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  • Megalithic Quarrying
    Chris Scarre
    This book includes papers from the session entitled 'Megalithic Quarrying' presented at the XV UISPP World Congress (Lisbon, 4-9 September 2006).            ...
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    55,20 €

  • The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
    David W. Anthony
    "A fascinating look into the origins of modern man."—Publishers Weekly"Authoritative."—New York Times • "A masterpiece."—Wilson QuarterlyUnraveling the mystery surrounding the ancient mother tongue that gave us English and other languages spoken by half the worldRoughly half the world’s population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-Euro...
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    28,35 €

  • The Technology Train
    William R Angle
    All aboard! Whether we know it or not, we are all riding on the Technology Train, a journey from past to present and into the future, shaped by the development of science and technology. This is the story of that journey for one particular man, and for all of us. Part memoir, part technical history, it spans the last fifty years of technology development-from infrastructure eng...
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    25,46 €

  • Sparks
    E.B Cohen
    From the first spark of fire to the dawn of artificial intelligence - the entire story of human invention in one unforgettable book. Three million years ago, on an African riverbank, a creature picked up a stone and struck it into a blade. From that single spark runs an unbroken chain - through fire, farming, and the wheel; the printing press and the steam engine; electricity, ...
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    22,84 €

  • How Did They Build THAT?
    BART STUDIO PRESS
    You have walked past a miracle today.The road under your feet. The house you slept in. The bridge you drove over. You never thought about how they stay up.How Did They Build THAT? reveals the hidden genius, hacks, and glorious mistakes behind the world’s most impossible structures.From ancient wonders to modern marvels:- How did the Egyptians lift 2.3 million stones with no cra...
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    13,23 €

  • Prosser the Engineer
    Susan Darby
    'Richard Prosser, of Birmingham, an engineer of high original faculties and great attainments, has died suddenly...' - The Spectator 27th May 1854These are the opening words of an obituary of a man who Sir Henry Cole, Prince Albert’s trusted adviser, described as 'a patentee of considerable eminence... he invented more things, I believe, than almost any man of his day'. Prosser...
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    55,61 €

  • Bicycle for the Mind
    E.B Cohen
    In the early 1970s the computer was a room-sized machine tended by specialists in white coats, something you fed punch cards and waited on. A handful of hobbyists, dreamers, and misfits refused to accept that. Within a decade they had put a computer on a desk, then in a home, and in doing so they rewired the modern world. Steve Jobs called the personal computer 'a bicycle for t...
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    25,49 €

  • The Engine of the World
    E.B Cohen
    In 1760 the world was still lit by fire and muscle, and had been, in its essentials, for thousands of years - poor, slow, dark, and bounded by the annual gift of the sun. A century and a half later it was unrecognisable: a world of factories and railways, of steel and electricity, of crowded cities and mass-produced goods, of sustained growth that had, for the first time in his...
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    25,48 €

  • Packets of Light
    E.B Cohen
    In the autumn of 1969, a tired graduate student tried to log in to a computer four hundred miles away. He typed an L, then an O, and the whole system crashed. It was the first message ever sent over the network that would become the Internet, and it was a failure. From that stumbling beginning would grow the most transformative technology in human history.This is the whole swee...
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    25,36 €

  • Die faszinierende Geschichte der Dampfschiffe
    Louis Figuier
    Lange bevor die Eisenbahn die Welt veränderte, träumten mutige Erfinder davon, Flüsse und Meere mit der Kraft des Dampfes zu erobern. Ihre kühnen Experimente, spektakulären Erfolge und bitteren Rückschläge ebneten den Weg für eine der bedeutendsten technischen Revolutionen der Menschheitsgeschichte.In Die faszinierende Geschichte der Dampfschiffe erzählt der berühmte Wissenscha...
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    14,44 €

  • American Manufacturing
    Jim Vinoski
    In this collection of his favorite manufacturing stories, industry veteran Jim Vinoski challenges one of the biggest, most harmful myths in our country today: 'Americans don’t make anything anymore.'Nothing could be further from the truth. Vinoski delves into the histories of some of the most fascinating manufacturers in the United States today to show that, yes, a whole lot of...
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    20,86 €

  • The Warning Signs
    Aaron Aaberg
    The bridge had been inspected. The building’s cracks had been reported. The alarms had sounded before. Engineers had raised concerns, workers had noticed unusual smells and residents had warned that something was wrong. Yet traffic continued, factories remained open, launches proceeded and people were told that the danger was under control. The Warning Signs investigates some o...
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    22,54 €

  • Sir William Flower (Cram Edition)
    J. Reynolds (Joseph Reynolds) Green / Richard Lydekker
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Sir William Flower pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'Sir William Flower' presents a compelling biographical portrait of one of the 19th century’s most influential British zoologists, William Henry Flower (1831-1899). Penned by Richard Lydekker, this meticulo...
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    23,16 €

