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A History of Biophysics in Contemporary China
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LUK, Christine Yi Lai

This book gives a concise history of biophysics in contemporary China, from about 1949 to 1976. It outlines how a science specialty evolved from an ambiguous and amorphous field into a fully-fledged academic discipline in the socio-institutional contexts of contemporary China. The book relates how, while initially consisting of cell biologists, the Chinese biophysics community redirected their …

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978-3-319-18093-9
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SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
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501 LUK h
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Murder on the Einstein Express and Other Stories
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SILJAK , Harun

This collection of stories touches upon many genres: Normed Trek is a clever and witty Alice-in-Wonderland-type narrative set in the realm of mathematical analysis, The Cantor Trilogy is a dystopia about the consequences of relying upon computer-based mathematical proofs, In Search of Future Time bears the flavor of Tales from Arabian Nights set in the future, and – last but not least - Murde…

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978-3-319-29065-2
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VII, 79
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Science and Fiction
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The Unknown as an Engine for Science An Essay on the Definite and the Indefi…
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PIRNER, Hans J.

This book explores the limits of our knowledge. The author shows how uncertainty and indefiniteness not only define the borders confining our understanding, but how they feed into the process of discovery and help to push back these borders. Starting with physics the author collects examples from economics, neurophysiology, history, ecology and philosophy. The first part shows how informatio…

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978-3-319-18509-5
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The Shaping of Ambient Intelligence and the Internet of Things
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BIBRI, Simon Elias

Recent advances in ICT have given rise to new socially disruptive technologies: AmI and the IoT, marking a major technological change which may lead to a drastic transformation of the technological ecosystem in all its complexity, as well as to a major alteration in technology use and thus daily living. Yet no work has systematically explored AmI and the IoT as advances in science and technolog…

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978-94-6239-142-0
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The Role of Technology in Science: Philosophical Perspectives
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HANSSON, Sven Ove

This edited volume explores the interplay between philosophies in a wide-ranging analysis of how technological applications in science inform our systems of thought. Beginning with a historical background, the volume moves on to explore a host of topics, such as the uses of technology in scientific observations and experiments, the salient relationship between technology and mechanistic notions…

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978-94-017-9762-7
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