The configuration space method for kinematic design of mechanisms / Kinematic…

A novel algorithmic approach to mechanism design based on a geometric representation of kinematic function called configuration space partitions.;"This book presents the configuration space method for computer-aided design of mechanisms with changing part contacts. Configuration space is a complete and compact geometric representation of part motions and part interactions that supports the core…

Contagious architecture : Computation, Aesthetics, and Space

In Contagious Architecture, Luciana Parisi offers a philosophical inquiry into the status of the algorithm in architectural and interaction design. Her thesis is that algorithmic computation is not simply an abstract mathematical tool but constitutes a mode of thought in its own right, in that its operation extends into forms of abstraction that lie beyond direct human cognition and control. Th…

Off-Earth :ethical questions and quandaries for living in outer space

"Trade book looking at social and ethical issues of human space settlement"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Sidewalks :conflict and negotiation over public space

Examines the evolution of an undervalued urban space and how conflicts over competing uses--from the right to sit to the right to parade--have been negotiated.Urban sidewalks, critical but undervalued public spaces, have been sites for political demonstrations and urban greening, promenades for the wealthy and the well-dressed, and shelterless shelters for the homeless. On sidewalks, decade aft…

Dark star :a new history of the space shuttle

"Radical new perspective on the history of NASA's Space Shuttle program arguing that the shuttle failed because it was designed to fail"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias

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Parts and Places :The Structures of Spatial Representation.

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Past, space, and self

Humans were thought to be unique among the species in having minds, but recent results showing the richness and diversity in animal psychology makes this view untenable. Yet there remains the question of whether we can map the features of a particularly human psychology that are responsible for its overall structure. In this book John Campbell shows that the general structural features of human…

Beyond the cognitive map :from place cells to episodic memory

"A Bradford book."OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Digital Nation: Toward an Inclusive Information Society

The long-term social benefits of building an inclusive information society: a national action plan.As our social institutions migrate into cyberspace, the digitally disenfranchised face increasing hardships. What happens when--in search of quick and cheap fixes--a government office shuts down and is replaced by a public Web site? What happens when a company accepts only online job applications?…