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Book SynopsisFrom the No. 1 bestselling author of What If? - the man who created xkcd and explained the laws of science with cartoons - comes a series of brilliantly simple diagrams (''blueprints'' if you want to be complicated about it) that show how important things work: from the nuclear bomb to the biro. It''s good to know what the parts of a thing are called, but it''s much more interesting to know what they do. Richard Feynman once said that if you can''t explain something to a first-year student, you don''t really get it. In Thing Explainer, Randall Munroe takes a quantum leap past this: he explains things using only drawings and a vocabulary of just our 1,000 (or the ten hundred) most common words.Many of the things we use every day - like our food-heating radio boxes (''microwaves''), our very tall roads (''bridges''), and our computer rooms (''datacentres'') - are strange to us. So are the other worlds around our sun (the solar system), the big flatTrade ReviewA brilliant concept. If you can't explain something simply, you don't really understand it. And Randall Munroe is the perfect guy to take on a project like this . . . If you know Munroe's previous work, it will come as no surprise that parts of Thing Explainer are laugh-out-loud funny . . . filled with cool basic knowledge about how the world works. If one of Munroe's drawings inspires you to go learn more about a subject - including a few extra terms - then he will have done his job. He has written a wonderful guide for curious minds * BILL GATES *Wonderful * Neil Gaiman *In the crowded field of trivia, nothing beats Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe, the physicist-turned-comic-artist, a sequel to What If ? . . . It is very funny and has something quite serious to say about our misplaced faith in long words * Daily Telegraph *Thing Explainer gets to the real essence of things * New Scientist *Like any good work of science writing, [Thing Explainer] is equal parts lucid, funny, and startling * NewYorker.com *In just over a decade Randall Munroe has become firmly established and it's safe to say adored as the author of xkcd. Now, Munroe has produced a book - and Thing Explainer isn't just any book. It's beautiful, packed with facts, figures and richly and simply presented diagrams * Register *Reliably amusing and often enlightening * The Times, Books of the Year *

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Book SynopsisDescribes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic.

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Book SynopsisCengel's Thermodynamics is known to be student friendly, self-instructive, and easy to read and understand even for the most challenging topics with the help of attractive illustrations, examples, and real-world applications. The authors' philosophy is that the best way to learn is by practice. Special effort is made throughout the book to reinforce material that was presented earlier and to appeal to students' natural curiosity and intuition. For instructors looking to engage students and enhance their problem-solving skills, Connect offers student-friendly, accessible content, tools, and resources that develop high-level problem-solving and critical thinking skills, including New Application-Based Activities.Table of Contents1) Introduction and Basic Concepts2) Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis3) Properties of Pure Substances4) Energy Analysis of Closed Systems5) Mass and Energy Analysis of Control Volumes6) The Second Law of Thermodynamics7) Entropy8) Entropy Analysis9) Exergy10) Gas Power Cycles11) Vapor and Combined Power Cycles12) Refrigeration Cycles13) Thermodynamic Property Relations14) Gas Mixtures15) Gas-Vapor Mixtures and Air-Conditioning16) Chemical Reactions17) Chemical and Phase Equilibrium18) Compressible Flow

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Book SynopsisIntelligent algorithms are already well on their way to making white collar jobs obsolete: travel agents, data-analysts, and paralegals are currently in the firing line. In the near future, doctors, taxi-drivers and ironically even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by ‘robots’. Without a radical reassessment of our economic and political structures, we risk the very implosion of the capitalist economy itself. In The Rise of the Robots, technology expert Martin Ford systematically outlines the achievements of artificial intelligence and uses a wealth of economic data to illustrate the terrifying societal implications. From health and education to finance and technology, his warning is stark – all jobs that are on some level routine are likely to eventually be automated, resulting in the death of traditional careers and a hollowed-out middle class. The robots are coming and we have to decide – now – whether the future will bring prosperity or catastrophe.Trade Review'Required reading'. * GQ *'Ford paints his prediction that "the robots are coming" with certainty and his case is backed up by significant research'. * Director Magazine *'The Rise of the Robots should come with a warning sticker saying: "This books will provoke a lot of soul-searching"'. * Cambridge Business *'What Ford does well…is take that deep-set historical techno fear, unpack it and play it back to us on the intellectual big screen, magnified and with plenty of hard-hitting stats thrown in to boost the special effects and make sure the volume is turned up to 11'. * Management Today *'Alarming... surreal... it is time to be afraid, very afraid... For the moment there is no hope that the rise of the robots will not be accompanied by the fall of the humans' * Sunday Times Culture *'The elephant in the room of artificial intelligence is mass obsolescence of the human workforce it threatens to supplant. Ford stares the elephant in the face'. * Observer *‘Perhaps the clearest example of genre-hopping to be found in 2015 was the boom in books by journalists and technology writers on what has long been one of the central concerns of science fiction: the implications of artificial intelligence and automation… Few captured the mood as well as Martin Ford in The Rise of the Robots... which painted a bleak picture of the upheavals that would come as ever-greater numbers of even highly skilled workers were displaced by machines.’ * Financial Times, Best Books of 2015 *'Frightening and important...the more people that read it, the better for all of us'. * Destructive Music *'Packed with irresistible gee-whizz facts but...also anxious about what might happen next, especially to human employment...well worth reading'. * Guardian *“Well researched and disturbingly persuasive.” * Financial Times *“Everyone concerned with the future of work must read this book.” -- Lord Robert Skidelsky, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick“[The Rise of the Robots is] about as scary as the title suggests. It’s not science fiction, but rather a vision (almost) of economic Armageddon.” -- Frank Bruni, New York Times“A fascinating journey into the near future world of unemployment. Ford issues a stark warning that automation in the form of robotics is moving beyond the menial jobs to put the rest of us out of work. Read it now before it is too late.” -- Noel Sharkey, Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, University of Sheffield“Lucid, comprehensive and unafraid to grapple fairly with those who dispute Ford’s basic thesis, Rise of the Robots is an indispensable contribution to a long-running argument.” * Los Angeles Times *“Finally someone is addressing this important topic that has both a grasp on the economic issues and a grounded understanding of what AI and robotics technology is really capable of now and in the near future. This is combined with a clarity of explanation that can help anyone understand the significant societal changes that will soon be upon us.” -- Dr. Nick Hawes, Reader in Autonomous Intelligent Robotics, University of Birmingham‘The real existential threat of AI is not biological extinction but philosophical identity, as even (or perhaps especially) humanity’s greatest thinkers have to come to terms with the fact that their abilities can be not only understood, but replicated in machines. Martin Ford addresses this new reality with exceptional insight and clarity. He doesn’t shy away from recognizing the many positive outcomes of intelligent technology, while exposing the negative consequences of the very real impacts our society is already experiencing.’ -- Dr Joanna Bryson, Department of Computer Science, University of Bath“As Martin Ford documents in Rise of the Robots, the job-eating maw of technology now threatens even the nimblest and most expensively educated...the human consequences of robotization are already upon us, and skillfully chronicled here.” * New York Times Book Review *“Mr. Ford lucidly sets out myriad examples of how focused applications of versatile machines (coupled with human helpers where necessary) could displace or de-skill many jobs… His answer to a sharp decline in employment is a guaranteed basic income, a safety net that he suggests would both cushion the effect on the newly unemployable and encourage entrepreneurship among those creative enough to make a new way for themselves. This is a drastic prescription for the ills of modern industrialization—ills whose severity and very existence are hotly contested. Rise of the Robots provides a compelling case that they are real, even if its more dire predictions are harder to accept.” * Wall Street Journal *“Compelling and well-written… In his conception, the answer is a combination of short-term policies and longer-term initiatives, one of which is a radical idea that may gain some purchase among gloomier techno-profits: a guaranteed income for all citizens. If that stirs up controversy, that's the point. The book is both lucid and bold, and certainly a starting point for robust debate about the future of all workers in an age of advancing robotics and looming artificial intelligence systems.” * ZDNet *“In Rise of the Robots, Ford coolly and clearly considers what work is under threat from automation.” * New Scientist *“Speaks with special credibility, insight, and verve. Business people, policy makers, and professionals of all sorts should read this book right away—before the 'bots steal their jobs.” -- Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor for the Economist“An alarming new book.” * Esquire *“Ford offers ideas on changes in social policies, including guaranteed income, to keep our economy humming and prepare ourselves for a more automated future.” * Booklist *“If the robots are coming for my job (too), then Martin Ford is the person I want on my side, not to fend them off but to construct a better world where we can all—humans and our machines—live more prosperously together. Rise of the Robots goes far beyond the usual fear-mongering punditry to suggest an action plan for a better future.” -- Cathy N. Davidson, Distinguished Professor and Director, The Futures Initiative, The Graduate Center, CUNY and author of Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn“Martin Ford’s Rise of the Robots is a very important, timely, and well-informed book. Smart machines, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and the ‘Internet of things’ are transforming every sector of the economy. Machines can outperform workers in a rapidly widening arc of activities. Will smart machines lead to a world of plenty, leisure, health care, and education for all; or to a world of inequality, mass unemployment, and a war between the haves and have-nots, and between the machines and the workers left behind? Ford doesn’t claim to have all of the answers, but he asks the right questions and offers a highly informed and panoramic view of the debate. This is an excellent book that offers us a sophisticated glimpse into our possible futures.” -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University and author of The Age of Sustainable Development“A careful and courageous examination of automation and its possible impact on society.” * Kirkus Reviews *“Of all the moderns who have written on automation and rising joblessness, Martin Ford is the original. The Rise of the Robots is self-recommending.” * Marginal Revolution *“It's not easy to accept, but it's true. Education and hard work will no longer guarantee success for huge numbers of people as technology advances. The time for denial is over. Now it's time to consider solutions and there are very few proposals on the table. Rise of the Robots presents one idea, the basic income model, with clarity and force. No one who cares about the future of human dignity can afford to skip this book.” -- Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget and Who Owns the Future?

