Technology & Engineering - General

This textbook deals with engineering, science, technical, legal, financial, ICT, logistics and people management topics necessary for managing engineered assets such as all man-made tools, gadgets, buildings, equipment, machines, infrastructure, large-scale physical and industrial facilities and systems which pervade all sectors of industry. By...

Gunter Anders' Philosophy of Technologyis the first comprehensive exploration of the ground-breaking work of German thinker Gunter Anders. Anders' philosophy has become increasingly prescient in our digitised, technological age as his work predicts the prevalence of social media, ubiquitous surveillance and the turn to...

In this Special Issue, we have several papers related to fuel-cell-based cogeneration systems; the management and control of fuel cell systems; the analysis, simulation, and operation of different types of fuel cells; modelling and online experimental validation; and the environment assessment of cathode materials...

APC International, Ltd.'s textbook on the principles and applications of piezoelectric ceramics covers: general principles of piezoelectricity and behavior of piezoelectric ceramic elements fundamental mathematics of piezoelectricity traditional and experimental applications for piezoelectric materials, and related physical principles for each application: audible sound producers,...

The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley.This volume traces the history of American technology--its inventions and inventors--from the age of the artisan to the era...

A readable introduction to the subject of calculus on arbitrary surfaces or manifolds. Accessible to readers with knowledge of basic calculus and linear algebra. Sections include series of problems to reinforce concepts.Author: James R. MunkresISBN-10: 0201315963ISBN-13: 9780201315967Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1997Pages: 380Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize:...

This book approaches PLC training from a generic viewpoint. Most PLC platforms have many things in common; before beginning the study of a particular brand of PLC, it is important to learn the things that are common to all platforms. This course does this,...

The Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook-Powerplant (FAA-H-8083-32A) Volume 1 and Volume 2, is the latest revision developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Released in 2018, this new edition reflects current technologies, equipment and procedures.This handbook is one of a series of three handbooks for...

The traditional IT operating model of delivering IT to the business in the form of bundled capabilities and assets is now wearing thin in an age of cloud computing, on-demand services, virtualization, mobile devices, outsourcing and rapidly changing business delivery strategies. The role of...

Up until now, no one has attempted to lay out the entire blueprint for architecting a complete IT service management supporting infrastructure-until this book. What are the supporting toolsets and technologies that need to support an IT service management infrastructure? What databases need to...

What services does the IT organization really deliver? Rather than discuss the theory around what a service catalog or service portfolio is, this book gives you the actual IT service descriptions for running, operating, and managing an entire IT infrastructure. It's all here-complete service...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: T. O'Conor SloaneISBN-10: 1408649888ISBN-13: 9781408649886Publisher:...

The idea of being dead doesn't scare us modern people. But the process and way of dying terrifies us. Sharks do not submit to humans - and they do not recognize our alleged superiority. And so, it is hard for us to imagine that...

In the 1980s, the first ballistic knives began to appear on the Western collectors market. Their sinister feature: the handle concealed a strong coil spring. After pressing a trigger, the blade was propelled over several meters and hit the target with great force. It...

Modern metaheuristic algorithms such as particle swarm optimization and cuckoo search start to demonstrate their power in dealing with tough optimization problems and even NP-hard problems. This book reviews and introduces the state-of-the-art nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms for global optimization, including ant and bee algorithms,...

The future of electric vehicles relies nearly entirely on the design, monitoring, and control of the vehicle battery and its associated systems. Along with an initial optimal design of the cell/pack-level structure, the runtime performance of the battery needs to be continuously monitored and...

Building Teardrop Trailer HandbookDetailed Guide on How to Amazingly Create Your Own DIY Teardrop Trailer Quickly Plus Instructional Steps to Complete It & Lots MoreTear trailers are a little, towable kind of RV. They are anything but difficult to perceive because of their unmistakable...

'The book under review is indeed a guide, and a practical one too, but it is not only for engineers and physical scientists -- it is useful to all those who communicate technical information or need to and want to do the job well....

This book includes 13 papers published in Special Issue ("Visual and Camera Sensors") of the journal Sensors. The goal of this Special Issue was to invite high-quality, state-of-the-art research papers dealing with challenging issues in visual and camera sensors.Author: Kang Ryoung ParkISBN-10: 3036515844ISBN-13: 9783036515847Publisher:...

The branch of applied mathematics that is concerned with the utilization of mathematical methods and techniques in engineering and industry is referred to as engineering mathematics. It is an interdisciplinary subject which is closely related to other fields such as engineering physics and engineering...

Electricity and Matter, an unabridged edition with all diagrams, to include: Representation of the Electric Field by Lines of Force - Electrical and Bound Mass - Effects Due to the Acceleration of Faraday Tubes - The Atomic Structure of Electricity - The Constitution of...

Analysing past and ongoing trends that have shaped the landscape of universities worldwide, this book explores the possible paths for the future of universities along three main dimensions characterizing key strategic choices: knowledge creation and dissemination, relationships within society and governance mechanisms. By sharing...

A cross-disciplinary approach is offered to consider the challenge of emerging technologies designed to enhance human bodies and minds. Perspectives from philosophy, ethics, law, and policy are applied to a wide variety of enhancements, including integration of technology within human bodies, as well as...

Representing the collective experience of numerous Scrum practitioners, this book consists of 15 case studies involving problems of Agile transformation, onshore-offshore teams, scaled Scrum, cross-team dependencies, cross-functionality, self-management, Scrum mastery, product ownership, Sprint planning, engineering management, road maps, and stakeholders. Each case includes a...

