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The Norm Chronicles

Stories and Numbers About Danger and Death

by Michael Blastland, David Spiegelhalter ...

Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra sausage going to kill you? We've all heard the statistics for risky activities, but what do they mean in the real world? In The Norm Chronicles, journalist Michael Blastland and risk expert David Spiegelhalter explore these questions through the stories of average Norm and an ingenious measurement called the ... Read more

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Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra sausage going to kill you? We've all heard the statistics for risky activities, but what do they mean in the real world? In The Norm Chronicles, journalist Michael Blastland and risk expert David Spiegelhalter explore these questions through the stories of average Norm and an ingenious measurement called the
... Read more
Réenchanter le monde

La valeur esprit contre le populisme industriel

by Bernard Stiegler ...

Paul Valéry, pressentant la catastrophe où menait le nazisme, constatait dès 1939 une « baisse de la valeur esprit ». Aurait-il pu imaginer dans quel état de déchéance généralisée tomberait l’humanité quelques décennies plus tard – là où nous en sommes ? En 1939, seulement 45 % des Français écoutent la radio, et la télévision n’existe pas encore. En ce début de XXIe siècle, les objets communicants ... Read more

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Paul Valéry, pressentant la catastrophe où menait le nazisme, constatait dès 1939 une « baisse de la valeur esprit ». Aurait-il pu imaginer dans quel état de déchéance généralisée tomberait l’humanité quelques décennies plus tard – là où nous en sommes ? En 1939, seulement 45 % des Français écoutent la radio, et la télévision n’existe pas encore. En ce début de XXIe siècle, les objets communicants
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La fin de l'avenir

La technologie et le déclin de l'occident

by Jean Gimpel, Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond ...

« On n’arrête pas le progrès », disait-on jadis. Mais peut-être s’arrête-t-il tout seul ! L’origine de la crise profonde que subit l’Occident aujourd’hui ne serait-elle pas à chercher dans l’épuisement de l’innovation technologique ? Quand on compare la situation actuelle aux prédictions enthousiastes des futurologues des années 60, et que l’on fait un bilan objectif du développement technique ... Read more

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« On n’arrête pas le progrès », disait-on jadis. Mais peut-être s’arrête-t-il tout seul ! L’origine de la crise profonde que subit l’Occident aujourd’hui ne serait-elle pas à chercher dans l’épuisement de l’innovation technologique ? Quand on compare la situation actuelle aux prédictions enthousiastes des futurologues des années 60, et que l’on fait un bilan objectif du développement technique
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Everyday Cryptography

Fundamental Principles and Applications

by Keith M. Martin ...

Cryptography is a vital technology that underpins the security of information in computer networks. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones, payment cards, and wireless local area networks. Focusing on the fundamental principles that ground modern cryptography as they ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Cryptography is a vital technology that underpins the security of information in computer networks. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones, payment cards, and wireless local area networks. Focusing on the fundamental principles that ground modern cryptography as they
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George Washington Carver

In His Own Words, Second Edition

Edited by Gary R. Kremer ...

George Washington Carver (1864-1943) is best known for developing new uses for agricultural crops and teaching methods of soil improvement to southern farmers. This annotated selection of his letters and other writings from the collections at the Tuskegee Institute and the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri, reveals the forces that shaped his creative genius—including ... Read more

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George Washington Carver (1864-1943) is best known for developing new uses for agricultural crops and teaching methods of soil improvement to southern farmers. This annotated selection of his letters and other writings from the collections at the Tuskegee Institute and the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri, reveals the forces that shaped his creative genius—including
... Read more
Il était sept fois la révolution. Albert Einstein et les autres…

by Étienne Klein ...

Certaines révolutions sont lentes et ne font pas couler de sang. Entre 1925 et 1935, la physique connaît un tel bouleversement : les atomes, petits grains de matière découverts quelques années plus tôt, n’obéissent plus aux lois de la physique classique. Il faut en inventer de nouvelles. C’est ce que firent, avec d’autres, les sept physiciens hors du commun auxquels Étienne Klein rend ici hommage ... Read more

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Certaines révolutions sont lentes et ne font pas couler de sang. Entre 1925 et 1935, la physique connaît un tel bouleversement : les atomes, petits grains de matière découverts quelques années plus tôt, n’obéissent plus aux lois de la physique classique. Il faut en inventer de nouvelles. C’est ce que firent, avec d’autres, les sept physiciens hors du commun auxquels Étienne Klein rend ici hommage
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Magnetic Current

by Edward Leedskalnin ...

