Technology and engineering

How to Defeat Your Own Clone: And Other Tips for Surviving the Biotech Revolution (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

How to Defeat Your Own Clone
Send in the clones! On second thought, maybe not. CAN IT READ MY MIND?WILL IT BE EVIL?HOW DO I STOP IT? Find out the answers to these and other burning questions in this funny, informative, and ingenious book from two bioengineering experts who show you how to surviveηand thriveηin a new age of truly weird science.For decades, science fiction has been alerting us to the wonders and perils of our...

By (author) Kyle Kurpinski; Terry D. Johnson

ISBN-13: 9780553385786 ; ISBN-10: 055338578X

Price: £15.82 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Cooperative Communications: Hardware, Channel and PHY (Hardback - 12 Feb 2010)

Cooperative Communications
The definitive guide to cooperative communications focusing on the physical layer of the wireless communication network. Defines important terms, explains concepts, and highlights common misconceptions of this hot topics. Discusses cooperative algorithms at the physical layer. Facilitating Cooperation for Wireless Systems Cooperative Communications: Hardware, Channel & PHY focuses on issues pertaining to the...

By (author) Mischa Dohler; Yonghui Li

ISBN-13: 9780470997680 ; ISBN-10: 0470997680

Price: £65.00 £54.75 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Mathematical Modeling of Food Processing (Hardback - 19 Feb 2010)

Mathematical Modeling of Food Processing
Written by international experts from industry, research centers, and academia, Mathematical Modeling of Food Processing discusses the physical and mathematical analysis of transport phenomena associated with food processing. The models presented describe many of the important physical and biological transformations that occur in food during processing. After introducing the fundamentals of heat, mass, and...

Edited by Mohammed M. Farid

ISBN-13: 9781420053517 ; ISBN-10: 1420053515

Price: £114.00 £97.70 Not Available

Circuit Simulation (Hardback - 12 Mar 2010)

Circuit Simulation
This text describes in detail the many numerical techniques and algorithms that are part of modern circuit simulation packages, with an emphasis on the most typically used simulation mode, namely transient analysis. This text describes in detail the many numerical techniques and algorithms that are part of modern circuit simulation packages, with an emphasis on the most typically used simulation mode, namely...

By (author) Farid N. Najm

ISBN-13: 9780470538715 ; ISBN-10: 0470538716

Price: £73.50 £61.12 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures (Hardback - 19 Mar 2010)

Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures
The Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures serves as the definitive work on designing steel for structural stability. Recently revised by a new editor chosen by SSRC, this edition includes new material on tapered columns, stainless steel, and materials used in tandem with steel such as reinforced concrete, masonry, and FRP. The Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures serves as the...

Edited by Ronald D. Ziemian

ISBN-13: 9780470085257 ; ISBN-10: 0470085258

Price: £120.00 £78.50 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Managing the Development of Software–Intensive Systems (Hardback - 12 Mar 2010)

Managing the Development of Software–Intensive Systems
Managing the Development of Software–Intensive Systems provides both an introduction to project management for beginner software and hardware developers as well as unique advanced materials for experienced users. Managing the Development of Software–Intensive Systems provides both an introduction to project management for beginner software and hardware developers as well as unique advanced materials for...

By (author) James McDonald

ISBN-13: 9780470537626 ; ISBN-10: 0470537620

Price: £53.50 £45.62 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Lunar Settlements (Hardback - 17 Feb 2010)

Lunar Settlements
Bringing together some of the most recognized and influential researchers and scientists in various space-related disciplines, Lunar Settlements addresses the many issues that surround the permanent human return to the Moon. Numerous international contributors offer their insights into how certain technological, physiological, and psychological challenges must be met to make permanent lunar settlements...

Edited by Haym Benaroya

ISBN-13: 9781420083323 ; ISBN-10: 1420083325

Price: £89.99 £72.19 UK delivery 2 to 4 days

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Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Second Edition (Paperback / softback - 17 Feb 2010)

Creating a Lean Culture
2006 SHINGO PRIZE for EXCELLENCE in MANUFACTURING RESEARCH Lean production has been proven unbeatable in organizing production operations, yet the majority of attempts to implement lean end in disappointing results. The critical factor so often overlooked is that lean implementation requires day-to-day, hour-by-hour management practices and skills that leaders in conventional batch-and-queue environments are...

By (author) David Mann

ISBN-13: 9781439811412 ; ISBN-10: 1439811415

Price: £26.29 Not Available

Tractors: 1880s to 1980s (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

Tractors
Of all motor vehicles the farm tractor has proved to be among the most beneficial. It has freed hundreds of thousands of laborers and horses from backbreaking toil on the land in all weathers and it has stabilized the cost of food.Starting with steam power in the middle of the nineteenth century, the agricultural tractor became motorized in the early years of the twentieth century. From vast prairie types, lighter,...

By (author) Nick Baldwin

ISBN-13: 9780747807544 ; ISBN-10: 074780754X

Price: £7.47 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Jaguar All the Cars: Second Edition (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Jaguar All the Cars
First published in 2003, this extensively researched guide provides exhaustive reference detail for all Jaguar models, supported by facts, figures and photographs. Information provided includes technical specifications, production changes, chassis numbers, production quantities, color schemes, options and accessories. For ease of reference, each model is covered in a separate chapter, and all information is...

By (author) Nigel Thorley

ISBN-13: 9781844256938 ; ISBN-10: 1844256936

Price: £25.00 £19.00 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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The Aral Sea Environment (Hardback - 26 Feb 2010)

The Aral Sea Environment
The environmental problems in the Aral Sea region continue to worsen. This volume presents the information gathered to date on various aspects of the Aral Sea environment. Specialists from institutions in Russia, Uzbekistan, France, Germany and the USA cover different topics – from the paleohistory and archaeology of the region, to the present physical, chemical and biological state of the sea, and the analysis...

