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A history of the machine / by Strandh, Sigvard,1921-1987.(CARDINAL)741033;
Bibliography: p 234.
Subjects: Machinery; Mechanization; Technology; Technology and civilization;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The 100 most influential technology leaders / by Maxim, Bailey,editor.(CARDINAL)411100;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Johannes Gutenberg -- Galileo -- Johannes Kepler -- Robert Boyle -- John Harrison -- James Watt -- Alessandro Volta -- Robert Fulton -- Eli Whitney -- Louis Daguerre -- Samuel F.B. Morse -- Charles Babbage -- Thomas Davenport -- John Deere -- Elisha Graves Otis -- Henry Bessemer -- Samuel Colt -- Ada Lovelace -- Richard J. Gatling -- Christopher Latham Sholes -- Elias Howe -- Joseph Swan -- Alfred Nobel -- Gottlieb Daimler -- Margaret E. Knight -- Ferdinand von Zeppelin -- Karl Benz -- Thomas Edison -- Alexander Graham Bell -- Emil Berliner -- Charles Algernon Parsons -- George Eastman -- William Seward Burroughs -- Nikola Tesla -- Nettie Maria Stevens -- Auguste and Louis Lumiere -- Henry Ford -- Reginald Fessenden -- Wilbur and Orville Wright -- Marie Curie -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- Fritz Haber -- Guglielmo Marconi -- Robert Goddard -- Niels Bohr -- Clarence Birdseye -- Igor Sikorsky -- Vladimir Kosma Zworykin -- Edwin Powell Hubble -- Edwin H. Armstrong -- R. Buckminster Fuller -- Laszlo Jozsef Biro -- Enrico Fermi -- Walt Disney -- John von Neumann -- J. Robert Oppenheimer -- Maria Goeppert Mayer -- Grace Murray Hopper -- Frank Whittle -- John Mauchly -- Edward Teller -- Willard Frank Libby -- Edwin Herbert Land -- Leo Fender -- Wernher von Braun -- Alan M. Turing -- Hedy Lamarr -- Les Paul -- Charles Townes -- J. Presper Eckert -- Tom Kilburn -- Stephanie Kwolek -- Seymour R. Cray -- Robert Noyce -- Martin Cooper -- Ron Toomer -- Robert Kahn -- Vinton Gray Cerf -- Ian Wilmut -- Larry Ellison -- Temple Grandin -- Steve Wozniak -- Shuji Nakamura -- Rodney Brooks -- Steve Jobs -- Tim Berners-Lee -- Bill Gates -- Meg Whitman -- Tim Cook -- Jeff Bezos -- Sheryl Sandberg -- Linus Torvalds -- Marc Andreessen -- Larry Page and Sergey Brin -- Marissa Mayer -- Jack Dorsey -- Mark Zuckerberg.This book presents biographies of 100 innovators of technology who have affected nearly every facet of life, from transportation and communication to science and entertainment. Their names range from the familiar, such as Thomas Edison, to the more obscure, such as Henrietta Swan Leavitt, but their contributions to today's world are all vital.
Subjects: Biographies.; Technology; Technology and civilization;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Transcend : unlocking humanity in the age of AI / by Hoque, Faisal,author.(CARDINAL)432420;
"Provides readers with the road maps they need to tackle the most important questions of our generation...a unique perspective that emerges at the intersection of philosophy, humanity, business, and technology [and] a powerful practical frameworks to guide the reader in thinking about and using AI"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Artificial intelligence; Technology and civilization.; Technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How the world really works : the science behind how we got here and where we're going / by Smil, Vaclav,author.(CARDINAL)323599;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-306) and index.Introduction: Why do we need this book? -- Understanding energy : fuels and electricity -- Understanding food production : eating fossil fuels -- Understanding our material world : the four pillars of modern civilization -- Understanding globalization : engines, microchips, and beyond -- Understanding risks : from viruses to diets to solar flares -- Understanding the environment : the only biosphere we have -- Understanding the future : between apocalypse and singularity."An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible--a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a much-needed reality check--because before we can tackle problems effectively, we must understand the facts. In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see, for example, that globalization isn't inevitable--the foolishness of allowing 70 per cent of the world's rubber gloves to be made in just one factory became glaringly obvious in 2020--and that our societies have been steadily increasing their dependence on fossil fuels, such that any promises of decarbonization by 2050 are a fairy tale. For example, each greenhouse-grown supermarket-bought tomato has the equivalent of five tablespoons of diesel embedded in its production, and we have no way of producing steel, cement or plastics at required scales without huge carbon emissions. Ultimately, Smil answers the most profound question of our age: are we irrevocably doomed or is a brighter utopia ahead? Compelling, data-rich and revisionist, this wonderfully broad, interdisciplinary guide findsfaults with both extremes. Looking at the world through this quantitative lens reveals hidden truths that change the way we see our past, present and uncertain future."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Science; Science and civilization.; Technological innovations; Technology and civilization.;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 24
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The march of the millennia : a key to looking at history / by Asimov, Isaac,1920-1992.(CARDINAL)155738; White, Frank,1944-(CARDINAL)187905;
Subjects: Civilization; Technology and civilization.; Twenty-first century;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Drowning in screen time : a lifeline for adults, parents, teachers, and ministers who want to reclaim their real lives / by Murrow, David,author.(CARDINAL)469033; Blackby, Richard,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references.Full of positive, practical ideas, this informative look at screen time and its effects presents a plan for how to achieve screen-life/real-life balance.