"Magnetic Current" is a captivating exploration into the enigmatic world of magnetism by Edward Leedskalnin, a brilliant and eccentric self-taught scientist. In this timeless classic, Leedskalnin reveals his unique insights and experiments, unraveling the secrets of magnetic currents and their profound influence on our daily lives.With clear explanations and intriguing demonstrations, he invites ... Read more

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"Magnetic Current" is a captivating exploration into the enigmatic world of magnetism by Edward Leedskalnin, a brilliant and eccentric self-taught scientist. In this timeless classic, Leedskalnin reveals his unique insights and experiments, unraveling the secrets of magnetic currents and their profound influence on our daily lives.With clear explanations and intriguing demonstrations, he invites
... Read more
Archaeologies of Touch

Interfacing with Haptics from Electricity to Computing

by David Parisi ...

A material history of haptics technology that raises new questions about the relationship between touch and mediaSince the rise of radio and television, we have lived in an era defined increasingly by the electronic circulation of images and sounds. But the flood of new computing technologies known as haptic interfaces—which use electricity, vibration, and force feedback to stimulate the sense of ... Read more

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A material history of haptics technology that raises new questions about the relationship between touch and mediaSince the rise of radio and television, we have lived in an era defined increasingly by the electronic circulation of images and sounds. But the flood of new computing technologies known as haptic interfaces—which use electricity, vibration, and force feedback to stimulate the sense of
... Read more
Entropy And Sustainable Growth

by Guy Deutscher ...

While the possible depletion of energy sources has been emphasized in most literatures, this book aims to show that the increase of entropy in the biosphere, resulting since the dawn of industrial era, is a cause for urgent concern.As the entropy release puts a limit on sustainable growth, and the CO₂ atmospheric content is a reliable indicator of global entropy release that threatens the ... Read more

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While the possible depletion of energy sources has been emphasized in most literatures, this book aims to show that the increase of entropy in the biosphere, resulting since the dawn of industrial era, is a cause for urgent concern.As the entropy release puts a limit on sustainable growth, and the CO₂ atmospheric content is a reliable indicator of global entropy release that threatens the
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Petite philosophie des mathématiques vagabondes

by Luc de Brabandere, Christophe Ribesse ...

Retrouvez en vous amusant des nombres et des théorèmes qui ont accompagné votre jeunesse !Créativité et mathématiques ne font pas bon ménage dans l'inconscient collectif. Pourtant, à l'heure d'Internet, il existe bien une manière de revisiter la géométrie, l'algèbre ou même la logique. Il suffit de prendre un peu de distance par rapport aux calculs, de se donner quelques libertés par rapport à l ... Read more

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Retrouvez en vous amusant des nombres et des théorèmes qui ont accompagné votre jeunesse !Créativité et mathématiques ne font pas bon ménage dans l'inconscient collectif. Pourtant, à l'heure d'Internet, il existe bien une manière de revisiter la géométrie, l'algèbre ou même la logique. Il suffit de prendre un peu de distance par rapport aux calculs, de se donner quelques libertés par rapport à l
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Fire By Friction: The Wood Bow Fire Drill

by Belize Bruce ...

Join Belize Bruce and learn from his decades of mentoring primitive skills to thousands of peoples of the proper way to produce Fire by Friction using the Wood Bow Fire Drill.Of the two dozen or so Fire By Friction methods, the Wood Bow Fire Drill is the most efficient and universal way to produce fire by basically rubbing sticks together. Using this technique, you can even start a fire in a rain ... Read more

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Join Belize Bruce and learn from his decades of mentoring primitive skills to thousands of peoples of the proper way to produce Fire by Friction using the Wood Bow Fire Drill.Of the two dozen or so Fire By Friction methods, the Wood Bow Fire Drill is the most efficient and universal way to produce fire by basically rubbing sticks together. Using this technique, you can even start a fire in a rain
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Light Barrier

by Robert Stetson ...

Learn how the theory of relativity works. Read about the reference point and how the relationship between this point and the "object" can change the mass, volume, energy and rate of time. Is the speed of light really the maximum?Quantum Entanglement occurs across the billions of miles of space at 10,000 times the speed of light. If this is true (it is) then how can the universal maximum speed of 1 ... Read more

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Learn how the theory of relativity works. Read about the reference point and how the relationship between this point and the "object" can change the mass, volume, energy and rate of time. Is the speed of light really the maximum?Quantum Entanglement occurs across the billions of miles of space at 10,000 times the speed of light. If this is true (it is) then how can the universal maximum speed of 1
... Read more
Manufacturing Automation

Metal Cutting Mechanics, Machine Tool Vibrations, and CNC Design

by Yusuf Altintas ...

