Technology & Engineering - General

Steam locomotives dominated the railways from the 1820s through the 1960s. Today almost all of them have been replaced with electric and diesel engines, yet the fascination surrounding steam-powered trains has not dwindled. A diverse community of enthusiasts--from mechanics to teachers to lawyers--have taken...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to contemporary methods and techniques employed in horology and clockmaking. It was originally designed for the edification of young watchmakers and contains a wealth of useful information presented clearly and in simple language. This volume is highly...

"Rocket Plane" provides vignettes of actions taken by the aerospace sector over the last 60 years. The author participated as a pioneer in the successive blossomings of the Atomic Age, the Guided Missile Age, and the Space Age. The book covers his pre-engineering life...

Este es un libro/manual que intenta enfocar el uso del detector de metales en lugares antiguos con un pasado histórico donde el hombre vivió por más tiempo, no es un libro técnico especializado en los detectores de metales, pero se expone una semblanza de...

Author: Jonathan Sr. WalkerISBN-10: 1465307680ISBN-13: 9781465307682Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2011Pages: 348Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction includes sections on Fire-Proof Structures, Fire-Proof Safes, Public Fire Brigades, Private Means For Suppressing Fires, Fire-Engines, Fire Annihilators, Portable Fire-Escapes, and Water Supply.Author: James BraidwoodISBN-10: 1532901852ISBN-13: 9781532901850Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2016Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the...

Introduction to Generators and Motors, is an introduction to generators and motors, and covers the uses of ac and dc generators and motors in the conversion of electrical and mechanical energies.Author: The Navy Electricity and Electronics TraISBN-10: 1523356650ISBN-13: 9781523356652Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Sir Robert Stawell Ball FRS (1 July 1840 - 25 November 1913) was an Irish astronomerwho founded the screw theory He was the son of naturalist Robert Ball 2] and Amelia Gresley Hellicar. He was born in Dublin. Ball worked for Lord Rosse from...

The advent of new technologies has been an impetus for rapid development in several industries. These recent advances push industry leaders to infuse new innovations into their various systems and processes. Global Implications of Emerging Technology Trends is a critical scholarly resource that examines...

Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a response to the demand of faster design of new products while radically improving the success rate and quality of these products by focussing on the voice of the customer. This book is an introduction into the subject...

The book is a survey of emerging technologies applicable to combat submarines, using worldwide sources.Author: Stan ZimmermanISBN-10: 1552123308ISBN-13: 9781552123300Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/08/2000Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

Human beings design and develop systems with which to achieve specific goals. Systems engineering is the art and science of transforming identified needs or opportunities into systems that fulfill them, effectively and efficiently, throughout their operational lives. The sustainment in operational condition of the...

Electric discussions of the interplay between technological innovation and communicationRecognizing an increasingly technological context for rhetorical activity, the thirteen contributors to this volume illuminate the challenges and opportunities inherent in successfully navigating intersections between rhetoric and technology in existing and emergent literacy practices. Edited...

Author: Gardner Dexter HiscoxISBN-10: 1849027978ISBN-13: 9781849027977Publisher: Benediction ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2010Pages: 808Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.45lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.60d

Dream Machines is a history of imaginary machines and the ways in which machines come to be imagined. It considers seven different kinds of speculative, projected or impossible machine: machines for teleportation, dream-production, sexual pleasure and medical treatment and cure, along with 'influencing machines',...

The Practical Distiller is a lively and informative guide to the methods and problems of distillation, as practised in early 19th Century America. Samuel McHarry's seminal work was written to encourage Americans to stop relying on imported liquors, and make more of their own....

Dako Kolev P.Eng. delivers this compact, pocket-size rollforming guide, covering the basics of rollforming technology. This book presents the fundamental principles in evaluating the rollforming process and helps you develop an awareness for potential mistakes in establishing a technology for specific rollformed products. You...

On the Eve of the AI era, it is perfect timing to read an AI expert's autobiography, to learn about Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, the author of "AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley & the New World," also available on Amazon. This is the first and...

The Sprinkler Systems License Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study.Author: National Learning CorporationISBN-10: 1731837674ISBN-13: 9781731837677Publisher: PassbooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2018Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.21d

The Heavy Equipment Repair Supervisor Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam,...

This special re-print edition of Shenstone's book "The Methods of Glass Blowing: For Use of Physical and Chemical Students" is a guide to glass blowing. Written in 1897, this classic text provides insight into everything a person would wish to know about the art...

The goal of Quantum Mechanics I, A Problem Text, is to enable students to solve problems appropriate to their first course in quantum mechanics. Significantly detailed solutions to traditionally posed problems dominate. Theory and rationale are addressed in prescript and postscript narratives and/or within...

Cybersecurity is the most pressing issue of our increasingly interconnected and networked lives. Recent estimates predict that worldwide the number of connected devices-everything from computers and mobile phones to traffic cameras and pacemakers-will reach 50 billion by 2050. That number is staggering and so...

Sitting between Planned Parenthood and Pornhub, sexual wellness is the next blue ocean for tech entrepreneurs and investors alike--and nobody is talking about it.This recession-proof industry will be worth an estimated $122 billion by 2026, yet no one is prepared for this wave of...

