Ten Short Lessons in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Defying reality

'In Defying Reality, David M. Ewalt traces the story from ancient amphitheaters to Cold War military laboratories, through decades of hype and failure, to a

Home Insulation Manual : How to cut energy bills

Energy-saving in the home has rocketed in importance since the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates for residential properties, and from autumn 2012, with the...

How To Talk To Robots

If your social feed defines your spending habits or you've downloaded the latest filter to see what you'll look like when you are old or

We Are the Nerds

We Are the Nerds takes readers inside this captivating, maddening enterprise, whose army of obsessed users have been credited with everything from solving crimes and

Smoke and Mirrors

'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she

Managing Cybersecurity Risk

Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks and programs from digital attacks. These attacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing or destroying sens...

Magnitude : The Scale of the Universe

In Magnitude, Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke take us on an expansive journey to the limits of size, mass, distance, time, and temperature in our

The Smart Smart Home Handbook

Starting immediately with 'The Stuff They Don't Tell You,' the Smart Smart Home Handbook is a book designed to save its readers time and money,

30-Second AI and Robotics

This comprehensive presentation of the core concepts and historical landmarks in robotics and artificial intelligence is a must-read for those who want to understand the...

Science and Islam - A History

Long before the European Enlightenment, scholars and researchers working from Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan to Cordoba in Spain advanced our knowledge of astronomy,...

Coal Mine Operations Manual

At its peak in 1920, 1.1 million people were employed in the UK coal-mining industry, with more than 1,300 mines across Britain producing nearly 300

Would Trotsky wear a Bluetooth?

After visiting Russia in 1921, the journalist Lincoln Steffens famously declared, 'I have seen the future, and it works.' Steffens referred to the social experiment

Citizenville

'A fascinating case for a more engaged government, transformed to meet the challenges and possibilities of the twenty-first century.' -President William J. Clinton ...

Technologies of Power

This collection explores how technologies become forms of power, how people embed their authority in technological systems, and how the machines and the knowledge that

Wood and Steam

'When you bend a hot piece of wood, it is briefly reanimated into a living thing, and you can see and feel aspects of the

Digital Spectral Analysis MATLAB® Software User Guide

User guide to Digital spectral analysis.--

The Physics Behind

Including: - The physics behind modern life: Wi-Fi, Facial recognition, touchscreens, microwave ovens, the ice cream and beer diet, taking a selfie, Flash memory, a

Machine Rendering 2

Sequel to the groundbreaking Machine Rendering, The Book of Iron showcases the latest and greatest work in mechanical rendering and design by some of the

The Creativity Code

In The Creativity Code, Marcus du Sautoy examines the nature of creativity, as well as providing an essential guide into how algorithms work, and the

The Big Questions in Science

Explore the most intriguing, far-reaching, and pressing concerns in popular science today! From “What is consciousness?” to “Can we beat bacteria?,” The Big Questions in...

LOOKING AFTER YOUR PC MADE EASY

The computer still sits at the centre of many people’s lives. Fitting it in and around the multitude of other devices (smartphones, tablets, bluetooth connections,

EVERYDAY TWITTER MADE EASY (UPDATED)

Twitter is the fastest growing and most influential social networking service around. If you want to make the most of it, either for business or

Do Robots Make Love?: Transhumanism in 12 questions

Participați la una dintre cele mai controversate dezbateri ale secolului, un medic și un filosof al tehnologiilor răspund la marile întrebări care înconjoară potențialul...

Einstein : The man, the genius, and the Theory of Relativity

Einstein is an introduction to the man who has contributed more to theoretical physics than anyone else in the last 150 years. Written by the

Abordari si studii de caz relevante privind managementul organizatiilor din Romania in contextul pandemiei COVID - 19

Autori: Ion Popa, Ovidiu Nicolescu, Danut Dumitrascu

Using Your Computer

Incorporating several developments in technology and software, this manual is suitable for people who have just bought a new PC, but are not quite sure

Turing and the Universal Machine (Icon Science): The Making of the Modern Computer

The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and with the life of one man, the brilliant but troubled Alan

The PC Problem Solver

This practical book gives the reader straightforward solutions to the problems people come up against, such as what to do when you lose a file,

ATOM (ICON SCIENCE)

Plină de gelozii, rivalitățí, oportunități ratate și momente de geniu, istoria descoperirii atomului este la fel de bizară, capricioasă și ciudată ca atomul în sine.

