Roots of Modern Technology - neues Buch

EAN (ISBN-13): 9783642120619
ISBN (ISBN-10): 364212061X
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Herausgeber: Springer Berlin
500 Seiten
Gewicht: 0,828 kg
Sprache: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 364212061X

ISBN - alternative Schreibweisen:
3-642-12061-X, 978-3-642-12061-9
Alternative Schreibweisen und verwandte Suchbegriffe:
Autor des Buches: wendt, siegfried springer
Titel des Buches: roots, elegant, siegfried wendt, mathematical concepts

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Daten vom Verlag:

Autor/in: Siegfried Wendt
Titel: Roots of Modern Technology - An Elegant Survey of the Basic Mathematical and Scientific Concepts
Verlag: Springer; Springer Berlin
449 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010-07-30
Berlin; Heidelberg; DE
Gedruckt / Hergestellt in Niederlande.
Sprache: Englisch
160,49 € (DE)
164,99 € (AT)
177,00 CHF (CH)
POD
VII, 449 p.

BB; Hardcover, Softcover / Technik; Ingenieurswesen, Maschinenbau allgemein; Verstehen; Natur; Natural Sciences; electrical engineering; logic; mathematics; science; technology; Technology and Engineering; History of Science; Computers and Society; Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften; Digital- und Informationstechnologien: soziale und ethische Aspekte; EA; BC

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 technological fundamentals behind all our modern conveniences . Since he takes Socrates seriously, the author accepts the challenge of introducing the relevant mathematical and technical concepts, and he does so in a remarkably easy-tounderstand and accurate way. The result is a comprehensive overview of the elements of our technical civilization, an overview properly based upon elementary but solid mathematical and scientific principles. Everyone with an inclination toward science and technology can take advantage of the clear structure, the comprehensive presentation and the many wonderfully-illustrated examples of the book.
Provides a comprehensive historic view on the foundations of contemporary technology Revisits mathematical and other abstract scientific concepts in an surprisingly easy-to-understand but exact manner Avoids misleading metaphors, analogies and descriptions by introducing the real scientific fundamental Joins together the pieces of distributed knowledge of an educated reader to a consistent world view