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Author : Mary Virginia Orna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780841230750
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)
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Author : Peter J. T. Morris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350251577
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Download or read book A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age written by Peter J. T. Morris and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age covers the period from 1914 to the present. The impact of chemistry and the chemical industry on science, war, society, and the economy has made this era the “Chemical Age”. Having prospered in the West, chemical science spread across the globe and slowly became more diversified in terms of its ethnic and gendered mix. After flourishing for sixty years, the chemical industry was impacted by the Oil Crisis of the 1970s and became almost invisible in the West. While the industry has clearly delivered many benefits to society-such as new materials and better drugs-it has been excoriated by critics for its impact on the environment. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Chemistry presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation. Peter J. T. Morris is Honorary Research Associate at the Science Museum, London, and at University College London, UK Volume 6 in the Cultural History of Chemistry set. General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
Author : Jordan Frith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745685021
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Smartphones as Locative Media written by Jordan Frith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smartphone adoption has surpassed 50% of the population in more than 15 countries, and there are now more than one million mobile applications people can download to their phones. Many of these applications take advantage of smartphones as locative media, which is what allows smartphones to be located in physical space. Applications that take advantage of people’s location are called location-based services, and they are the focus of this book. Smartphones as locative media raise important questions about how we understand the complicated relationship between the Internet and physical space. This book addresses these questions through an interdisciplinary theoretical framework and a detailed analysis of how various popular mobile applications including Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, and Foursquare use people’s location to provide information about their surrounding space. The topics explored in this book are essential reading for anyone interested in how smartphones and location-based services have begun to impact the ways we navigate and engage with the physical world.
Author : Terri Favro
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1773050052
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Sputnik’s Children written by Terri Favro and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary, genre-bending novel full of heart Cult comic book creator Debbie Reynolds Biondi has been riding the success of her Cold War era–inspired superhero series, Sputnik Chick: Girl with No Past, for more than 25 years. But with the comic book losing fans and Debbie struggling to come up with new plotlines for her badass, mutant-killing heroine, she decides to finally tell Sputnik Chick’s origin story. Debbie’s never had to make anything up before and she isn’t starting now. Sputnik Chick is based on Debbie’s own life in an alternate timeline called Atomic Mean Time. As a teenager growing up in Shipman’s Corners — a Rust Belt town voted by Popular Science magazine as “most likely to be nuked” — she was recruited by a self-proclaimed time traveller to collapse Atomic Mean Time before an all-out nuclear war grotesquely altered humanity. In trying to save the world, Debbie risked obliterating everyone she’d ever loved — as well as her own past — in the process. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Or so she believes . . . Present-day Debbie is addicted to lorazepam and dirty, wet martinis, making her an unreliable narrator, at best. A time-bending novel that delves into the origin story of the Girl with No Past, Sputnik’s Children explores what it was like to come of age in the Atomic Age.
Author : Jon-Arild Johannessen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000454827
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book China's Innovation Economy written by Jon-Arild Johannessen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two trends will have more influence than anything else on the world’s future political and economic situation: the development of artificial intelligence and the emergence of China as a competitor to the United States on the international stage. This book is about the emerging innovation economy. It uses systems theory and evolutionary economics as a theoretical point of departure and explains why the focal point of the geopolitical stage is moving away from the alliance between the United States and Europe, and towards an alliance between China, the 14 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership countries, the countries along the new silk road, and Europe. The book argues that the globalization strategy of neoliberalism laid the foundation for the Chinese economic engine. Whereas the old globalization was driven by cost differences generally, and wage costs specifically, the new globalization is driven by divergence in competence in general, and technological competence in particular, and China’s primary goal is to develop artificial intelligence and intelligent robots. Further, the book posits that the interactions between the climate crisis and the new technology will change production, distribution and the creation of profits, both in China and more widely in the global innovation economy. The book develops a structure to describe, analyze and explain the Chinese innovation economy and contributes to the discussion regarding technological developments in China. The book is written for readers who are oriented towards the new globalization that is emerging in the innovation economy and the factors driving China's economic growth.
Author : Jennifer Gabrys
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452950172
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)
Download or read book Program Earth written by Jennifer Gabrys and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sensors are everywhere. Small, flexible, economical, and computationally powerful, they operate ubiquitously in environments. They compile massive amounts of data, including information about air, water, and climate. Never before has such a volume of environmental data been so broadly collected or so widely available. Grappling with the consequences of wiring our world, Program Earth examines how sensor technologies are programming our environments. As Jennifer Gabrys points out, sensors do not merely record information about an environment. Rather, they generate new environments and environmental relations. At the same time, they give a voice to the entities they monitor: to animals, plants, people, and inanimate objects. This book looks at the ways in which sensors converge with environments to map ecological processes, to track the migration of animals, to check pollutants, to facilitate citizen participation, and to program infrastructure. Through discussing particular instances where sensors are deployed for environmental study and citizen engagement across three areas of environmental sensing, from wild sensing to pollution sensing and urban sensing, Program Earth asks how sensor technologies specifically contribute to new environmental conditions. What are the implications for wiring up environments? How do sensor applications not only program environments, but also program the sorts of citizens and collectives we might become? Program Earth suggests that the sensor-based monitoring of Earth offers the prospect of making new environments not simply as an extension of the human but rather as new “technogeographies” that connect technology, nature, and people.