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Book SynopsisTough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too Pricey?Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 600 fully-solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 25 detailed videos featuring math instructors who explain how to solve the most commonly tested problems--it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand.Schaumâs Outline of Linear Algebra, Sixth Edition<Table of Contents1. Vectors in R and C, Spatial Vectors2. Algebra of Matrices3. Systems of Linear Equations4. Vector Spaces5. Linear Mappings6. Linear Mappings and Matrices7. Inner Product Spaces, Orthogonality8. Determinants9. Diagonalization: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors10. Canonical Forms11. Linear Functionals and the Dual Space12. Bilinear, Quadratic, and Hermitian Forms13. Linear Operators on Inner Product Spaces

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Book Synopsis''An excellent starter for those who want to gain an insight into how AI works and why it''s likely to shape our lives'' - The Daily Telegraph Artificial intelligence will shake up our lives as thoroughly as the arrival of the internet. This popular, up-to-date book charts AI’s rise from its Cold War origins to its explosive growth in the 2020s. Tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker (TikTok Boom and YouTubers) goes into the laboratories of the Silicon Valley innovators making rapid advances in ‘large language models’ of machine learning. He meets the insiders at Google and OpenAI who built Gemini and ChatGPT and reveals the extraordinary plans they have for them. Along the way, he explores AI’s dark side by talking to workers who have lost their jobs to bots and engages with futurologists worried that a man-made super-intelligence could threaten humankind. He answers critical questions about the AI revolu

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Book SynopsisFuturists are certain that humanlike AI is on the horizon, but in fact engineers have no idea how to program human reasoning. AI reasons from statistical correlations across data sets, while common sense is based heavily on conjecture. Erik Larson argues that hyping existing methods will only hold us back from developing truly humanlike AI.Trade ReviewIf you want to know about AI, read this book. For several reasons—most of all because it shows how a supposedly futuristic reverence for Artificial Intelligence retards progress when it denigrates our most irreplaceable resource for any future progress: our own human intelligence. -- Peter ThielLarson worries that we’re making two mistakes at once, defining human intelligence down while overestimating what AI is likely to achieve…Another concern is learned passivity: our tendency to assume that AI will solve problems and our failure, as a result, to cultivate human ingenuity. * Wall Street Journal *Thoughtful…makes a convincing case that artificial general intelligence—machine-based intelligence that matches our own—is beyond the capacity of algorithmic machine learning because there is a mismatch between how humans and machines know what they know…AI can’t account for the qualitative, nonmeasurable, idiosyncratic, messy stuff of life. -- Sue Halpern * New York Review of Books *Artificial intelligence has always inspired outlandish visions, but now Elon Musk and other authorities assure us that those sci-fi visions are about to become reality. Artificial intelligence is going to destroy us, save us, or at the very least radically transform us. In The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, Erik Larson exposes the vast gap between the actual science underlying AI and the dramatic claims being made for it. This is a timely, important, and even essential book. -- John Horgan, author of The End of ScienceErik Larson offers an expansive look at the field of AI, from its early history to recent prophecies about the advent of superintelligent machines. Engaging, clear, and highly informed, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence is a terrific book. -- Oren Etzioni, CEO of the Allen Institute for AIA fantastic tour of AI, at once deeply enlightening and eminently readable, that challenges the overwrought vision of a technology that revolutionizes everything and also threatens our existence. Larson, the thinking person’s tech entrepreneur, explores the philosophical and practical implications of AI as never before and reminds us that wishing for something is not the same as building it. -- Todd C. Hughes, technology executive and former DARPA officialThere are several books out there addressing the trending topic of AI, but Larson’s The Myth of Artificial Intelligence is arguably the best one of them so far…Should be taught in every undergraduate level engineering program. -- Gábor István Bíró * Metascience *A discussion of general human intelligence versus the current state of artificial intelligence, and how progress in a narrowly defined, specialized area (how to play chess) does not necessarily mean we are getting closer to human-like thinking machines. So, take a rain-check on the impending arrival of the robot overlords, that is going to have to wait a while. -- Elizabeth Obee * Towards Data Science *Far and away the best refutation of Kurzweil’s overpromises, but also of the hype pressed by those who have fallen in love with AI’s latest incarnation, which is the combination of big data with machine learning. Just to be clear, Larson is not a contrarian. He does not have a death wish for AI. He is not trying to sabotage research in the area (if anything, he is trying to extricate AI research from the fantasy land it currently inhabits)…Insightful and timely. -- William A. Dembski * Evolution News *Larson’s book is excellent, and tells the story of how successful narrow AI has been in comparison to the failures of strong AI. It also shows us why we have no reason to believe that these failures will turn into successes anytime soon. The Myth of Artificial Intelligence also serves as a warning to be skeptical of the predictions of experts and expresses the importance of having a sound theory to properly practice science. -- Brendan Patrick Purdy * Law & Liberty *Believing in the myth of AI has more serious consequences for our society beyond merely losing sleep over the prospects of a robot uprising. The myth, Larson argues, is negatively affecting research in many fields of science…Comes at an opportune moment—when AI has breached the peak of expectations and is now inching downwards, into the trough of disillusionment. It deflates the hype surrounding the subject and offers coherent arguments against the inevitability and imminence of true machine intelligence. -- Viraj Kulkarni * The Wire (India) *A detailed, wide-ranging excavation of AI’s history and culture, and the limitations of current machine learning, [Larson] argues that there’s basically ‘no good scientific reason’ to believe the [AI] myth…A clever, engaging book that looks closely at the machines we fear could one day destroy us all, and at how our current tools won’t create this future. -- Ellen Broad * Inside Story *Discusses how widely publicized misconceptions about intelligence and inference have led AI research down narrow paths that are limiting innovation and scientific discoveries…Sheds light on the challenges that the field faces today and helps readers to see through the overblown claims about progress toward AGI or singularity. -- Ben Dickson * TechTalks *Lays out a bird’s eye view of the origins and ideas behind current AI methods…Disentangles the hype of AI from what is actually possible with current technology. Even as he sheds light on the gap between the singularity prediction and what machine learning is truly capable of, he emphasizes the significance of the myth. * Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith *

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Book SynopsisTells the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John D. Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity.Trade Review"This insider's account of the early years of rocketry captures the excitement of researching and developing technologies that lie outside the realm of computer science. While we're accustomed to think of technological progress in terms of Moore's law, in a few short years these engineers went from launching metal tubes small enough to hold in your hand to propelling a two ton metal capsule containing three humans all the way to the moon."— Inc., 9 Powerful Books Elon Musk Recommends "A good book on rocket stuff...that's a really fun one." — Elon Musk "Ignition! is a history of liquid rocket propellants, but it's also a history of cold war and the space race, told from a particular point of view....That humor helps the accessibility, and as long as you remember some high school chemistry you shouldn't have a problem with the science either."— Ars Technica "Ignition!, originally written in 1972, is back in print after a long hiatus. A classic book, it tells a rollicking story of an era when space was the frontier. An informative history, it reads like an adventure story."— Galveston County Daily News "Read this book. You’ll find plenty about John and all the other sky-high crackpots who were in the field with him and you may even get (as I did) a glimpse of the heroic excitement that seemed to make it reasonable to cuddle with death every waking moment—to say nothing of learning a heck of a lot about the way in which the business of science is really conducted." — Issac Asimov, from the foreword "Ignition! is a hard-to-get-your-hands-on account of early rocket science...Clark was an American chemist active in the development of rocket fuels back in the 1960s and 1970s, and the book is both an account of the growth of the field and an explainer of how the science works." — Business InsiderTable of ContentsContents In Re John D. Clark - foreword by Issac Asimov Preface 1 How It Started 2 Peenemunde and JPL 3 The Hunting of the Hypergol . . . 4 . . . and Its Mate 5 Peroxide – Always a Bridesmaid 6 Halogens and Politics and Deep Space 7 Performance 8 Lox and Flox and Cryogenics in General 9 What Ivan Was Doing 10 “Exotics” 11 The Hopeful Monoprops 12 High Density and the Higher Foolishness 13 What Happens Next Glossary Index

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Anthony Croft is Professor of Mathematics Education at Loughborough University. Robert Davison was formerly Head of Quality at the Faculty of Technology, De Montfort University. Martin Hargreaves is a Chartered Physicist James Flint is Senior Lecturer in Wireless Systems Engineering at Loughborough University.