One of the world's great mathematicians shows why math is the ultimate timesaverWe are often told that hard work is the key to success. But success isn't about hard work - it's about shortcuts. Shortcuts allow us to solve one problem quickly so that...

Check Out This Comprehensive Guide on Raising Happy and Healthy Ducks in Your Own Backyard!Have you ever wanted to cuddle a duckling? Were you scared that they would run away, or that you could not do it? Do you want to raise ducks, but...

There exists a small, hard-core percentage of UFO reports that defy all efforts by scientists to explain away as natural or man-made objects. Providing considerable details of a strange symmetrical metallic and glowing object that can scoot around in the air at phenomenal speeds...

A heat pump system can produce an amount of heat energy that is greater than the amount of energy used to run the heat pump system. Thus, a heat pump system is considered to be a machine system that can use energies efficiently, as...

**UPDATED FOR 2024** Within the last decade, smartphones have gone from something only technically savvy people enjoyed to a daily device that can be used by anyone from children to grandparents. These days you are in the minority if you don't have a smartphone...

This rigorous and advanced mathematical explanation of classic tensor analysis was written by one of the founders of tensor calculus. Its concise exposition of the mathematical basis of the discipline is integrated with well-chosen physical examples of the theory, including those involving elasticity, classical...

Critics of contemporary culture have argued that critical theory must keep pace with technological change and, in the process, have instituted a theoretical model that restricts consideration of technology's impact on human experience to those dimensions that can be captured in language. In this...

Determine whether it is better for you to go gridless or modify your energy grid-based system Design a floor plan utilizing the best passive and active energy options including deep porch overhangs for cooling Find the right contractors to oversee the project and set...

Estimates reveal that insurance fraud costs $80 billion per year--and that's just in the United States of America. That translates into almost $1,000 annually per household.Weak preventative controls and paltry punishments make insurance fraud particularly attractive to criminals, who often use it as their...

By the time I decided to start writing this book, I had worked in the HVAC & R industry for more than forty-five years. In this span of time, I had worked as a service technician in an NYC service company and as a...

From the bestselling authors of The Fifth Era, Corporate Innovation in the Fifth Era and Blockchain Competitive Advantage comes a new book full of practical wisdom for investors and entrepreneurs from 50 leading Silicon Valley angels and venture capitalistsContributions from more than 50 of...

Edited by Robert J. Lang, Mark Bolitho and Zhong You with a committee of 14 other experts Origami7 is a collection of papers published for the 7th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education (7OSME), held at Oxford University in the United...

While some people think that our new technologies which texture our lifeworld disembody human experience, and while others think that eventually we will be able to 'upload' our very embodiment into these technologies, this collection of chapters takes a close postphenomenological account of a...

Everything you want to know about the breakthroughs in AI technology, machine learning, and deep learning--as seen in self-driving cars, Netflix recommendations, and more. The future is here: Self-driving cars are on the streets, an algorithm gives you movie and TV recommendations, IBM's Watson...

Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, Seventh Edition, provides a concise, balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality, covering both fundamentals and applications. The essentials are illustrated throughout, featuring complete coverage of the software's windows and menus. Program design and algorithm development are presented, along with...

This Special Issue is a collection of twelve papers on the design and application of biomedical circuits and systems. We hope you enjoy reading this Special Issue and become inspired to address technological challenges toward helping the medical industry and biologists to increase the...

China is frequently in the news today. It may be presented as an exotic place to travel or as an economic juggernaut on the world stage. Few really understand how China's history, discoveries, and inventions have shaped our world. If you drank tea, used...

Cellular solids and porous metals have become some of the most promising lightweight multifunctional materials due to their superior combination of advanced properties mainly derived from their base material and cellular structure. They are used in a wide range of commercial, biomedical, industrial, and...

Written by an an award-winning MEP Practice team from Ireland and the inventor of COBie from the United States, this expanded 2nd edition documents the delivery of COBie data using Revit 2021 in both spreadsheet and STEP Part 21 formats. This new content expands...

This Special Issue on "LCA of Energy Systems" contains inspiring contributions on assessing the sustainability of novel technologies destined to shape the future of our energy sector. These include battery-based and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, geothermal energy, hydropower, biomass gasification, national electricity systems, and...

The FreeCAD 0.18 Black Book is the first edition of our series on FreeCAD. This book is written to help beginners in creating some of the most complex solid models. The book follows a step by step methodology. In this book, we have tried...

First published in 1940 and long out of print, Fernando Ortiz's classic work, Cuban Counterpoint is recognized as one of the most important books of Latin American and Caribbean intellectual history. Ortiz's examination of the impact of sugar and tobacco on Cuban society is...

Are you fascinated by the idea of hacking?Would you like to become an ethical hacker, a person who uses his skills to protect the Web from piracy?Maybe it can seem very hard to learn all these notions but it's not how it seems.This book...

When it was first published in 2009, Scrum Product Ownership was the first book to address the Product Owner role in detail. It was a breakthrough guide in how to drive high quality and customer value while maintaining a singular focus on agile delivery...

Innovation Engineering is a practical guide to creating anything new - whether in a large firm, research lab, new venture or an innovative student project. The reality is that even talented teams with logical plans often fail. Innovation Engineering provides the framework, process, leadership...

Heidegger, Marcuse, and Ellul warned against the rise of a technological mass culture. Philosophy of technology has since turned away from such dystopic views, promoting instead the view that we shape technologies just as technologies shape us. Yet the rise of Big Data has...