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Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Language
English
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"Advancements in computing, instrumentation, robotics, digital imaging, and simulation modeling are changing science into a technology-driven institution. The pragmatic interests of government, industry, and society increasingly exert their influence over science, raising questions of values and objectivity. These and other profound changes in the world of science have led many to speculate that we are in the midst of an epochal break in scientific...
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Series
Annual E. F. Schumacher lectures volume 14th
Publisher
E.F. Schumacher Society
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make things Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper is providing...
86) Progress in manufacturing technologies: special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Author
Series
Library technology reports volume 47, no. 7
Publisher
American Library Association
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
94) Open innovation toolkits in der Produktentwicklung: kundenintegration als potential der wertanalyse
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Publisher
Diplomica Verlag
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Deutsch
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"While Alec Ross was working as Hillary Clinton's Senior Advisor on Innovation, he traveled to forty-one countries. He visited some of the toughest places in the world--from refugee camps of Congo to Syrian war zones. From phone-charger stands in eastern Congo to R & D labs in South Korea, Ross has seen what the future holds. Over the past two decades, the Internet has radically changed markets and businesses worldwide. In The Industries of the Future,...
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Series
Very short introductions volume 227
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Written by one of the world's great engineers, this book provides the curious with an explanation of how inventions have developed from human needs and desires. Chapters discuss the impacts of inventions in our work, personal lives, societies, and the environment. The text also outlines what steps we need to take to ensure continued success of new inventions, and how to mange them wisely. Based on a Princeton University course for a general audience,...