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Substantially reducing the number of human beings who lack access to clean water and safe sanitation is one of the key Millennium Development Goals. This book argues and demonstrates that this can only be achieved by a better integration of the technical and social science approaches in the search...
Published May 7th 2012 by Routledge
From officially sanctioned, high-tech operations to budget spy cameras and cell phone video, this updated and expanded edition of a bestselling handbook reflects the rapid and significant growth of the surveillance industry. The Handbook of Surveillance Technologies, Third Edition is the only...
Published January 22nd 2012 by CRC Press
In this seminal book, Bent Sørensen views human society as driven by the quest for, and control of, energy. From allowing our prehistoric ancestors to survive harsh northern European winters to more recent global energy security and climate concerns, the control and effective harnessing of energy...
Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
Many old riveted railway bridges are replaced too soon due to a general lack of knowledge about the expected life span. This indicates the need for more information on fatigue and brittle fracture of riveted bridges. This book unveils extensive research and literature results on riveted bridges'...
Published April 20th 2010 by CRC Press
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1965. Charles Wheatstone collaborated with William Cooke in the invention and early exploitation of the Electric Telegraph. This was the first long distance, faster-than-a-horse messenger. This volume gives an account of the earlier work on which the English invention was...
Published August 17th 2008 by Routledge
In a straightforward style, this book presents a detailed overview of 20 cases of famous and other highly interesting bridge collapses over the last two centuries. Every case is illustrated and described in detail and the failure analyses made are supported by well-known explanations and, in some...
Published May 13th 2008 by CRC Press
Volume 12 (4 titles bound in one volume) 978-0-415-46317-1 £80.00 Hephaestus, or the Soul of the Machine E E Fournier d’Albe Originally published in 1925 "An exceedingly clever defence of machinery." Architects’ Journal "…a thought-provoking essay." Birmingham Post Will the machine ultimately...
Published March 31st 2008 by Routledge
Originally published between 1925 and 1931 these volumes discuss the role of the state on everyday life, focussing particularly on the justice system, censorship, and the role of the media. ...
Published February 29th 2008 by Routledge
The focus of these titles is on the mechanization of society, both domestically and on a commercial and industrial scale. The titles, which were originally published between 1924 and 1927 represent a positive view of the dramatic achievements that technology will bring. ...
Published February 29th 2008 by Routledge
With the twentieth century arrived the first electric tramcars in London. Thirty years later the first trolley buses arrived - along with a fleet of new trams that were the most modern of their day. This era was one of rapid change, rich in achievement adn personalities. Among the more colourful of...
Published December 20th 2006 by Routledge
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