Author : Santoshi Halder
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000595269
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Education Technology written by Santoshi Halder and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook offers a comprehensive understanding of the use of technology in education. With a focus on the development of Education Technology in India, it explores innovative strategies as well as challenges in incorporating technology to support learning. The volume examines diverse learning approaches such as assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication for learners with disabilities and creating more social and accessible environments for learning through Collaborative Learning Techniques (CoLTS), massive open online courses (MOOCs), and the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in modern classrooms. Enriched with discussions on recent trends in ET (Education Technology), university curriculum and syllabi, and real-life examples of the use of ET in different classroom settings, the book captures diverse aspects of education technology and its potential. It also discusses the challenges of making technology and resources available for all and highlights the impact technology has had in classrooms across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, and teachers of education, digital education, education technology, and information technology. The book will also be useful for policymakers, educationalists, instructional designers, and educational institutions.
Author : David H. Cropley
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811331014
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Homo Problematis Solvendis–Problem-solving Man written by David H. Cropley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the history of modern human creativity/innovation through examples of solutions to basic human needs that have been developed over time. The title – Homo problematis solvendis – is a play on the scientific classifications of humans (e.g. Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens), and is intended to suggest that a defining characteristic of modern humans is our fundamental ability to solve problems (i.e. problem- solving human = Homo problematis solvendis). The book not only offers new perspectives on the history of technology, but also helps readers connect the popular interest in creativity and innovation (in schools, in businesses) with their psychological underpinnings. It discusses why creativity and innovation are vital to societies, and how these key abilities have made it possible for societies to develop into what they are today.
Author : Richard D. Easton
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612344097
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)
Download or read book GPS Declassified written by Richard D. Easton and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret, Cold War military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and shaped public perceptions about its origin. Since the United States' first program to launch a satellite in the late 1950s, the nation has pursued dual paths into space-one military and secret, the other scientific and public. Among the many commercial spinoffs this approach has produced, GPS arguably boasts the greatest impact on our.
Author : Kristian Factora
Publisher : Kristian Factora
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book THE TECH DIARY: FROM STONE TO SMARTPHONE written by Kristian Factora and published by Kristian Factora. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original version of Philippine travel diary and technological evolution in a file preview. The ignorant explorer's quest to explore the vastness of the universe, as well as the detailed encyclopedia of tools that had evolved over time. It also includes simple black-and-white artwork depicting how life and matter can be explained in an evolutionary manner over time.
Author : Stephen Taylor
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1398600210
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (986 download)
Download or read book Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment written by Stephen Taylor and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment is the definitive textbook for the new CIPD Advanced Level 7 module. It provides students with an understanding of the major contemporary trends in the HR business environment and discussion of significant areas of HR and Learning and Development (L&D) activity that derive from or are given additional prominence as a result of environmental developments. It provides students with an understanding of ways in which major, long-term environmental developments affect employment, work and people management in organizations as well as a thorough grounding in current and short-term developments in the people management environment. These areas include globalisation, technology, the economy, labour markets, society, politics, public policy and employment regulation. This book also includes expert coverage of how change, innovation and creativity can promote improvements in organisational productivity. Most importantly, this brand new textbook covers the key elements that students on HR masters courses will need in their future careers including flexibility, agility and resilience. productivity, ethics and values, sustainability, equality, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing and working internationally. Case studies and examples demonstrate how the theory applies in practice and pause and review boxes will help students think critically about the content. Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment is ideal reading for all postgraduate students on both CIPD and non-CIPD accredited courses. Online supporting resources include powerpoint slides for every chapter.