  • Memoir on the Dodo (Didus Ineptus, Linn.) (Cram Edition)
    Richard Owen / William John Broderip
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Memoir on the Dodo (Didus Ineptus, Linn.) pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'Memoir on the Dodo' by acclaimed naturalist Richard Owen, F.R.S., offers an unparalleled look into one of history’s most iconic extinct birds. This seminal work, subtitled '(Didus in...
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    21,07 €

  • Lives of the Engineers
    Samuel Smiles
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Lives of the Engineers pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the fascinating history of engineering with Samuel Smiles’ 'Lives of the Engineers: The Locomotive, George and Robert Stephenson.' This meticulously researched work explores the groundbreakin...
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    29,75 €

  • A HISTORY OF SCIENCE
    Edward Huntington Williams / Henry Smith Williams
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of A HISTORY OF SCIENCE pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the fascinating trajectory of scientific progress with 'A History of Science, Volume 5 of 5: Aspects Of Recent Science' by Henry Smith Williams. This meticulously prepared volume offers a comprehe...
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    25,17 €

  • The Invention of the Sewing Machine (Cram Edition)
    Grace Rogers Cooper
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Invention of the Sewing Machine pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the fascinating history of a groundbreaking invention that revolutionized the world: the sewing machine. In 'The Invention of the Sewing Machine,' Grace Rogers Cooper meticulousl...
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    28,01 €

  • Charles Lyell and Modern Geology (Cram Edition)
    T. G. (Thomas George) Bonney
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Charles Lyell and Modern Geology pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the life and groundbreaking work of Charles Lyell, a pivotal figure in the history of geology, with 'Charles Lyell and Modern Geology' by Thomas George Bonney. This meticulously prepar...
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    23,02 €

  • The Story of Great Inventions (Cram Edition)
    Elmer Ellsworth Burns
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Story of Great Inventions pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'The Story of Great Inventions' by Elmer Ellsworth Burns unveils a captivating historical journey through the world of technological advancement. Delve into the fascinating narratives behind pivo...
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    25,26 €

  • The Romance of Industry and Invention (Cram Edition)
    Robert Cochrane
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Romance of Industry and Invention pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the fascinating history of technological advancement in 'The Romance of Industry and Invention' by Robert Cochrane. This meticulously prepared edition delves into the transformati...
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    27,98 €

  • The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla
    Thomas Commerford Martin
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the groundbreaking work of one of history’s most brilliant minds with 'The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla: With special reference to his wor...
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    34,50 €

  • Lord Kelvin
    Andrew Gray
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Lord Kelvin pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the remarkable scientific life and work of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, in this compelling biography by Andrew Gray. 'Lord Kelvin: An account of his scientific life and work' delves into the pioneering co...
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    27,06 €

  • Historic Inventions (Cram Edition)
    Rupert Sargent Holland
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Historic Inventions pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the fascinating history of human ingenuity with Rupert S. Holland’s 'Historic Inventions.' This meticulously prepared edition delves into the stories behind groundbreaking technological advancement...
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    25,12 €

  • The Crystal Palace (Cram Edition)
    Charles Jr. Fowler / Peter Berlyn
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Crystal Palace pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'The Crystal Palace: Its Architectural History and Constructive Marvels' by Peter Berlyn and Charles Fowler offers a detailed exploration of one of the most iconic structures of the 19th century. This metic...
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    23,04 €

  • Makers of Electricity (Cram Edition)
    Brother Potamian / James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Makers of Electricity pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the fascinating history of electrical science with 'Makers of Electricity,' a meticulously prepared republication exploring the lives and contributions of pioneering scientists who shaped our ...
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    28,96 €

  • Henry Ford’s Own Story
    Rose Wilder Lane
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Henry Ford’s Own Story pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'Henry Ford’s Own Story: How a Farmer Boy Rose to the Power that goes with Many Millions Yet Never Lost Touch with Humanity' offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and times of one of America’s most...
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    23,17 €

  • The Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester
    Charles Frederick Partington / Edward Somerset Marquis of Worcester
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the mind of a 17th-century visionary with 'Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester.' This meticulously prepared edition presents the original manuscri...
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    27,00 €

  • The History of Chemistry
    Thomas Thomson
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The History of Chemistry pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the origins of modern chemistry with 'The History of Chemistry, Vol. 1 of 2' by Thomas Thomson. This meticulously prepared edition offers a fascinating journey through the early development...
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    28,04 €

  • The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester
    Henry Dircks
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the remarkable life of Edward Somerset, the Second Marquis of Worcester, with Henry Dircks’s meticulously researched biography, 'The Life, ...
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    35,59 €

  • A History of the Old English Letter Foundries
    Talbot Baines Reed
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of A History of the Old English Letter Foundries pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'A History of the Old English Letter Foundries' by Talbot Baines Reed is a comprehensive exploration of the development of typography and type-founding in England. This meticulous...
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    42,34 €


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