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Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The Landmark Water Use and Treatment ResourceâFully Updated  for Optimizing Water ProcessesThis industry-standard resource from the worldâs leading water management company offers practical guidance on the use and treatment of water and wastewater in industrial and institutional facilities. Revised to align with the latest regulations and technologies, The Nalco Water Handbook, Fourth Edition, explains water management fundamentals and clearly shows how to improve water quality, minimize usage, and optimize treatment processes. Throughout, new emphasis is placed on todayâs prevailing issues, including water scarcity, stressors, and business risk.Covers all essential wat

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Book SynopsisMATLAB for Engineering Applications is a simple, concise book designed to be useful for beginners and to be kept as a reference. MATLAB is a globally available standard computational tool for engineers and scientists. This text is intended as a stand-alone introduction to MATLAB and can be used in an introductory course, as a self-study text, or as a supplementary text. The text's material is based on the author's experience in teaching a required two-credit semester course devoted to MATLAB for engineering freshmen.This title will be available in Connect, but is not available with SmartBook. Instructor Resources available for this title include: Solutions Manual, Presentation Tools Table (includes Lecture PowerPoints and Image Bank), MATLAB Files, MATLAB Live Scripts.Table of Contents1 An Overview of MATLAB2 Numeric, Cell, and Structure Arrays3 Functions4 Programming with MATLAB5 Advanced Plotting6 Model Building and Regression7 Statistics, Probability, and Interpolation8 Linear Algebraic Equations9 Numerical Methods for Calculus and Differential Equations10 Simulink11 Symbolic Processing with MATLAB12 Projects with MATLAB

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Book Synopsis*As heard on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO* 'A must-read' Mark Manson We are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done. Why does it feel like we're distracting our lives away? In Indistractable, behavioural designer Nir Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving you to distraction. Empowering and optimistic, this is the book that will help you design your time, realise your ambitions, and live the life you really want. 'If you value your time, your focus or your relationships, this book is essential reading' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind 'A guide to staying focused in an age of constant distraction' Guardian ‘Exactly what most of us need in order to focus on what is important, rather than the dazzling, illuminated, unsatisfying distractions of modern life' Matt Haig 'Does exactly as it promises. Amazing' Chris Evans 'The best guide I've read for reclaiming our attention, our focus and our lives' Arianna HuffingtonTrade ReviewIndistractable zeroes in on one of the biggest challenges of our time: managing our attention. Nir Eyal provides the most practical and realistic approach yet to balancing technology with well-being -- Mark Manson, author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck'Nir Eyal understands the modern technologies of attention from the inside, and in this practical and timely book, he shares the secrets to regaining, and sustaining, the capacity to focus on what matters. Your brain (not to mention your spouse, your kids, and your friends) will thank you for reading it -- Oliver BurkemanEyal argues with impeccable logic * The Times *Now there’s a way we can regain our ability to focus * Red *Part self-help guide and part-explainer for the ways in which technology can worm its way into our daily lives * i *This book is full of insights, stories, cutting-edge research and – most helpful – concrete, manageable strategies for becoming indistractable -- Gretchen Rubin, author of 'The Happiness Project'A masterclass in understanding the root cause of distraction -- Cal Newport, author of 'Digital Minimalism'Masses of really useful arsenal and some very interesting studies about how to be less distracted in this world -- Pandora SykesIn a world filled with noise, Indistractable provides a framework that will deliver the focus you need to get results -- James Clear, author of 'Atomic Habits'This book has done more to change the way I see the world than anything I've read in the past several years -- Shane Snow, author of 'Dream Teams' and 'Smartcuts'Exactly what most of us need in order to focus on what is important, rather than the dazzling, illuminated, unsatisfying distractions of modern life -- Matt HaigThis book is essential reading for anyone who wants to preserve islands of focused attention – and good personal relationships – at a time when digital devices pull us away from our priorities and our loved ones. I’m putting many of Eyal’s ideas into practice -- Jonathan Haidt, author of 'The Coddling of the American Mind' and the 'The Righteous Mind'The best guide I've read for reclaiming our attention, our focus and our lives -- Arianna HuffingtonBeing indistractable is the essential skill for our time. Skip this book at your peril. My advice is this: Read it. Live it. Repeat -- Greg McKeown, author of 'Essentialism'As a lifelong procrastinator, I'm painfully aware of how much productivity-related advice there is out there and how little of it is actually helpful. Indistractable is an exception -- Tim Urban, author of WaitButWhy.comI can think of no more important skill than focus and no better teacher than Nir Eyal. Being Indistractable is the skill of the century -- Shane Parrish, founder of Farnham StreetIndistractable will help you make the most of your time and find peace and productivity in an increasingly distracting world -- Charlotte Blank, Chief Behavioural Officer, MaritzIndistractable puts humans back where we belong when it comes to distraction: in the cockpit of our own lives -- Anya Kamenetz, author of 'The Art of Screen Time'Dive head-first into this book. Indistractable is a fascinating, visual and profoundly helpful guide to overcoming distraction. The deeper you dig into this book, the more productive you'll become -- Chris Bailey, author of 'Hyperfocus' and 'The Productivity Project'Indistractable is filled with both wisdom and humour. This is a valuable read for anyone navigating our modern world -- Dr. Richard M. Ryan, co-founder of self-determination theoryIn the future, there will be two kinds of people in the world. Those who read and apply the principles in Indistractable and those who wish they had read it sooner -- Kintan Brahmbhatt, Global Head of Product, Amazon MusicHooked gives you the blueprint for the next generation of products. Read Hooked or the company that replaces you will -- Praise for 'Hooked', Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordpressThe book everyone in Silicon Valley is talking about -- Praise for 'Hooked', Stephen P. Anderson, author of 'Seductive Interaction Design'

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1 Introduction to Programming Using MATLAB 1. Introduction to MATLAB 2. Vectors and Matrices 3. Introduction to MATLAB Programming 4. Selection Statements 5. Loop Statements and Vectorizing Code 6. MATLAB Programs 7. Text Manipulation 8. Data Structures Part 2 Advanced Topics for Problem Solving with MATLAB 9. Data Transfer 10. Advanced Functions 11. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Graphics 12. Advanced Plotting Techniques 13. Sights and Sounds 14. Advanced Mathematics 15. Introduction to Machine Learning

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Book SynopsisA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'An exquisite book, beautifully put together... What a very wonderful book.' STEPHEN FRY'Forty-thousand years of our relationship with time condensed into 288 pages: a hugely entertaining achievement.' ESQUIRE'5/5 A true joy. A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy.' TELEGRAPH'A rattling, wonderful read.' OBSERVER'Every page glitters' SPECTATOR'Mesmerising' NEW STATESMAN'Absolutely gorgeous. It blew my socks off' JAY BLADES'An intensely personal, finely-tuned meditation. A beautiful book' EDMUND DE WAAL'Beautiful, bewitching and brilliant' LARA MAIKLEMIn Hands of Time, watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents.The invention of timepieces was more significant for human culture than the printing press, or even the wheel. They have travelled the world with us, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, and even to the Moon. They regulate our daily lives and have sculpted the social and economic development of society in surprising and dramatic ways.From her workshop bench, Rebecca explores the ways in which timekeeping has indelibly shaped our attitudes to work, leisure, trade, politics, exploration and mortality, and introduces us to some extraordinary devices, each with their own story to tell. Hands of Time is an intricate exploration of the history, science, philosophy, and craft of timekeeping.Trade Review'5/5 A true joy - an enchanting mixture of memoir and history... A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy - highly deserving of the time you give it.' * Telegraph *'Every page glitters with details of her experience and the people she has learned from. The book is evidence of a lifelong labour of love, and reading it is time well spent' * Spectator *'A rattling, wonderful, decidedly non-nerdy read for anyone with an interest of how time made us who we are.' * Observer *'What an exquisite book, as beautifully put together as one of the watches whose mechanisms Rebecca Struthers describes with such eloquence and authority. In a world whose digital workings are invisible to us, the joy and genius of craftsmanship, artistry and skill with materials is all the more welcome. What a very wonderful book. -- Stephen FryAn intensely personal, finely-tuned meditation on making and time-keeping. This is a beautiful book.' -- Edmund de WaalAn absolutely gorgeous book about craft, time and history. Hands of Time really captures what it means to be a craftsperson and why it matters. It blew my socks off. -- Jay Blades'Rebecca Struthers dismantles and reassembles time as she would an antique pocket watch. Beautiful, bewitching and brilliant.' -- Lara Maiklem'Mesmerising, almost hypnotic... well worth your time.' * New Statesman *'An absorbing and precisely researched journey around the importance of horology in measuring time... at the heart of the narrative is a historical account of how timekeeping has shaped the development of pretty much every aspect of social and economic life: trade, politics, leisure, exploration and mortality.' * Times *Taking us from the earliest lunar calendar (a notched baboon fibula found in the Lebombo mountains) to today's quartz watches... This brilliant history of clocks and timepieces is a miracle of concision. * Telegraph best summer reads *'The only book on watches you need to read... a hugely entertaining achievement' * Esquire *'BOOK OF THE WEEK: The sights, smells and sounds of a watchmaker's workshop in Birmingham's jewellery quarter come to life in Rebecca Struthers's fascinating book' * Daily Mail *'As exquisitely-crafted as a Georgian pocket-watch, this fascinating book weaves the threads of personal memoir with the story of a profession that has until now been almost entirely overlooked. Through the lens of watch-making, a new understanding of our world history emerges. Beautifully written and endlessly fascinating, it feels like this was a story waiting to be written.' -- Tracy BormanAs impeccably crafted and precisely engineered as any of the watches on which the author has worked so lovingly over the years, this book is a joy to behold and a wonder to enjoy. -- Simon WinchesterA masterpiece. As intricate and impressive as the watches it describes. -- James FoxFrom 40,000 year old bone etchings, through the first tick-tock and into the nanoscale atomic world of 21st century clocks, Hands of Time is a meticulously written and captivating history. Struthers brings her unique perspective as artisan and engineer to explore both the evolution of mechanisms and the complicated ways in which timekeeping has changed human life: the more we measure this intangible cosmic property, the more precious it becomes. -- Rebecca Wragg SykesAn enthralling story of time, and of the human passion to understand and control it. Anyone who enjoyed Dava Sobel's Longitude will love it. -- Gavin Francis'The history of timekeeping is treated with a light touch, consisting of one fascinating and frequently romantic story after another... She brings the craft of making and repairing watches to life and even the glossary is an engaging read. Be warned, however: if Hands of Time affects you as it has me, you may find yourself taking up what could be an extremely expensive hobby.' * Country Life *'A gripping history of timekeeping that starts with the personal, but then embarks upon a journey spanning centuries of modern humanity, examining how timepieces have shaped us - not just in service to our quotidian lives, but politically and economically, too. With a scope that reaches from prehistoric 40,000-year-old bone etchings recording lunar cycles to the Dutch horological "forgeries" of her thesis, it is all addressed with a lightness of touch that has seen Dr Struthers' debut scoring "Book of the Week" on BBC Radio 4.' * Mr Porter *'Full of tales of royal intrigue and social history, it charts the story of watchmaking through the centuries and reflects on how time affects us all' * Vogue *'This engaging, rewarding book is full of mechanical complexities and wonderfully interesting details. * Irish Examiner *Skilfully moving between the miniscule world of watchmaking and the sweep of history, Hands of Time is an enlightening study. * Economist *An exquisitely crafted history * Nature *As an engineer I was enthralled by the intricate mechanisms Dr. Struthers brings to life so vividly. But what really struck me is her personal journey in horology, and her fascinating stories of how timepieces affected society and culture, ultimately shaping our modern lives. -- Roma Agrawal