A two-volume atlas of commercial and military dronesHere, Swiss designer Rob van Leijsen maps the evolution and increasing integration of drones in our society, from America's invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 on. All the models introduced onto the market between 2001 and 2016 are...

This is a textbook about the key three pillars of Material Management; Warehousing, Procurement, and Distribution, and technology trends that being offered to improve these three functions. The book describes all activities and duties of each pillar in detail in order to let readers...

Problems related to expertise are amongst the most pressing issues of our time. Although philosophical reflection has much to contribute to the identification and resolution of these problems, the topic of expertise has not received the professional attention that it deserves. Expertise: Philosophical Reflections...

This book is intended as a guide to the maintenance and repair of the Danish Nimbus type C motorcycles built between 1935 and 1959. The content of this book is by large limited to those operations which a skilled owner can do or can...

The Floating Point Multiplier is a wide variety for increasing accuracy, high speed and high performance in reducing delay, area and power consumption. The floating point is used for algorithms of Digital Signal Processing and Graphics. Many floating point multipliers are used to reduce...

A Treatise on Practical and Theoretical Mine Ventilation is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres....

The book is a guide for loading, unloading and stowage of solid bulk cargoes. It describes the common practices preparing the vessel for loading and unloading of bulk cargoes and distribution of the cargo. The practice of preparing a loading/unloading plan including de-ballasting and...

Hackers, cyber-criminals, Dark Web users, and techno-terrorists beware! This book should make you think twice about attempting to do your dirty work in the smart cities of tomorrow.Scores of cities around the world have begun planning what are known as "smart cities." These new...

This book describes an approach to engineering education that integrates a comprehensive set of personal, interpersonal, and professional engineering skills with engineering disciplinary knowledge in order to prepare innovative and entrepreneurial engineers. The education of engineers is set in the context of engineering practice,...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being increasingly used in different applications in both military and civilian domains. These applications include surveillance, reconnaissance, remote sensing, target acquisition, border patrol, infrastructure monitoring, aerial imaging, industrial inspection, and emergency medical aid. Vehicles that can be considered autonomous...

The rapid development and growth of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a remote sensing platform, as well as advances in the miniaturization of instrumentation and data systems, have resulted in an increasing uptake of this technology in the environmental and remote sensing science communities....

The book reviews the principles of ion exchange and the use of ion exchange resins in uranium recovery. Part I discusses the fundamentals of ion exchange, the structure, propertries and the main processes using ion exchange resins. Part 2 covers the recovery of uranium...

This book is a collection of contributions to the Special Issue "Historical Acoustics: Relationships between People and Sound over Time". The research presented here aims to explore the origins of acoustics and examine the relationships that have evolved over the centuries between people and...

This book is a collection of recent publications from researchers all over the globe in the broad area of high-voltage engineering. The presented research papers cover both experimental and simulation studies, with a focus on topics related to insulation monitoring using state-of-the-art sensors and...

The effects of human-caused global warming are obvious, requiring new strategies and approaches. The concept of business-as-usual is now no longer beneficial. Extraction of renewable energy in marine environments represents a viable solution and an important path for the future. These huge renewable energy...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, course: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, language: English, abstract: The galvanic skin response alludes to changes in perspiration organ movement that are intelligent of the power of our passionate state, also called...

Thinking about launching a new career or progressing in your existing career as a Field Application Engineer or a Technical Sales professional? Do you dream of a career visiting and helping engineers in multiple industries, international travel, and a great salary earned using your...

This is a comprehensive textbook consisting of twelve chapters for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry covering markup, measurement, and stamp tools of Bluebeam Revu Standard. The process of Quantity Takeoff using specialized tools in Revu Standard is also discussed in detail...

With the growing interest in electrical machines in recent times, the multiphase machine field has developed into a fascinating research area. Their intrinsic features (power splitting, better fault tolerance, or lower torque ripple) make them an appealing competitor to conventional three-phase machines. Multiphase electric...

If you want to learn how to use a 3d printer by a real life expert, then read this short, step by step guide. You will learn everything you need to learn about 3d printing in a short, no fluff, fun, and concise way....

Proponents of Technological Singularity claim that Artificial Intelligence will surpass human intelligence by the year 2045, when technology will enslave or exterminate humanity. Carolle M. Dalley uses psychological principles to respond to that claim. In one response to Singularity, she explains the principle of...

The rapid proliferation of the Internet has been driving communication networks closer and closer to their limits, while available bandwidth is disappearing due to an ever-increasing network load. Over the past decade, optical fiber communication technology has increased per fiber data rate from 10...

Driven by new regulations, new market structures, and new energy resources, the smart grid has been the trigger for profound changes in the way that electricity is generated, distributed, managed, and consumed. The smart grid has raised the traditional power grid by using a...

This book is designed to offer a comprehensive high-level introduction to transhumanism, an international political and cultural movement that aims to produce a "paradigm shift" in our ethical and political understanding of human evolution. Transhumanist thinkers want the human species to take the course...

How to Use Android Smartphones and Tablet DevicesThis is a multi media series of tutorials and information on learning to use Android Devices Basics. Whether it be a Smartphone or a Tablet or other Android device.There is the Book, Ebook and many YouTube Videos...