Metal cutting is widely used in producing manufactured products. The technology has advanced considerably along with new materials, computers and sensors. This new edition considers the scientific principles of metal cutting and their practical application to manufacturing problems. It begins with metal cutting mechanics, principles of vibration and experimental modal analysis applied to solving ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Metal cutting is widely used in producing manufactured products. The technology has advanced considerably along with new materials, computers and sensors. This new edition considers the scientific principles of metal cutting and their practical application to manufacturing problems. It begins with metal cutting mechanics, principles of vibration and experimental modal analysis applied to solving
... Read more
Basic Heat Transfer

by Robert Hayes ...

This book presents a clear and consise introduction to heat transfer for senior level undergraduates in engoneering. The main concepts are summarized for practicing engineers with an extended introduction to the application of numerical methods in heat transfer. ... Read more

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This book presents a clear and consise introduction to heat transfer for senior level undergraduates in engoneering. The main concepts are summarized for practicing engineers with an extended introduction to the application of numerical methods in heat transfer.
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Mécanique quantique

Une introduction philosophique

by Michel Bitbol ...

Il y a un paradoxe de la mécanique quantique : voilà une théorie considérable de la physique contemporaine dont on est bien en peine de dire sur quoi elle porte et ce qu'elle signifie, car cela même ne va pas de soi. Le but de ce livre est de tenter d'élucider ce paradoxe. Pour cela, il convient de refaire table rase. Dans un premier temps, l'auteur entend n'appuyer sa construction que sur les ... Read more

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Il y a un paradoxe de la mécanique quantique : voilà une théorie considérable de la physique contemporaine dont on est bien en peine de dire sur quoi elle porte et ce qu'elle signifie, car cela même ne va pas de soi. Le but de ce livre est de tenter d'élucider ce paradoxe. Pour cela, il convient de refaire table rase. Dans un premier temps, l'auteur entend n'appuyer sa construction que sur les
... Read more
The Body System Series: The Complete Body Systems and their Functions

by Alana Monet-Telfer ...

Series series The Body System Series
The Body System Series: The Complete Body System Series and Their FunctionsHaving trouble on Biology? Need to find out information about the organ systems and how they work?. This book contains the five different body systems,plus, three more body systems. This is an excellent book if you need, or want; to learn about all the systems of the human body in one go.In this book it contains information ... Read more

$11.51 CAD

The Body System Series: The Complete Body System Series and Their FunctionsHaving trouble on Biology? Need to find out information about the organ systems and how they work?. This book contains the five different body systems,plus, three more body systems. This is an excellent book if you need, or want; to learn about all the systems of the human body in one go.In this book it contains information
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Les Atomistes de l’Antiquité

Démocrite, Épicure, Lucrèce

by Jean Salem ...

Parmi les Anciens, Démocrite, Épicure et Lucrèce ont eu le génie de professer que l’univers entier est une sorte d’immense Lego ! Ils enseignèrent que l’être est un et, tout à la fois, sporadique ; que la naissance est composition et la mort désagrégation ; que de minuscules éléments de construction, lesquels, pris un à un, sont éternels et immodifiables, se combinent puis se dissocient au gré de ... Read more

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Parmi les Anciens, Démocrite, Épicure et Lucrèce ont eu le génie de professer que l’univers entier est une sorte d’immense Lego ! Ils enseignèrent que l’être est un et, tout à la fois, sporadique ; que la naissance est composition et la mort désagrégation ; que de minuscules éléments de construction, lesquels, pris un à un, sont éternels et immodifiables, se combinent puis se dissocient au gré de
... Read more
Savoir parler en public avec son corps

Comment capter l’attention, mettre en confiance et être convaincant

by Joseph Messinger, Caroline Messinger ...

« Ce ne sont pas les hommes qui font les gestes, mais les gestes qui font les hommes. » Le corps a son propre langage qui contredit parfois la parole. Que vous passiez un entretien d’embauche, que vous négociiez un contrat ou que vous donniez une conférence, sachez décoder les gestes de votre interlocuteur et comprendre leur symbolique. Apprenez également à décrypter vos propres gestes pour ... Read more

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« Ce ne sont pas les hommes qui font les gestes, mais les gestes qui font les hommes. » Le corps a son propre langage qui contredit parfois la parole. Que vous passiez un entretien d’embauche, que vous négociiez un contrat ou que vous donniez une conférence, sachez décoder les gestes de votre interlocuteur et comprendre leur symbolique. Apprenez également à décrypter vos propres gestes pour
... Read more
Zero to Maker

A Beginner's Guide to the Skills, Tools, and Ideas of the Maker Movement

by David Lang ...

