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Ivory bridges :connecting science and society
A study of two bridges between science and society: governmental science policy and scientists' voluntary public-interest associations. According to a widespread stereotype, scientists occupy an ivory tower, isolated from other parts of society. To some extent this is true, and the resulting freedom to pursue curiosity-driven research has made possible extraordinary scientific advances. The spi…
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- 0585442703
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- 1 online resource (227 pages)
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Iterative arrays of logical circuits
"MIT Press."An exploration of the techniques for analyzing the behavior of one- and two-dimensional iterative networks formed of discrete, or logical elements, showing that most questions about the behavior of iterative systems are recursively undecidable.Title from vendor webpage (IEEE Xplore; viewed on Feb. 14, 2013).An exploration of the techniques for analyzing the behavior of one- and two-…
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- 9780262256322
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Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance
"The Islamic scientific tradition has been described many times in accounts of Islamic civilization and in general histories of science, with most authors tracing its beginnings to the appropriation of ideas from other ancient civilizations - the Greeks in particular. In this thought-provoking and original book, George Saliba argues that, contrary to the generally accepted view, the foundations…
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- 9780262282888
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- 1 online resource (xi, 315 pages) :illustrations.
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Isaac Newton's natural philosophy
Newton studies have undergone radical changes in the last half-century as more of his work has been uncovered and more details of his life and intellectual context have come to light. This volume singles out two strands in recent Newton studies: the intellectual background to Newton's scientific thought and both specific and general aspects of his technical science. The essays make new claims c…
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- 9780262269490
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- 1 online resource (xx, 354 pages) :illustrations.
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Is human nature obsolete? :genetics, bioengineering, and the future of the hu…
Papers from a conference held in spring 2001 at the University of Scranton.As our scientific and technical abilities expand at breathtaking speeds, concern that modern genetics and bioengineering are leading us to a posthuman future is growing. Is Human Nature Obsolete? poses the overarching question of what it is to be human against the background of these current advances in biotechnology. It…
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- 9780262267571
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- 1 online resource (x, 422 pages).
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The internal-combustion engine in theory and practice..
This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution.The fundamentals and the topical organization, however, remain the same. The analytic rather than merely descript…
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- 026231102X
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- 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 575 pages).)
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Intelligent behavior in animals and robots
"A Bradford book."OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262279468
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- 1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) :illustrations.
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Metadyne statics
Includes index."The theory, design, and applications of a class of electrical machines, the metadyne, written by the man who first defined these devices and recognized their potentialities."OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262310856
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- 1 online resource (415 pages) :illustrations
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Metacognition :knowing about knowing
"A Bradford book."OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262279697
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 334 pages) :illustrations
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Meta/data :a digital poetics
This rich collection of writings by pioneering digital artist Mark Amerika mixes (and remixes) personal memoir, net art theory, fictional narrative, satirical reportage, scholarly history, and network-infused language art. META/DATA is a playful, improvisatory, multitrack "digital sampling" of Amerika's writing from 1993 to 2005 that tells the early history of a net art world "gone wild" while …
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- 9780262267083
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- 1 online resource (xxi, 438 pages, 10 pages of plates) :color illustrations.
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