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Book SynopsisGet more out of your coding with GitHub For today's coders, GitHub is a must. The world's largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you'll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With a working knowledge of GitHub, you'll be a better, more employable programmer. The simple instructions and interactive examples in this book will get you there quickly. Get the instructions you need for using GitHub to collaborate on software projectsBecome more attractive to employers with knowledge and experience in the largest development platformSet up GitHub Desktop, create a repository, and launch your first projectUse GitHub Skills courses to learn new tricks, for beginners to prosYou've learned how to write a little codenow learn how to share itTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with GitHub.com 5 Chapter 1: Understanding the Git in GitHub 7 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Collaborative Coding Environment 25 Part 2: Starting Your First Solo Project 35 Chapter 3: Introducing GitHub Repositories 37 Chapter 4: Setting Up a GitHub Website Repo 57 Chapter 5: Creating a Website with GitHub Pages 73 Part 3: Contributing to Your First Project 91 Chapter 6: Forking GitHub Repositories 93 Chapter 7: Writing and Committing Code 109 Chapter 8: Working with Pull Requests 129 Part 4: Managing and Contributing to Large Projects 149 Chapter 9: Exploring and Contributing to OSS 151 Chapter 10: Starting Your Own OSS 165 Chapter 11: Inner-Source Your Code on GitHub 185 Part 5: Making GitHub Work for You 203 Chapter 12: Collaborating Outside of GitHub 205 Chapter 13: GitHub Workflow Integrations 219 Chapter 14: Personalizing GitHub 233 Part 6: The GitHub Ecosystem 247 Chapter 15: Exploring the GitHub Marketplace 249 Chapter 16: GitHub and You 259 Chapter 17: Attending Events 267 Part 7: The Part of Tens 277 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Level Up on GitHub 279 Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Improve Your Development Workflow 291 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Being an Effective Community Member 299 Index 307

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Book SynopsisFrom MOOCs to autograders to computerized tutors, technologies designed for large-scale learning have never lived up to the hype. Despite its promise, Justin Reich shows that technology cannot transform our classrooms on its own. Successful education reform, he concludes, will focus on incremental institutional change, not the next killer app.Trade ReviewAs the pandemic forces so many school systems and learning institutions to move online, the desire to educate students well using online tools and platforms is more pressing than ever. But as Justin Reich illustrates in his new book, Failure to Disrupt, there are no easy solutions or one-size-fits-all tools that can aid in this transition, and many recent technologies that were expected to radically change schooling have instead been used in ways that perpetuate existing systems and their attendant inequalities. -- Kanwal Singh * Science *In a few dozen pages, Reich lays out the embarrassing cycle of copied ideas, massive hype, enormous wasted funding and the unmet promises of edtech—why so many innovations and companies find only dramatically downsized and incremental uses, leaving education fundamentally not disrupted over and over again…A must-read for the education-invested as well as the education-interested. -- Derek Newton * Forbes *I'm not sure if Reich is as famous outside of learning science and online education circles as he is inside. He should be…Reading and talking about Failure to Disrupt should be a prerequisite for any big institutional learning technology initiatives coming out of COVID-19. -- Joshua Kim * Inside Higher Ed *Helps readers understand the systems operating through ed tech over the last 60 years: how venture capital backed technologies fall short of disruption; why people prefer incremental changes in how we learn, rarely transforming pedagogy; that tech—even when it’s free—favors those who already have privilege. -- Ki Sung * KQED *His account of digital technology, neither utopian nor dystopian, offers ‘a tinkerer’s guide to learning at scale,’ to fit—not disrupt—the complex system of school and university education. * Nature *Reich is to be congratulated on writing an important corrective to our public fascination with ‘disrupting’ higher education. It is all the more devastating for its even-handedness. There is no cheap online solution to delivering world class higher education that meets our nation’s ideals and needs. Anything proposed to do so runs roughshod over closely held values: rigor, access, equality, and justice. This is a must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in the present and future of higher education. -- Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New EconomyThis magisterial book offers a remarkable account of the different approaches to online learning and what can be expected of them. Comprehensive, wide-ranging, and incisive, this book offers a definitive account of the past, present, and future of technology-assisted learning. If you had to pick one book to learn about all things online learning, this would be the one. -- Jal Mehta, coauthor of In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High SchoolIf you have already decided that educational technology is a utopia or a dystopia, there’s no need to read this—or, indeed, any—book. But if you desire a clear, balanced, and insightful evaluation of the range of educational technologies, Justin Reich’s book will inform and delight you. -- Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Technology in learning carries a high cost economically and culturally. In a game of trade-offs between efficiency and human development, research remains the critical lens to guide decisions. This exceptional book is the best resource currently available to guide readers to understanding the failure of technology in classrooms, what needs to be done to make a real impact, and the critical importance of education as community. -- George Siemens, Executive Director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Book SynopsisPalaeolithic hunters who learnt how to kill two mammoths instead of one had made progress. Those who learnt how to kill 200 by driving a whole herd over a cliff had made too much. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century´s runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. A Short History of Progress argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Only by understanding the patterns of progress and disaster that humanity has repeated since the Stone Age can we recognise the inherent dangers, and, with luck, and wisdom, shape its outcome.Trade ReviewThe author sifts the findings of archaeology and anthropology with thoughtful grace to build a potent argument. * * Guardian * *A compelling work of distilled wisdom. * * The Times * *Rarely have I read a book that is so gripping, so immediate and so important to our times. Jared Diamond will be jealous. -- Robyn WilliamsRonald Wright is both trained academic and an acclaimed novelist and he has used these skills to page-turning effect in this work of non-fiction. * * Morning Star * *

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Book SynopsisThis bestselling book -- now in its Fourth Edition – has become the gold standard for Sales Engineers, who engage on the technical side of the sales and buying process and are the people who know how everything works. It helps you navigate a complex and ever-changing technical sales environment and become an effective bridge-builder between the business/commercial interests and the technical details that support the sale. Written by one of the foremost experts in this field, the handbook presents everything you need to improve your skills and increase your value to the sales team. Chapters are written in a modular fashion so that you can choose topics most relevant to you at the moment – or follow them in order as they build upon each other and give you the complete A to Z on your role. Each chapter is short enough so that you can read through it in 10-15 minutes and apply the learning the next day. You’ll find actionable hints, case studies, and anecdotes illustrating the topics with lessons learned, both positive and negative. The book helps you: understand the unique role of the Sales Engineer, from the broad picture to the nuances of the job; develop skills needed to become a valuable consultant to your team and the customer team; utilize best practices for creating and completing winning RFPs; effectively integrate global practices into your day-to-day activities; increase your ability think on a more strategic level; become a trusted advisor to executive customers. With this completely updated and expanded edition of Mastering Technical Sales in hand, you will achieve a better win rate, experience higher customer satisfaction, hit revenue targets, and feel greater job satisfaction. Newly added and revised chapters guide you through today’s challenges, including the impact of the cloud and everything-as-a-service, new sales models (monthly vs. annual revenue commits), and the virtualization and automation that is now part of the Sales Engineer’s world. This book is a must-have resource for both new and seasoned Sales Engineers within tech software, hardware, mechanical, and civil engineering vendors, along with management and leadership in those organizations, and anyone who must present, demonstrate or sell hi-tech items for a living.Table of ContentsIntroduction, What Is A Sales Engineer?, An Overview Of The Sales Process, Lead Qualification, The RFP Process, Technical Discovery, Business Value Discovery I – Pains and Gains, Business Value Discovery 2 – Time, Money and People, The FABulous Sales Engineer, Successful Customer Engagement, The Perfect Pitch: Structure, The Perfect Pitch: Delivery, The Dash To Demo, Building The Demo, Remote Demonstrations And Presentations, Whiteboarding and Visual Selling, Storytelling, Evaluation Strategies, Answering Questions, The Trusted Advisor Sales Engineer, The Executive Connection, Doing The Math and Proving Business Value, The New SE: Getting Started, Creating Your Personal Brand, Selling With And Through Partners, Competitive Tactics, Using The CRM System, Compensation (Show Me The Money), Moving Into Sales, Career Progression, Becoming An Effective Subject Matter Expert/SE Specialist, The Hiring And Interview Process, Time Management For The Sales Engineer, Managing Yourself By The Metrics, and Final Words.