Big Data : How the Information Revolution Is Transforming Our Lives

Is the Brexit vote successful big data politics or the end of democracy? Why do airlines overbook, and why do banks get it wrong so

ENTERTAINMENT FOR ANGELS: ELECTRICITY (ICON SCIENCE)

Electricity was the scientific fashion of the Enlightenment, 'an Entertainment for Angels, rather than for Men'. Lecturers attracted huge audiences to marvel at sparklin...

Newton: BRIEF LIVES 3 BY Peter Ackroyd

Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping t...

Reeds Introductions

An essential, introductory text covering fundamental earth-observation concepts that underpin all space-based terrestrial and maritime remote sensing methods. Reeds Intro...

Artificial Intelligence

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? What can it do and how is it created? In this highly accessible guide to the subject, Richard Urwin explains

Surveillance Valley

Featured as a Guardian Long Read in December 2018 EVERYTHING WE HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC NATURE OF THE INTERNET IS A MARKETING PLOY.

Inside Energy Machines

Take a detailed look at how energy machines operate with this fantastic series. Highly detailed, realistic artwork is presented with cutaways and exploded views to

100 Top Games Apps (Made Easy)

100 incredible apps for smartphones, tablets and desktops. With quick-fire tips, tricks and cheats this brilliant new books rattles through the most popular games, orga...

Rubber Band Engineer

You don't have to be a genius to create these ingenious contraptions, you just need rubber bands, glue, paperclips, and Rubber Band Engineer, of course.

100 Facts Inventions

Travel back in time and explore the bright ideas that changed the way we live. Exactly 100 facts will help you find out about the

Inside the Machine - Art and Invention in the Electronic Age

In the early twentieth century, engineers learned to control the flow of electrons. Yet this epoch-making achievement the underpinning of all electronics technologies to...

HOW INVENTIONS BEGINS

Invention —that single leap of a human mind that gives us all we create. Yet we make a mistake when we call a telephone or

A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries)

Ernest Rutherford, care a crescut în Noua Zeelandă colonială și a venit la Cambridge cu o bursă, a făcut numeroase descoperiri revoluționare, printre care structura

World Of Knowledge : Technology

Do you want to know the answers to these and many more questions about technology? Just delve into this book and discover a wealth of

Computer Coding for Kids

This is a simple visual guide to get kids computer coding in no time. Computer coding is firmly back on the agenda as a key

Particle Physics in the New Millennium : Proceedings of the 8th Adriatic Meeting

This book contains the extended lectures of the 8th Adriatic meeting which is traditionally devoted to the presentation of lectures on the most advanced scientific

Know It All Energy

From the first cavemen to light a fire to the elusive dark energy in outer space Know It All Energy explores energy in all its

Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World

India: it's a nation of geeks, swots and nerds. Almost one in five of all medical and dental staff in the UK is of Indian

Home Robotics Maker Inspired Projects for Building Your Own Robot

Learn to make your own robots with this accessible, illustrated guide for robotics enthusiasts, featuring 13 unique robotics projects suitable for beginner to intermedia...

Designing with Blends

How recent research in cognitive science offers new ways to understand the interaction of people and computers and develops a new literacy for well-informed, sensitive

STEPHEN HAWKING: A LIFE IN SCIENCE

More than a brilliant physicist, Stephen Hawking was also an exceptional communicator, and perhaps more than any other scientist he broadened our basic understanding of

Gravitational Waves

Until then, investigation of the universe had depended on electromagnetic radiation: visible light, radio, X-rays and the rest. But gravitational waves – ripples in the

Raspberry Pi 2 Manual

The Raspberry Pi Manual is the perfect introduction to the affordable small computer. This new edition covers the Rasberry Pi 2 (model B) and is

Possible Minds

Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence...

Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed With Time

SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 OBSERVER SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Not so long ago we timed our lives by the

Utopia Is Creepy

A freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of a tech-besotted culture. With a razor wit, Nicholas Carr cuts through Silicon Valley’s unsettlingly cheery vision of the te...

Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley

Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed

Man vs Big Data: Everyday data explained

Everything we do leaves a trail of data behind, from buying something on a credit card, to using a GPS-enabled mobile phone – whether you

Cracking the Elements

From the earliest-known elements to those named in 2016, this book takes a comprehensive look at the development of the periodic table - and reveals

The Geek Manifesto (Why Science Matters)

Britain's leading science journalist makes an agenda-setting argument that science matters to every aspect of politics with a rallying call to all geeks, wannabe ge...

How to Talk to Robots

If your social feed defines your spending habits or you've downloaded the latest filter to see what you'll look like when you are old or