Edited by Andrey G. Kostianoy; Aleksey N. Kosarev

ISBN-13: 9783540882763 ; ISBN-10: 3540882766

Price: £235.42 £224.88 Not Available

Flights of Terror (2nd Edition): Aerial Hijack and Sabotage Since 1930 (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Flights of Terror (2nd Edition)
Terrorism is a real threat to aviation. The thought of a ticking bomb hidden in a suitcase, or a gun or knife-wielding assailant commandeering a commercial flight, is enough to scare even the most seasoned air traveler. Since the first edition of this ground-breaking book was published in 1997, much new evidence has come to light on a number of the hijackings described, and more have taken place since. In this fully...

By (author) David Gero

ISBN-13: 9781844256440 ; ISBN-10: 1844256448

Price: £25.00 £19.00 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Rolls-Royce 20HP, 20/25, 25/30 ℜWraith In Detail: 1922-1939 (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Rolls-Royce 20HP, 20/25, 25/30 ℜWraith In Detail
In 1922 Rolls-Royce introduced their new 20hp model, known as the Twenty, the first in a family of what are now called the ¬Small Horsepower‾ cars. The plan was to offer less expensive model than the mighty 7-litre Silver Ghost, one intended for the owner-driver rather than for the chauffeur. More than 10,000 were made, and many survive today. These cars had an astounding range of coachwork types; many...

By (author) Nick Walker

ISBN-13: 9781906133122 ; ISBN-10: 1906133123

Price: £35.00 £25.30 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Sunbeam-Talbot ℜAlpine In Detail: 1938-1957 (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Sunbeam-Talbot ℜAlpine In Detail
The author gives a thoroughgoing account of the evolution of the Sunbeam-Talbot and Alpine models through to the end of production in 1957. He provides detailed descriptions of all models.  A full account of the carsΣ illustrious competition history is also given.  The illustrations include specially commissioned color photography of outstanding surviving examples of the cars and more than 100...

By (author) Anders Ditlev Clausager

ISBN-13: 9781906133139 ; ISBN-10: 1906133131

Price: £35.00 £25.30 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Food Safety, Fresh Produce & FDA Oversight (Hardback - 15 Apr 2010)

Food Safety, Fresh Produce & FDA Oversight
In recent years, both domestic and imported produce have been linked to reported outbreaks of food-borne illness. Contamination in produce is of particular concern because produce is often consumed raw. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has primary responsibility for ensuring the safety of both domestic and imported fresh produce. The authors were asked to examine (1) the resources FDA has spent on fresh...

Edited by Russell P Barton

ISBN-13: 9781606927885 ; ISBN-10: 1606927884

Price: £74.50 £49.21 Not Available

Nissan GT-R Supercar: Born to Race (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Nissan GT-R Supercar
This book contains rare pictures, schemas and graphs detailing the many unique qualities of the Nissan GT-R, a car that revolutionized modern sports car dynamics. Analysis of the motorsport history of the GT-R provides an original view of development of the models, and comparison of them with other sports and racing cars. It features an original and critical analysis of the new GT-R R35, and the R35 Spec V, which...

By (author) Dennis Gorodji

ISBN-13: 9781845842215 ; ISBN-10: 1845842219

Price: £39.99 £28.19 Not Available

Bentley Continental: Corniche ℜAzure Second Edition (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Bentley Continental
Large format version of the definitive history of the most sought-after, fastest and elegant Bentleys in the era of British ownership: the Continentals. Includes Bentley Continental R and S-Types (from 1951), Bentley Corniche, Continental Convertible, Continental R/S/T and Azure. Now in large format. The revised and re-designed definitive history of the fastest and most elegant Bentleys: the Continentals. Includes...

By (author) Martin Bennett; Foreword by John Blatchley

ISBN-13: 9781845842109 ; ISBN-10: 1845842103

Price: £75.00 £49.50 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Electronics Engineering (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Electronics Engineering
Written in easy-to-understand language with illustrative designs and examples, Electronics Engineering covers all aspects of electronics fundamentals. It begins with semiconductors and diodes, the simplest form of semiconductor device. It goes on to examine the bipolar junction transistor (BJT), field effect transistor (FET), operational amplifier (Op-Amp), switching theory and logic design (STLD), and electronics...

Edited by Onkar N. Pandey

ISBN-13: 9781439814413 ; ISBN-10: 1439814414

Price: £63.99 £56.69 Not Available

New Mustang Bolt-On Performance Handbook (Paperback / softback - 15 Feb 2010)

New Mustang Bolt-On Performance Handbook
An illustrated, step-by-step guide to implementing, maximizing, and economizing the myriad performance and customization options for the 2005-2009 Mustang. The 2005-2009 Mustang:  It's the hottest Mustang in years and one of the most accessory friendly cars ever built. Although a perfectly capable car right off the factory line, the new Mustang was conceived from the ground up with modification in mind. ...

By (author) Huw Evans

ISBN-13: 9780760333266 ; ISBN-10: 0760333262

Price: £20.62 Not Available

Security for SIP-Based VoIP Networks: Threat Modeling, Hardening, and Countermeasures (Paperback - 12 Feb 2010)

Security for SIP-Based VoIP Networks
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is eroding the use of traditional wired phone service in the home and business. The market leader is tripling subscription rates in one year which will continue to rise. As with any new technology now that it is up and running concerns turn to the security of the information being transmitted. Due to the fact that VoIP networks are often implemented over the public Internet they...

By (author) Vinay Rao

ISBN-13: 9780750685276 ; ISBN-10: 0750685271

Price: £40.49 Not Available