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Book SynopsisLEGO MINDSTORMS has changed the way we think about robotics by making it possible for anyone to build real, working robots. The latest MINDSTORMS set, EV3, is more powerful than ever, and The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book is the complete, beginner-friendly guide you need to get started. Begin with the basics as you build and program a simple robot to experiment with motors, sensors, and EV3 programming. Then you ll move on to a series of increasingly sophisticated robots that will show you how to work with advanced programming techniques like data wires, variables, and custom-made programming blocks. You ll also learn essential building techniques like how to use beams, gears, and connector blocks effectively in your own designs. Master the possibilities of the EV3 set as you build and program: The EXPLOR3R, a wheeled vehicle that uses sensors to navigate around a room and follow lines The FORMULA EV3 RACE CAR, a streamlined remote-controlled race car ANTY, a six-legged walkinTrade Review"Hyper-detailed instructions—with full color, easy-to-read and understand illustrations—help budding enthusiasts navigate EV3 Kits with clear language and step-by-step directions."—School Library Journal"Directions are mostly in the form of vivid and distinct images and diagrams...will definitely appeal to readers who like to learn by handling and tinkering with parts."—VOYA Magazine"Whether you’re new to the EV3, a FLL coach, on a FLL team, or maybe your robot has been sitting for a while and you’re looking to breath new life into it, The LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Discovery Book is for you!"—GeekMomTable of ContentsPart I: Getting StartedChapter 1: Preparing Your EV3 SetChapter 2: Building Your First RobotChapter 3: Creating and Modifying ProgramsChapter 4: Working with Programming Blocks: Action BlocksChapter 5: Waiting, Repeating, My Blocks, and MultitaskingPart II: Programming Robots with SensorsChapter 6: Understanding SensorsChapter 7: Using the Color SensorChapter 8: Using the Infrared SensorChapter 9: Using the Brick Buttons and Rotation SensorsPart III: Robot­-Building TechniquesChapter 10: Building with Beams, Axles, Connector Blocks, and MotorsChapter 11: Building with GearsPart IV: Vehicle and Animal RobotsChapter 12: Formula EV3: A Racing RobotChapter 13: ANTY: The Robotic AntPart V: Creating Advanced ProgramsChapter 14: Using Data WiresChapter 15: Using Data Operations Blocks and My Blocks with Data WiresChapter 16: Using Constants and VariablesChapter 17: Playing Games on the EV3Part VI: Machine and Humanoid RobotsChapter 18: The SNATCH3R: The Autonomous Robotic ArmChapter 19: LAVA R3X: The Humanoid That Walks and TalksAppendix A Troubleshooting Programs, the EV3 Brick, and Wireless ConnectionsAppendix B Creating On-Brick Programs

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Book SynopsisA Story of Big Tech Censorship and Bias and the Fight to Save Our Country The madness of Google's attempt to mold our reality into a version dictated by their corporate values has never been portrayed better than in this chilling account by Google whistleblower, Zach Vorhies. As a senior engineer at Zach watched in horror from the inside as the 2016 election of Donald Trump drove Google into a frenzy of censorship and political manipulation. The American ideal of an honest, hard-fought battle of ideas—when the contest is over, shaking hands and working together to solve problems—was replaced by a different, darker ethic alien to this country's history as wave after of censorship destroyed free speech and entire market sectors. Working with New York Times bestselling author Kent Heckenlively (Plague of Corruption), Vorhies and Heckenlively weave a tale of a tech industry once beloved by its central figure for its innovation and original thinking, turned into a terrifying “woke-church” of censorship and political intolerance. For Zach, an intuitive counter-thinker, brought up on the dystopian futures of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Ray Bradbury, it was clear that Google was attempting nothing less than a seamless rewriting of the operating code of reality in which many would not be allowed to participate. Using Google's own internal search engine, Zach discovered their real "AI-Censorship" system called “Machine Learning Fairness,” which he claims is a merging of critical race theory and AI that was secretly released on their users of search, news and YouTube. He collected and released 950 pages of these documents to the Department of Justice and to the public in the summer of 2019 through Project Veritas with James O'Keefe, which quickly became their most popular whistleblower story, which started a trend of big whistleblowing. From Google re-writing their news algorithms to target Trump to using human tragedy emergencies to inject permanent blacklists, Zach and Kent provide a “you are there” perspective on how Google turned to the dark side to seize power. They finish by laying out a solution to fight censorship. Read this book if you care to know how Google tries to manipulate, censor, and downrank the voice of its users.Trade Review"A powerful case against Google that deserves readers’ attention." —KIRKUS “When Zach Vorhies went public with facts about Google’s chilling influence on the world’s information landscape, he was attacked, targeted, and smeared by the same machine he exposed. Don’t pass up the chance to learn what he knows.” —SHARYL ATTKISSON, investigative correspondent “You, sir, you are an American Hero.” —DONALD TRUMP, October 2020 at the Trump Doral “We owe Zach Vorhies and his coauthor Kent a debt of gratitude. He risked it all to reveal the truth. When all is said and done, humanity will remember those who told them the truth.” —TIFFANY FITZHENRY, writer and producer “I know a lot of creepy things about Google, but I was shocked by some of the revelations that turned up in the 950 pages of documents Vorhies extracted from the company. We all need to understand how dangerous this company is.” —DR. ROBERT EPSTEIN, Big Tech researcher and former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today “Few realize the risk that comes with exposing the communist nation that is Google. Zach Vorhies and Kent Heckenlively have laid their lives on the line to pull back the curtain on the technocratic overlords of the world’s most powerful monopoly.” —MIKKI WILLIS, filmmaker “Were it not for the information provided by Zach, we would not have exposed the way that companies like Google are attempting to manipulate reality. Instead of simply going with the flow, Zach did the right thing by blowing the whistle and for that we owe him a debt.” —CASSANDRA SPENCER, journalist, Project Veritas