Subjects: Internet; Computers and families.; Technology and civilization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How things work : an illustrated guide to the mechanics in the world around us. by L©đpez, Emilio,1968-editor.; Chartwell Books, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)770278;
Transportation -- Everyday technology -- Architecture -- Communication -- Energy -- Food industry -- Science -- Space exploration -- Ancient civilizations -- Machines of war."Have you ever looked at a car and wondered what made it run? Perhaps airplanes have piqued your interest as they pass over your head. If you look around, I bet you'll find a lot of commonplace items that have made you wonder, 'How does this thing work?' Learn about how all of these strange and fascinating 'things' developed over time and how humans have changed the course of history with their curiosity. From ancient chariots of war, to the telegraph, and on to tech in progress that will bring us into the future, How Things Work will teach you about what makes human innovation so great."--Back cover.
Subjects: Technology.; Science.; Engineering.; Architecture.; Biotechnology.; Inventions.; Technology and civilization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The exploring spirit : America and the world, then and now / by Boorstin, Daniel J.(Daniel Joseph),1914-2004.(CARDINAL)142895;
Subjects: National characteristics, American.; Technology and civilization.;
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Connections 1. by Burke, James,1936-ScreenwriterOnscreen presenterActorAuthor(DLC)n 83017173(CARDINAL)729825; Jackson, Mick,Producer(DLC)n 93031642(CARDINAL)376326; Kennard, David,Producer(DLC)n 2005030716(CARDINAL)472463; Ambrose Video Publishing,Distributor(DLC)n 89116311 (CARDINAL)200627; British Broadcasting Corporation,Television Service.Production company(DLC)n 50049886 (CARDINAL)132222; Time-Life Films,Production company(DLC)n 80104311 (CARDINAL)154837;
Disc 5. volume 9. Countdown -- volume 10. Yesterday, tomorrow, and you.Presenter, James Burke.James Burke presents science as a detective story, illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Burke tracks through twelve thousand years of history for the clues that lead to eight great life-changing inventions-- the atom bomb, telecommunications, the computer, the production line, jet aircraft, plastics, rocketry and television.DVD, Region 1.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; History.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.; Documentaires télévisés.; Émissions scientifiques télévisées.; Émissions historiques télévisées.; Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.; Science television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Inventions; Technology; Technology and civilization.; Civilization, Modern.; Technologie; Technologie et civilisation; Inventions; Inventions; Technology; Technology and civilization;
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Connections 1. by Burke, James,1936-ScreenwriterOnscreen presenterActorAuthor(DLC)n 83017173(CARDINAL)729825; Jackson, Mick,Producer(DLC)n 93031642(CARDINAL)376326; Kennard, David,Producer(DLC)n 2005030716(CARDINAL)472463; Ambrose Video Publishing,Distributor(DLC)n 89116311 (CARDINAL)200627; British Broadcasting Corporation,Television Service.Production company(DLC)n 50049886 (CARDINAL)132222; Time-Life Films,Production company(DLC)n 80104311 (CARDINAL)154837;
Disc 2. volume 3. Distant voices -- volume 4. Faith in numbers.Presenter, James Burke.James Burke presents science as a detective story, illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Burke tracks through twelve thousand years of history for the clues that lead to eight great life-changing inventions-- the atom bomb, telecommunications, the computer, the production line, jet aircraft, plastics, rocketry and television.DVD, Region 1.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; History.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.; Documentaires télévisés.; Émissions scientifiques télévisées.; Émissions historiques télévisées.; Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.; Science television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Inventions; Technology; Technology and civilization.; Civilization, Modern.; Technologie; Technologie et civilisation; Inventions; Inventions; Technology; Technology and civilization;
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