Author : David H Cropley
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128003189
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Creativity in Engineering written by David H Cropley and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creativity is like an iceberg - the resulting new idea, or novel solution is only 10% of the effort. The other 90% is the complex interplay of thinking skills and strategies, personal and motivational properties that activate these skills and strategies, and the social and organizational factors of the environment that influence the creative process. Creativity in Engineering focuses on the Process, Person, Product, and Place to understand when and why creativity happens in the engineering environment and how it can be further encouraged. Special Features: Applies findings in creativity research to the engineering arena Defines engineering creativity and differentiates it from innovation Discusses personality and motivational factors that impact creativity Clarifies the role of creativity in the design process Details the impact of thinking skills and strategies in creativity Identifies the role the organization and environment plays in encouraging creativity Discusses the 4P's of Creativity: Person, Product, Process, and Place Provides tactics and tools that will help users foster creativity in engineering environments Identifies how creativity results in innovative new solutions to problems Applies creativity research and knowledge to the engineering space
Author : Jeanette Winterson
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 0802159265
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book 12 Bytes written by Jeanette Winterson and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Witty [and] provocative” essays on how AI might change us by the New York Times–bestselling author of Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? (Kirkus Reviews). When we create non-biological life-forms, will we do so in our image? Or will we accept the once-in-a-species opportunity to remake ourselves in their image? What do love, caring, sex, and attachment look like when humans form connections with non-human helpers, teachers, sex-workers, and companions? And what will happen to our deep-rooted assumptions about gender? Will the physical body that is our home soon be enhanced by biological and neural implants, keeping us fitter, younger, and connected? Is it time to join Elon Musk and leave Planet Earth? In twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding, funny, and provocative essays on the implications of artificial intelligence that look to history, religion, myth, literature, politics, and computer science to help us understand, Jeanette Winterson tackles AI’s most fascinating talking points, from the algorithms that data-dossier your whole life to the weirdness of backing up your brain. “Thought-provoking and necessary—and sometimes very funny.” —The Guardian “Fascinating. . . . Winterson makes granular tech know-how remarkably accessible.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Disha Exports
Publisher : Disha Publications
ISBN 13 : 938632315X
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (863 download)
Download or read book General Knowledge for Competitive Exams - UPSC/ State PCS/ SSC/ Banking/ Insurance/ Railways/ BBA/ MBA/ Defence - 2nd Edition written by Disha Exports and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE forms a very important subject not just for competitive exams but is also a very important component for every student. The thoroughly revised & updated 2nd edition provides a comprehensive updation of all sections. The USP of the book is the use of Infographics, MindMaps, Tables, Charts etc. to present information so as to make it the MOst Student Friendly book for students. It comprehensively covers Geography, History, Polity, Economy, Business, General Science, Ecology & Environment, Art & Culture, Sports, Healthcare, Communication, News & Media, Education & Career, IT & Computers and Technology. The book has been prepared keeping in mind the importance of the questions asked in previous years' competitive exams papers and is useful for aspirants of UPSC, SSC, Banking, Insurance, Railways, Engg Services and AFCAT etc. Some other Salient Features: • India Panorama - provides a lot of details of every state/ UT along with National Symbols, Space Programs of India, Defence & Security, Atomic & Nuclear programs, Heritage sites, Superlatives, First in India etc. • World Panorama - provides details of every continent, major countries - their languages, emblems, currencies, Superlatives, First in World, Sobriquets, Important dates, people, places etc. • Most Famous People of All Time • Technology has been covered with application in all the possible fields - education, space, business, sciences, defence, infrastructure, telecom, sports, printing, transport, Banking etc. • Quiz is another important feature of the book. It provides MCQ's on national and international general knowledge separately. • Latest Update - provides the various important people, event, issue and ideas of latest times.
Author : Mary Virginia Orna
Publisher : ACS Symposium
ISBN 13 : 9780841230743
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Sputnik to Smartphones written by Mary Virginia Orna and published by ACS Symposium. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the profound changes that occurred in the teaching of chemistry in western countries in the years immediately following the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, in 1957. With substantial government and private funding, chemistry educators introduced new curricula, developed programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of chemistry teachers, conceived of new models for managing chemistry education, and experimented with a plethora of materials for visualization of concepts and delivery of content. They also began to seriously study and apply findings from the behavioral sciences to the teaching and learning of chemistry. Now, many chemistry educators are contributing original research in the cognitive sciences that relates to chemistry education. While Sputnik seemed to signal the dawn of far-reaching effects that would take place in political, diplomatic, and strategic, as well as in educational spheres, the seeds of these changes were sown decades before, mainly through the insight and actions of one individual, Neil Gordon, who, virtually singlehandedly, launched the ACS Division of Chemical Education and the Journal of Chemical Education. These two institutions provided the impetus for the United States to eventually become the undisputed leader in chemistry education worldwide.
Author : Donald Clark
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1398608769
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (986 download)
Download or read book Learning Technology written by Donald Clark and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning technology is now an integral part of all learning and development activity. Understanding what these technologies are, how they work and their aims is key to successful L&D practice. Learning Technology is written by a leading voice in the learning tech industry. It explains the history of learning tech, its aims and how it is the fundamental technology that has driven learning, culture and progress. This book covers everything from writing to printing, broadcast media, teaching technology as well as detailed discussion of learning management systems (LMSs), learning experience platforms (LXPs) and learning record stores (LRSs). It also highlights the importance of data and analytics and covers the latest developments in the learning technology space including artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the metaverse. Learning Technology helps L&D professionals assess and better understand learning platforms and teaching technologies, both past and present. it supports this by evaluating the benefits of each technology. It also provides insights into the future of work and learning and offers a comprehensive overview and detailed exploration of the topic.
Author : Yahya R. Kamalipour
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538186713
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
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