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Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The long-awaited revision of the most respected resource on Internal Combustion Engines --covering the basics through advanced operation of spark-ignition and diesel engines.Written by one of the most recognized and highly regarded names in internal combustion engines this trusted educational resource and professional reference covers the key physical and chemical processes that govern internal combustion engine operation and design. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, Second Edition, has been thoroughly revised to cover recent advances, including performance enhancement, efficiency improvements, and emission reduction technologies. Highly illustrated and cross referenced, the book includes dTable of ContentsCommonly Used Symbols, Subscripts, and Abbreviations CHAPTER 1 Engine Types and Their Operation 1.1 Introduction and Historical Perspective 1.2 Engine Classifications 1.3 Engine Operating Cycles 1.4 Engine Components 1.5 Multicylinder Engines 1.6 Spark-Ignition Engine Operation 1.7 Different Types of Four-Stroke SI Engines 1.7.1 Spark-Ignition Engines with Port Fuel Injection 1.7.2 SI Engines for Hybrid Electric Vehicles 1.7.3 Boosted SI Engines 1.7.4 Direct-Injection SI Engines 1.7.5 Prechamber SI Engines 1.7.6 Rotary Engines 1.8 Compression-Ignition Engine Operation 1.9 Different Types of Diesel Engines 1.10 Two-Stroke Cycle Engine Operation 1.11 Fuels 1.11.1 Gasoline and Diesel 1.11.2 Alternative Fuels Problems References CHAPTER 2 Engine Design and Operating Parameters 2.1 Important Engine Characteristics 2.2 Geometrical Relationships for Reciprocating Engines 2.3 Forces in Reciprocating Mechanism 2.4 Brake Torque and Power 2.5 Indicated Work per Cycle 2.6 Mechanical Efficiency 2.7 Mean Effective Pressure 2.8 Specific Fuel Consumption and Efficiency 2.9 Air/Fuel and Fuel/Air Ratios 2.10 Volumetric Efficiency 2.11 Specific Power, Specific Weight, and Specific Volume 2.12 Correction Factors for Power and Volumetric Efficiency 2.13 Specific Emissions and Emissions Index 2.14 Relationships between Performance Parameters 2.15 Engine Design and Performance Data 2.16 Vehicle Power Requirements Problems References CHAPTER 3 Thermochemistry of Fuel-Air Mixtures 3.1 Characterization of Flames 3.2 Ideal Gas Model 3.3 Composition of Air and Fuels 3.4 Combustion Stoichiometry 3.5 The First Law of Thermodynamics and Combustion 3.5.1 Energy and Enthalpy Balances 3.5.2 Enthalpies of Formation 3.5.3 Heating Values 3.5.4 Adiabatic Combustion Processes 3.5.5 Combustion Efficiency of an Internal Combustion Engine 3.6 The Second Law of Thermodynamics Applied to Combustion 3.6.1 Entropy 3.6.2 Maximum Work from an Internal Combustion Engine and Efficiency 3.7 Chemically Reacting Gas Mixtures 3.7.1 Chemical Equilibrium 3.7.2 Chemical Reaction Rates Problems References CHAPTER 4 Properties of Working Fluids 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Unburned Mixture Composition 4.3 Gas Property Relationships 4.4 A Simple Analytic Ideal Gas Model 4.5 Thermodynamic Property Charts 4.5.1 Unburned Mixture Charts 4.5.2 Burned Mixture Charts 4.5.3 Relation between Unburned and Burned Mixture Charts 4.6 Tables of Properties and Composition 4.7 Computer Routines for Property and Composition Calculations 4.7.1 Unburned Mixtures 4.7.2 Burned Mixtures 4.8 Transport Properties 4.9 Exhaust Gas Composition 4.9.1 Species Concentration Data 4.9.2 Equivalence Ratio Determination from Exhaust Gas Constituents 4.9.3 Effects of Fuel/Air Ratio Nonuniformity 4.9.4 Combustion Inefficiency Problems References CHAPTER 5 Ideal Models of Engine Cycles 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Ideal Models of Engine Processes 5.3 Thermodynamic Relations for Engine Processes 5.4 Cycle Analysis with Ideal Gas Working Fluid with cv and cp Constant 5.4.1 Constant-Volume Cycle 5.4.2 Limited- and Constant-Pressure Cycles 5.4.3 Cycle Comparison 5.5 Fuel-Air Cycle Analysis 5.5.1 SI Engine Cycle Simulation 5.5.2 CI Engine Cycle Simulation 5.5.3 Results of Cycle Calculations 5.6 Overexpanded Engine Cycles 5.7 Availability Analysis of Engine Processes 5.7.1 Availability Relationships 5.7.2 Entropy Changes in Ideal Cycles 5.7.3 Availability Analysis of Ideal Cycles 5.7.4 Effect of Equivalence Ratio 5.8 Comparison with Real Engine Cycles Problems References CHAPTER 6 Gas Exchange Processes 6.1 Intake and Exhaust Processes in the Four-Stroke Cycle 6.2 Volumetric Efficiency 6.2.1 Quasi-Static Effects 6.2.2 Intake and Exhaust Flow Resistances 6.2.3 Intake and In-Cylinder Heat Transfer 6.2.4 Intake Valve Timing Effects 6.2.5 Airflow Choking at Intake Valve 6.2.6 Intake and Exhaust Tuning 6.2.7 Combined Effects: Naturally-Aspirated Engines 6.2.8 Effects of Turbocharging 6.3 Flow through Valves and Ports 6.3.1 Valve and Port Geometry and Operation 6.3.2 Flow Rates and Discharge Coefficients 6.3.3 Variable Valve Timing and Control 6.4 Residual Gas Fraction 6.5 Exhaust Gas Flow Rate and Temperature Variation 6.6 Scavenging in Two-Stroke Cycle Engines 6.6.1 Two-Stroke Engine Configurations 6.6.2 Scavenging Parameters and Models 6.6.3 Actual Scavenging Processes 6.7 Flow through Two-Stroke Engine Ports 6.8 Supercharging and Turbocharging 6.8.1 Methods of Power Boosting 6.8.2 Basic Relationships 6.8.3 Compressors 6.8.4 Turbines 6.8.5 Compressor, Engine, Turbine Matching 6.8.6 Wave-Compression Devices Problems References CHAPTER 7 Mixture Preparation in SI Engines 7.1 Spark-Ignition Engine Mixture Requirements 7.2 Fuel Metering Overview 7.2.1 Mixture Formation Approaches 7.2.2 Relevant Characteristics of Fuels 7.3 Central (Throttle-Body) Fuel Injection 7.4 Port (Multipoint) Fuel Injection 7.4.1 System Layout, Components, and Function 7.4.2 Fuel Spray Behavior 7.4.3 Reverse Flow Impacts 7.5 Air Flow Phenomena 7.5.1 Flow Past the Throttle Plate 7.5.2 Flow in Intake Manifolds 7.5.3 Air Flow Models 7.6 Fuel Flow Phenomena: Port Fuel Injection 7.6.1 Liquid Fuel Behavior 7.6.2 Transients: Fuel-Film Models 7.7 Direct Fuel Injection 7.7.1 Overview of Direct-Injection Approaches 7.7.2 DI Mixture Preparation Processes 7.7.3 DI Engine System and Components 7.8 Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensors 7.9 Fuel Supply Systems 7.10 Liquid Petroleum Gas and Natural Gas Problems References CHAPTER 8 Charge Motion within the Cylinder 8.1 Intake-Generated Flows 8.2 Mean Velocity and Turbulence Characteristics 8.2.1 Definitions of Relevant Parameters 8.2.2 Application to Engine Velocity Data 8.3 Swirl 8.3.1 Swirl Measurement 8.3.2 Swirl Generation during Induction 8.3.3 Swirl Modification within the Cylinder 8.4 Tumble 8.5 Piston-Generated Flows: Squish 8.6 Swirl, Tumble, Squish Flow Interactions 8.7 Prechamber Engine Flows 8.8 Crevice Flows and Blowby 8.9 Flows Generated by Piston Cylinder-Wall Interaction Problems References CHAPTER 9 Combustion in Spark-Ignition Engines 9.1 Essential Features of Process 9.1.1 Combustion Fundamentals 9.1.2 SI Engine Combustion Process 9.2 Thermodynamics of SI Engine Combustion 9.2.1 Burned and Unburned Mixture States 9.2.2 Analysis of Cylinder Pressure Data 9.2.3 Combustion Process Characterization 9.3 Flame Structure and Speed 9.3.1 Overall Observations 9.3.2 Flame Structure 9.3.3 Laminar Burning Speeds 9.3.4 Flame Propagation Relations 9.3.5 Combustion with Direct Fuel Injection 9.4 Cyclic Variations in Combustion, Partial Burning, and Misfire 9.4.1 Observations and Definitions 9.4.2 Causes of Cycle-by-Cycle and Cylinder-to-Cylinder Variations 9.4.3 Partial Burning, Misfire, and Engine Stability 9.5 Spark Ignition 9.5.1 Ignition Fundamentals 9.5.2 Standard Ignition Systems 9.5.3 Alternative Ignition Approaches 9.6 Abnormal Combustion: Spontaneous Ignition and Knock 9.6.1 Description of Phenomena 9.6.2 Knock Fundamentals 9.6.3 Fuel Factors 9.6.4 Sporadic Preignition and Knock 9.6.5 Knock Suppression Problems References CHAPTER 10 Combustion in Compression-Ignition Engines 10.1 Essential Features of Process 10.2 Types of Diesel Combustion Systems 10.2.1 Direct-Injection Systems 10.2.2 Other Diesel Combustion Systems 10.2.3 Comparison of Different Combustion Systems 10.3 Diesel Engine Combustion 10.3.1 Optical Studies of Diesel Combustion 10.3.2 Combustion in Direct-Injection Multi-Spray Systems 10.3.3 Heat-Release-Rate Analysis 10.3.4 Conceptual Model of DI Diesel Combustion 10.4 Fuel Spray Behavior 10.4.1 Fuel Injection 10.4.2 Overall Spray Structure 10.4.3 Atomization and Spray Development 10.4.4 Spray Penetration 10.4.5 Droplet Size Distribution 10.4.6 Spray Evaporation 10.5 Ignition Delay 10.5.1 Definition and Discussion 10.5.2 Fuel Ignition Quality 10.5.3 Autoignition and Premixed Burn 10.5.4 Physical Factors Affecting Ignition Delay 10.5.5 Effect of Fuel Properties 10.5.6 Correlations for Ignition Delay in Engines 10.6 Mixing-Controlled Combustion 10.6.1 Background 10.6.2 Spray and Flame Structure 10.6.3 Fuel-Air Mixing and Burning Rates 10.7 Alternative Compression-Ignition Combustion Approaches 10.7.1 Multiple-Injection Diesel Combustion 10.7.2 Advanced Compression-Ignition Combustion Concepts Problems References CHAPTER 11 Pollutant Formation and Control 11.1 Nature and Extent of Problem 11.2 Nitrogen Oxides 11.2.1 Kinetics of NO Formation 11.2.2 Formation of NO2 11.2.3 NO Formation in Spark-Ignition Engines 11.2.4 NOx Formation in Compression-Ignition Engine s 11.3 Carbon Monoxide 11.4 Hydrocarbon Emissions 11.4.1 Background 11.4.2 Flame Quenching and Oxidation Fundamentals 11.4.3 HC Emissions from Spark-Ignition Engines 11.4.4 Hydrocarbon Emission Mechanisms in Diesel Engine 11.5 Particulate Emissions 11.5.1 Spark-Ignition Engine Particulates 11.5.2 Characteristics of Diesel Particulates 11.5.3 Particulate Distribution within the Cylinder 11.5.4 Soot Formation Fundamentals 11.5.5 Soot Oxidation 11.5.6 Adsorption and Condensation 11.6 Exhaust Gas Treatment 11.6.1 Available Options 11.6.2 Catalyst Fundamentals 11.6.3 Catalytic Converters 11.6.4 Particulate Filters or Traps 11.6.5 Exhaust Treatment Systems Problems References CHAPTER 12 Engine Heat Transfer 12.1 Importance of Heat Transfer 12.2 Modes of Heat Transfer 12.2.1 Conduction 12.2.2 Convection 12.2.3 Radiation 12.2.4 Overall Heat-Transfer Process 12.3 Heat Transfer and Engine Energy Balance 12.4 Convective Heat Transfer 12.4.1 Dimensional Analysis 12.4.2 Correlations for Time-Averaged Heat Flux 12.4.3 Correlations for Instantaneous Spatial Average Coefficients 12.4.4 Correlations for Instantaneous Local Coefficients 12.4.5 Exhaust and Intake System Heat Transfer 12.5 Radiative Heat Transfer 12.5.1 Radiation from Gases 12.5.2 Flame Radiation 12.6 Measurements of Instantaneous Heat-Transfer Rates 12.6.1 Measurement Methods 12.6.2 Spark-Ignition Engine Measurements 12.6.3 Diesel Engine Measurements 12.6.4 Evaluation of Heat-Transfer Correlations 12.6.5 Boundary-Layer Behavior 12.7 Thermal Loading and Component Temperatures 12.7.1 Effect of Engine Variables 12.7.2 Component Temperature Distributions 12.7.3 Engine Warm-Up Problems References CHAPTER 13 Engine Friction and Lubrication 13.1 Background 13.2 Definitions 13.3 Friction Fundamentals 13.3.1 Lubricated Friction 13.3.2 Turbulent Dissipation 13.3.3 Total Friction 13.4 Measurement Methods 13.5 Engine Friction Data 13.5.1 SI Engines 13.5.2 Diesel Engines 13.6 Mechanical Friction Components 13.6.1 Motored Engine Breakdown Tests 13.6.2 Engine Lubrication System 13.6.3 Piston Assembly Friction and Lubrication 13.6.4 Crankshaft Friction 13.6.5 Valvetrain Friction 13.7 Pumping Friction 13.8 Accessory Power Requirements 13.9 Engine Friction Modeling 13.10 Oil Consumption 13.10.1 Oil Consumption Context 13.10.2 Oil Transport into the Cylinder 13.10.3 Oil Evaporation 13.10.4 Blowby and Oil Entrainment 13.11 Lubricants Problems References CHAPTER 14 Modeling Real Engine Flow and Combustion Processes 14.1 Purpose and Classification of Models 14.2 Governing Equations for an Open Thermodynamic System 14.2.1 Conservation of Mass 14.2.2 Conservation of Energy 14.3 Intake and Exhaust Flow Models 14.3.1 Background 14.3.2 Quasi-Steady Flow Models 14.3.3 Filling and Emptying Methods 14.3.4 Gas Dynamic Models 14.4 Thermodynamic-Based In-Cylinder Models 14.4.1 Background and Overall Model Structure 14.4.2 Spark-Ignition Engine Models 14.4.3 Direct-Injection Engine Models 14.4.4 Prechamber Engine Models 14.4.5 Multi-Cylinder and Complex Engine System Models 14.4.6 Second-Law Analysis of Engine Processes 14.5 Fluid-Mechanic-Based Multi-Dimensional Models 14.5.1 Basic Approach and Governing Equations 14.5.2 Turbulence Models 14.5.3 Numerical Methodology 14.5.4 Flow Field Predictions 14.5.5 Fuel Spray Modeling 14.5.6 Combustion Modeling References CHAPTER 15 Engine Operating Characteristics 15.1 Engine Design Objectives 15.2 Engine Performance 15.2.1 Basic Characteristics of SI and Diesel Engines 15.2.2 Characterizing Engine Performance 15.2.3 Torque, Power, and Mean Effective Pressure 15.2.4 Engine Performance Maps 15.3 Operating Variables That Affect SI Engine Performance, Efficiency, and Emissions 15.3.1 Spark Timing 15.3.2 Mixture Composition 15.3.3 Load and Speed 15.3.4 Compression Ratio 15.4 SI Engine Combustion System Design 15.4.1 Objectives and Options 15.4.2 Factors That Control Combustion 15.4.3 Factors That Control Performance 15.4.4 Chamber Octane Requirement 15.4.5 SI Engine Emissions 15.4.6 Optimization 15.5 Variables That Affect Diesel Engine Performance, Efficiency, and Emissions 15.5.1 Load and Speed 15.5.2 Combustion-System Design 15.5.3 Fuel Injection and EGR 15.5.4 Overall System Behavior 15.6 Two-Stroke Cycle Engines 15.6.1 Performance Parameters 15.6.2 Two-Stroke Gasoline SI Engines 15.6.3 Two-Stroke Cycle CI Engines 15.7 Noise, Vibration, and Harshness 15.7.1 Engine Noise 15.7.2 Reciprocating Mechanism Dynamics 15.7.3 Engine Balancing 15.8 Engine Performance and Fuels Summary Problems References APPENDIX A Unit Conversion Factors APPENDIX B Ideal Gas Relationships B.1 Ideal Gas Law B.2 The Mole B.3 Thermodynamic Properties B.4 Mixtures of Ideal Gases APPENDIX C Equations for Fluid Flow through a Restriction C.1 Liquid Flow C.2 Gas Flow References APPENDIX D Data on Working Fluids Index

