuable collection of historical, biographical, and statistic...

this Richly Detailed Biography Captures Both The Personal Life And The Scientific Career Of Isaac Newton.Categories: Engineering & Transportation Engine...

Angela Ki Che Leung's meticulous study begins with the classical annals of the imperial era, which contain the first descriptions of a feared and stigmatize...

A richly illustrated celebration of Canadian ingenuity What do the Ballard fuel cell, a wind-up Walkman, and a programmable hand have in common? How abo...

From the earliest engineers such as Archimedes and Hero of Alexandria, heroes of the Industrial Revolution like Eli Whitney and Alessandro Volta, and pione...