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Philips Science and Technology
Thousands of events, plus hundreds of
illustrations, lists, and charts: these unique perspectives on history and
science illuminate the world we live in and how it developed. Seminal
moments and people come into focus, thanks to comprehensive and
thought-provoking discussions of a dizzying, remarkable array of topics. A
must-have for students, or anyone who wants to be well informed!
It's been a long trip from 10,000 BCE, when humans domesticated dogs, to
the present day when geneticists successfully cloned sheep and physicists
produced an atom laser beam. The development of science and technology has altered almost every aspect of
the way we live. Trace those amazing changes in more than 200 pages of
time charts that summarize the decisive moments in astronomy and space,
biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, communications, transport,
engineering, and food and farming. 250 color illustrations, including
photographs, diagrams, and technological cross-sections capture the
results of this explosion of knowledge. 100 tables list the principal
properties of chemical elements alongside the date of their discovery, and
1,000 biographies of international scientists and inventors provide a
stirring testimony to human ingenuity and inventiveness.
320 pages (all in color), 4 7/8 x 7 3/4
NO. BTG10-PT. Only $19.95 |
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Eyewitness Technology
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From the internal combustion engine to the
microchip, the modern world has been shaped by advances in technology.
This fact-filled book shows why such inventions came about, and how they
work.
Since primitive man first made flint axes by knocking stones together,
human beings have rearranged the world around them, transforming natural
resources, such as stone, metal and wood, to meet their particular needs.
Over the centuries, these and other materials have been combined to make
new ones, such as glass and plastic. Since the 19th century, these
advances have transformed every area of our lives – from the home to the
workplace, from the food we eat and the clothes we wear, to the way we
communicate and learn about the world around us.
Illustrated throughout with how-it-works color photographs and diagrams,
Technology gives a fascinating insight into how science has
shaped our history. 8.5" x 11" 64 Pages. Hardback.
No. BTG10-EW. Only $15.95 |
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Inventing the Modern World
Traces the sweeping innovations and interconnections of
each technological advance in a flowing text that features almost 500 photographs with
captions that further explain the story of how we've become who we are
today. Inventing the Modern World. Begins with Britain's improvements in
iron and cotton production, new power sources, a successful quest for more
accurate measurements large and small. This First Industrial
Revolution flourishes with the coming of the railway and the huge growth
of towns. By 1890, the Second Industrial Revolution is
under way across Europe and America. This time, chemistry, electricity,
and the internal combustion engine set the pace. Between 1918 and 1939, Model T Fords and consumer goods also pour off the
new assembly lines, while information and entertainment grow more
accessible through radios, records, and the movies. Finally, Inventing the
Modern World explores the second half of the 20th Century: the Cold War
combined with air travel, atomic energy, the pill and those popular
initials - TV, PC, IT, and WWW. 9.7" x
12.1" 224 pages Hardback
No. BTG10-MW. Only $29.95
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A Short History of Technology
Highly readable, profusely
illustrated survey relates technology to historical epochs from earliest
times to the onset of the Industrial Revolution, ca. 1750 a.d. and from
the mid-18th century to the beginning of the 20th. Food production,
metalworking, building construction, early sources of power, development
of steam engine, mining, internal combustion machines, electricity and
much more. Over 350 illustrations. Bibliography. Indexes. 354
black-and-white illustrations. 1961 edition. 5.35" x 8.5" 782
Pages. Paperback.
No. BTGt0-SH. Only $22.95 |
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