The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems, Paperback - Henry Petroski

From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Henry PetroskiIllustration(s): 21 ILLUSTRATIONSNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 204 ...

This book shows that the declining American marriage rate and the proliferation of single-parent families are due to the deteriorating economic sta...

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Why understanding evolution-the most reviled branch of science-can help us all, from fighting pandemics to undoing racism? ?Publisher: Basic BooksA...

A fresh, witty, practical guide to love enriched with the latest discoveries from behavioral science

Reducere. From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the...

Reducere. Based on interviews with eleven Nobel Prize winners and many other prominent physicists, biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists, as well as...

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Reducere. When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in reality whate...

Reducere. Can we solve big public problems anymore? Yes, we can. This provocative and inspiring book points the way.The huge challenges we face are daunting ...

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Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be today if Einstein and Newton didn't have the math to back up th...

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Reducere. The ability to solve problems in applied mathematics depends upon understanding concepts rather than memorizing formulas or rote learning. This vol...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): David S. RichesonIllustration(s): 163 b/w illus. 5 tables.Number of pages: 456Publication date: 202...

This groundbreaking book demonstrates that between the results of the 1976 Viking I lander and the latest scientific discoveries - from fertile Mar...

Reducere. Food isn't just what we eat, it connects us to our family, our community and the world around us.We live in a challenging time in history, facing u...

This groundbreaking book takes a fresh look at the role that rest plays in the quality of your life, offering a proven program to enhance your heal...

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Henry Petroski's previous bestsellers have delighted readers with intriguing stories about the engineering marvels around us, from the lowly pencil...

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Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human a...

Reducere. Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdo...

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Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. This book offer...

The equation "Mind = Machine" is false. This pocket lexicon of "neuromythology" shows why.Publisher: Imprint AcademicAuthor(s): Raymond TallisNumbe...

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Themes of migration, flight and processions in the multimedia art of William KentridgeIn more than three decades, William Kentridge (born 1955) has...

A timely and essential guide that examines our long-held fascination with the sun, from ancient beliefs, to early scientific studies, right up to o...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Evan ThompsonNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 336 x 189 x 19Cover type: Paperback /...

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Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing GroupAuthor(s): PhD David NivenNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 140 x 208 x 20Cover type: P...

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This book's Italian title, Dimenticare Darwin, means Forget Darwin, and its prologue bears the title Evolution is dead The author, Dr. Giuseppe Ser...