Zero to Maker is part memoir and part how-to guidebook for anyone who is having thoughts like these:*I feel like all I can do is write emails. I wish I had more hands-on skills even though I don't know what I would build...I have this one idea I've always wanted to make, but I don't know how to build it...I keep hearing about the "maker movement" but I'm not sure what that means or how I can join ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Zero to Maker is part memoir and part how-to guidebook for anyone who is having thoughts like these:*I feel like all I can do is write emails. I wish I had more hands-on skills even though I don't know what I would build...I have this one idea I've always wanted to make, but I don't know how to build it...I keep hearing about the "maker movement" but I'm not sure what that means or how I can join
... Read more
Crime Science

Methods of Forensic Detection

by Joe Nickell, John F. Fischer ...

This comprehensive guide to forensic investigation "delivers the goods for the educated layperson . . . readers will be hard-pressed to put it down" ( USA Today).Forensic experts Joe Nickell and John Fischer introduce readers to the work of firearms experts, document examiners, fingerprint technicians, medical examiners, and forensic anthropologists. These topics are explained in clear terms ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This comprehensive guide to forensic investigation "delivers the goods for the educated layperson . . . readers will be hard-pressed to put it down" ( USA Today).Forensic experts Joe Nickell and John Fischer introduce readers to the work of firearms experts, document examiners, fingerprint technicians, medical examiners, and forensic anthropologists. These topics are explained in clear terms
... Read more
Capturing Sunlight, Book 1

by Woody Lane ...

There is magic in forages. The magic of sunlight and green leaves and the miracle of photosynthesis. It's the magic of legumes that pull nitrogen from the air to make proteins, of roots interacting with the soil, of plants capturing and storing carbon, and of the vast array of forages that contain the protein, fiber, and starch upon which livestock depend.Sure, we can stand in awe of forages and ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is magic in forages. The magic of sunlight and green leaves and the miracle of photosynthesis. It's the magic of legumes that pull nitrogen from the air to make proteins, of roots interacting with the soil, of plants capturing and storing carbon, and of the vast array of forages that contain the protein, fiber, and starch upon which livestock depend.Sure, we can stand in awe of forages and
... Read more
Les coulisses de la création

by Cédric Villani, Karol Beffa ...

Comment et d’où viennent les idées? La liberté créatrice a-t-elle besoin de contraintes? Quel rôle jouent les rituels de chacun dans l’élaboration de la pensée? Karol Beffa et Cédric Villani répondent à ces questions dans un dialogue à bâtons rompus abordant la création dans leurs disciplines respectives, les mathématiques et la musique, qui partagent une longue histoire commune. Au fil de cette ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Comment et d’où viennent les idées? La liberté créatrice a-t-elle besoin de contraintes? Quel rôle jouent les rituels de chacun dans l’élaboration de la pensée? Karol Beffa et Cédric Villani répondent à ces questions dans un dialogue à bâtons rompus abordant la création dans leurs disciplines respectives, les mathématiques et la musique, qui partagent une longue histoire commune. Au fil de cette
... Read more
Examination Questions and Answers in Basic Anatomy and Physiology

2400 Multiple Choice Questions

by Martin Caon ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This second edition provides 2400 multiple choice questions on human anatomy and physiology, and some physical science, separated into 40 categories. The answer to each question is accompanied by an explanation. Each category has an introduction to set the scene for the questions to come. However, not all possible information is provided within these Introductions, so an Anatomy and Physiology ... Read more

$77.99 CAD

This second edition provides 2400 multiple choice questions on human anatomy and physiology, and some physical science, separated into 40 categories. The answer to each question is accompanied by an explanation. Each category has an introduction to set the scene for the questions to come. However, not all possible information is provided within these Introductions, so an Anatomy and Physiology
... Read more
Smart Cities

Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities

by Oliver Gassmann, Jonas Böhm, Maximilian Palmié ...

Transformation through digital innovation is becoming an imperative for every city. The ‘Smart City’ concept promises to solve the most urgent queries of progressive urbanization in the area of mobility, energy, water supply, security, housing deprivation, and inclusion. Despite the exploitation of existing potential in lighthouse-cities that include Barcelona, London, Munich, Lyon, and Vienna, ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Transformation through digital innovation is becoming an imperative for every city. The ‘Smart City’ concept promises to solve the most urgent queries of progressive urbanization in the area of mobility, energy, water supply, security, housing deprivation, and inclusion. Despite the exploitation of existing potential in lighthouse-cities that include Barcelona, London, Munich, Lyon, and Vienna,
... Read more

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