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times Science Bestseller from Robert Wachter, Modern Healthcareâs #1 Most Influential Physician-Executive in the USWhile modern medicine produces miracles, it also delivers care that is too often unsafe, unreliable, unsatisfying, and impossibly expensive. For the past few decades, technology has been touted as the cure for all of healthcareâs ills.But medicine stubbornly resisted computerization â until now. Over the past five years, thanks largely to billions of dollars in federal incentives, healthcare has finally gone digital.Yet once clinicians started using computers to actually deliver care, it dawned on them that something was deeply wrong. Why were doctors no longer making eye contact with their patients? How could one of Americaâs leading hospitals give a teenager a 39-fold overdose of a common antibiotic, despite a state-of-the-art computerized prescribing system? How could a recruiting ad for physicians tout the absenTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: On CallChapter 2: Shovel ReadyPART ONE: The NoteChapter 3: The iPatientChapter 4: The NoteChapter 5: Strangers at the BedsideChapter 6: Radiology RoundsChapter 7: Go LiveChapter 8: Unanticipated ConsequencesPART TWO: Decisions and DataChapter 9: Can Computers Replace the Physician's Brain?Chapter 10: David and GoliathChapter 11: Big DataPART THREE: The OverdoseChapter 12: The ErrorChapter 13: The SystemChapter 14: The DoctorChapter 15: The PharmacistChapter 16: The AlertsChapter 17: The RobotChapter 18: The NurseChapter 19: The PatientPART FOUR: The Connected PatientChapter 20: OpenNotesChapter 21: Personal Health Records and Patient PortalsChapter 22: A Community of PatientsPART FIVE: The Players and the PoliciesChapter 23: Meaningful UseChapter 24: Epic and AthenaChapter 25: Silicon Valley Meets HealthcareChapter 26: The Productivity ParadoxPART SIX: Toward a Brighter FutureChapter 27: A Vision for Health Information TechnologyChapter 28: The Nontechnological Side of Makin Heath IT WorkChapter 29: Art and ScienceAcknowledgementsNotesNational Coordinators for Heath Information TechnologyPeople InterviewedBibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex

