Roots of Modern Technology : An Elegant Survey of the Basic Mathematical and Scientific Concepts
If the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates came to life again today, he would wonder how airplanes fly and light bulbs glow, but not wonder much about the world s political and social changes that took place since his time. The author puts himself in the position of explaining to Socrates the technol...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Édition: | 1st ed. 2010. |
| Accès en ligne: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Roots of Modern Technology, Texte imprimé, 9783642120619 |
Table des matières:
- Explaining Modern Technology Explaining Modern Technology I: Fundamentals of Mathematics and Logic Mathematicians Are Humans Like You and Me They Count and Arrange Mathematicians Are Nothing Special They Draw and Compare When It Helps to Ignore Any Meaning About the Methods for Computing the Future What Talking and Writing Have in Common II: Fundamentals of Natural Sciences What the Moon Has to Do with Mechanical Engineering How Albert Einstein Disregarded Common Sense How a Few Frog Legs Triggered the Origin of Electrical Engineering Small, Smaller, Smallest How the Components of Matter Were Found How the Difference between Particles and Waves Disappeared How Recipes in the Cells of Living Organisms Were Found and Can Be Rewritten III: Fundamentals of Engineering Why Engineers Are Playing with Models Everything becomes Digital Really Everything?