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Book SynopsisReveals the simple techniques needed to estimate virtually anything and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. This title shows how to estimate everything from how closely you can orbit a neutron star without being pulled apart by gravity, to the fuel used to transport your food from the farm to the store.Trade Review"This follow-up to the popular Guesstimation offers more on the joy of mathematical estimation, and inspiration for the budding analyst."--Nature "The books do a wonderful job at helping the reader to master the craft."--Cut the Knot Insights "A delightful volume... I hope to be able to use many of the tricks I learned in the future. I also hope to teach some of them to students. This would make a great secondary textbook in many classes, ranging from quantitative literacy to a science methods class for future educators. A careful study of this book would certainly improve a student's ability to take a complicated question, break it down into solvable parts, and assemble the parts to find an answer. Because this is quite close to what I want my students to do when faced with a difficult problem in pure mathematics as well, I consider this to be a very valuable book indeed."--Dominic Klyve, MAA Reviews "Guesstimation 2.0: Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin succeeds where most popular science literature so often fails. This is because it provides its readers with a scientific tool they can use immediately in their everyday lives... [Makes] an excellent addition for the casual scientist, job interviewee, or anyone hoping to impress their friends at a party."--Gabriel Thoumi, Mongabay.com "Readers who enjoyed Weinstein's first volume will be pleased with this instalment."--Choice "Guesstimation 2.0 is a book that was made to mediate between fun and useful... Whether or not a fan of numbers, it's always cool to appear smart, therefore Guesstimation 2.0 is an excellent element to add to one's arsenal."--Sarthak Shankar, Organiser "Certainly a good read for any teacher who enjoys numbers and the world around us."--Mark Hughes, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School "Guesstimation's problems are fun and engaging in character, and the solutions are intuitive and well explained. Each problem and solution stands independently, and is about four pages long, making the book ideal for passing a quick ten minutes, and easy to pick up and put down. If, like me, you like ill-posed questions to have concrete answers then Guesstimation is definitely a good place to hone your estimation skills!"--Fionntan Roukema, Mathematical SpectrumTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Preface xiii 1 How to Solve Problems 1 2 General Questions 11 *2.1 Who unrolled the toilet paper? 13 *2.2 Money height 17 *2.3 Blotting out the Sun 19 *2.4 Really extra-large popcorn 21 *2.5 Building volume 25 *2.6 Mass of money 29 *2.7 A baseball in a glass of beer 33 *2.8 Life on the phone 37 *2.9 Money under the bridge 41 *2.10 Monkeys and Shakespeare 45 *2.11 The titans of siren 49 *2.12 Airheads at the movies 53 *2.13 Heavy cars and heavier people 55 *2.14 Peeing in the pool 59 3 Recycling: What Really Matters? 63 *3.1 Water bottles 67 *3.2 99 bottles of beer on the wall ... 71 *3.3 Can the aluminum 75 *3.4 Paper or plastic? 79 *3.5 Paper doesn't grow on trees! 83 *3.6 The rain in Spain ... 87 *3.7 Bottom feeders 91 *3.8 You light up my life! 95 4 The Five Senses 101 *4.1 Don't stare at the Sun 103 *4.2 Men of vision 105 *4.3 Light a single candle 109 *4.4 Oh say can you see? 113 *4.5 Bigger eyes 117 *4.6 They're watching us! 121 *4.7 Beam the energy down, Scotty! 125 *4.8 Oh say can you hear? 131 *4.9 Heavy loads 135 5 Energy and Work 139 *5.1 Power up the stairs 143 *5.2 Power workout 145 *5.3 Water over the dam 149 *5.4 A hard nut to crack 153 *5.5 Mousetrap cars 155 *5.6 Push hard 159 *5.7 Pumping car tires 161 *5.8 Pumping bike tires 165 *5.9 Atomic bombs and confetti 169 6 Energy and Transportation 173 *6.1 Gas-powered humans 177 *6.2 Driving across country 181 *6.3 Keep on trucking 185 *6.4 Keep on biking 189 *6.5 Keep on training 193 *6.6 Keep on flying 197 *6.7 To pee or not to pee 201 *6.8 Solar-powered cars 205 *6.9 Put a doughnut in your tank 209 *6.10 Perk up your car 213 *6.11 Don't slow down 217 *6.12 Throwing tomatoes 219 7 Heavenly Bodies 223 *7.1 Orbiting the Sun 227 *7.2 Flying off the Earth 229 *7.3 The rings of Earth 233 *7.4 It is not in the stars to hold our destiny 237 *7.5 Orbiting a neutron star 241 *7.6 How high can we jump? 245 *7.7 Collapsing Sun 249 *7.8 Splitting the Moon 253 *7.9 Splitting a smaller moon 257 *7.10 Spinning faster and slower 263 *7.11 Shrinking Sun 267 *7.12 Spinning Earth 271 *7.13 The dinosaur killer and the day 273 *7.14 The Yellowstone volcano and the day 277 *7.15 The orbiting Moon 281 *7.16 The shortest day 283 8 Materials 289 *8.1 Stronger than spider silk 291 *8.2 Beanstalk to orbit 295 *8.3 Bolt failure 299 *8.4 Making mountains out of molecules 303 *8.5 Chopping down a tree 307 9 Radiation 311 *9.1 Nuclear neutrinos 315 *9.2 Neutrinos and you 319 *9.3 Solar neutrinos 323 *9.4 Supernovas can be dangerous 327 *9.5 Reviving ancient bacteria 331 *9.6 Decaying protons 335 *9.7 Journey to the center of the galaxy 337 Appendix A * Dealing with Large Numbers 341 * A.1 Large Numbers 341 * A.2 Precision, Lots of Digits, and Lying 343 * A.3 Numbers and Units 345 Appendix B * Pegs to Hang Things On 347 Bibliography 351 Index 355

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Book SynopsisThe story of Aramis—the guided-transportation system intended for Paris—is told in this fictional account by several parties: an engineer and his professor; company executives and elected officials; a sociologist; and Aramis itself, who delivers a passionate plea on behalf of technological innovations that risk being abandoned by their makers.Trade ReviewIt is [the] world of machines that Latour sets out to rehabilitate in his clever new work…an eminently readable book—even on occasions a ripping good yarn. This time round, the author of such seminal sociology of science texts as We Have Never Been Modern has set out to do something daring: create a new genre, what he calls ‘scientifiction’… The result is a hypertext, weaving real and fictional characters together against the backdrop of an actual project carried out by RATP, the public transport authority for Paris… [A] feisty sociotechnological whodunit. -- Margaret Wertheim * New Scientist *Relationalists have to insist that made–found is as dubious as the value–fact and subject–object distinctions. This claim is not easy to make plausible, but Latour is very good at doing so. He is perhaps the best contemporary exponent of the philosophy of interchanges, of continuous passages across traditional dualisms and traditional disciplinary borders. This is because he combines philosophical sophistication with genuine delight in empirical fieldwork, a fluent and flexible style, an amazingly wide range of reference, and wit. Aramis is often hilarious. In Catherine Porter’s splendidly vigorous and idiomatic translation, it is a good read, a well-paced narrative of instructive events. Any policy maker who contemplates spending public money on technological innovation should read it before signing his or her first contractual agreement. It should also be read by anybody looking for some genuinely fresh philosophical ideas. -- Richard Rorty * Voice Literary Supplement *Mr. Latour, a French sociologist of science, is quite serious…about what he is creating—a new genre of fiction and reality that tells a larger truth… [The Aramis project] may have been a wild goose chase, but some honkers end up in the oven. Aramis, or The Love of Technology, in this translation by Catherine Porter, comes out the way a game bird should, au point, juicy and delicious. -- M. R. Montgomery * New York Times Book Review *Immediately after the project ended, Bruno Latour was asked by the RATP to investigate what went wrong. On the basis of a detailed empirical study, he has written three books in one: a detective novel, in which a sociology professor and a young engineer play the parts of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson; a scholarly treatise introducing the modern sociology of technology; and a reproduction of original archival documents. As the book develops, we hear the voice of technology itself, with Frankenstein’s ‘humachine’ and Aramis himself as spokespersons… Latour’s book does offer important insights into the sociotechnical domain and engineering practices that transcend the Aramis case. It also provides, mainly in the form of methodological discussions, the groundwork for a theory of technology and society. This [is an] important asset, of what I think is Latour’s best book so far. -- Wiebe E. Bijker * Nature *Aramis shows with wonderful clarity the many different stories which were told about all aspects of Aramis. -- David Edgerton * Times Literary Supplement *Aramis…uncovers the limits of sociology in its failure to recognize our essentially social relationship with technical artifacts. Its critical force comes from using ethnography to enable technology to speak, or rather, by allowing us to hear the voice of technology speaking indirectly through administrative documents, political rhetoric, engineering specifications, business plans, fiction, and philosophy. -- Peter Lyman * Contemporary Sociology *Aramis is a case study, a sociological investigation, and, yes, a detective novel unlike any ever written—a carefully constructed, non-fictional narrative of the negotiated fictions that underwrite our mechanical inventions. Latour, one of the most supple and rewarding practitioners of any science, shows that the construction of technological society is at base a human drama and must be told in a commensurate manner. Here at last is science studies that avoids self-exemption and partakes, with humor and emotion, of the very processes it depicts. Aramis is a strange but deep book that comes to counterintuitive, urgent conclusions, pleading for more successful parlay between technology and humanism, animate and inanimate, body and soul. This story has much to say about the world we want to build, the world we think we are building, and the worlds we have failed to pull off. -- Richard Powers, author of Galatea 2.2Table of ContentsPreface Prologue: Who Killed Aramis? 1. An Exciting Innovation 2. Is Aramis Feasible? 3. Shilly-Shallying in the Seventies 4. Interphase: Three Years of Grace 5. The 1984 Decision: Aramis Exists for Real 6. Aramis at the CET Stage: Will It Keep Its Promises? 7. 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Book SynopsisCan we build moral machines?Artificial intelligence is an essential part of our lives for better or worse. It can be used to influence what we buy, who gets shortlisted for a job and even how we vote. Without AI, medical technology wouldn't have come so far, we'd still be getting lost in our GPS-free cars, and smartphones wouldn't be so, well, smart. But as we continue to build more intelligent and autonomous machines, what impact will this have on humanity and the planet?Professor Toby Walsh, a world-leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, explores the ethical considerations and unexpected consequences AI poses. Can AI be racist? Can robots have rights? What happens if a self-driving car kills someone? What limitations should we put on the use of facial recognition? Machines Behaving Badly is a thought-provoking look at the increasing human reliance on robotics and the decisions that need to be made now to ensure the future of AI iTrade Review''AI is more than the machine. It’s as much about us and our society that creates and, in turn, is changed by it. This is a thrilling and alarming vision that Machines Behaving Badly effortlessly shares through engaging stories and insights from a researcher at the forefront of this global transformation.’' -- Alan Duffy

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