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  • The New Lunar Society

    An Enlightenment Guide to the Next Industrial Revolution

    de David A. Mindell ...
    How to create our industrial future with inspiration and lessons from the originators of the industrial revolution.Climate change, global disruption, and labor scarcity are forcing us to rethink the underlying principles of industrial society. In The New Lunar Society, David Mindell envisions this new industrialism from the fundamentals, drawing on the eighteenth century when first principles were ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Our Robots, Ourselves

    Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

    de David A. Mindell ...
    **“[An] essential book… it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time.”—Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital AgeFrom drones to Mars rovers—an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future.**In Our ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Digital Apollo

    Human and Machine in Spaceflight

    de David A. Mindell ...
    The incredible story of how human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate achievement in flight—the lunar landings of NASA’s Apollo programAs Apollo 11’s Lunar Module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer’s software nearly caused a mission abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the automatic mode and ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Between Human and Machine

    Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics

    de David A. Mindell ...
    Series series Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
    Today, we associate the relationship between feedback, control, and computing with Norbert Wiener's 1948 formulation of cybernetics. But the theoretical and practical foundations for cybernetics, control engineering, and digital computing were laid earlier, between the two world wars. In Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics, David A. Mindell shows how the ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Iron Coffin

    War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor

    de David A. Mindell ...
    Series series Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology
    The USS Monitor famously battled the CSS Virginia (the armored and refitted USS Merrimack) at Hampton Roads in March 1862. This updated edition of David A. Mindell's classic account of the ironclad warships and the human dimension of modern warfare commemorates the 150th anniversary of this historic encounter.Mindell explores how mariners—fighting "blindly," below the waterline—lived in and coped ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

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    Our Robots, Ourselves

    Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

    de David A. Mindell ...
    Narrado por David Chandler ...

    Completo

    8 hora 32 minutos

    From drones to Mars rovers-an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    Digital Apollo

    Human and Machine in Spaceflight

    de David A. Mindell ...
    Narrado por Kyle Tait ...

    Completo

    13 hora 36 minutos

    As Apollo 11's Lunar Module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer's software nearly caused a mission abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the automatic mode and taking direct control. He stopped monitoring the computer and began flying the spacecraft, relying on skill to land it and earning praise for a triumph of human over machine ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • The Work of the Future

    Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines

    de Elisabeth Reynolds, David H. Autor, David A. Mindell ...
    Why the United States lags behind other industrialized countries in sharing the benefits of innovation with workers and how we can remedy the problem.The United States has too many low-quality, low-wage jobs. Every country has its share, but those in the United States are especially poorly paid and often without benefits. Meanwhile, overall productivity increases steadily and new technology has ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • The Network of Life

    A New View of Evolution

    de David P. Mindell ...
    Why evolution is like a network, not a family tree—and why it matters for understanding the health of all living thingsIn The Network of Life, David Mindell explains why the conventional narrative of evolution needs to evolve. Ever since Darwin, evolution has largely been thought to work like a family tree in which species are related through a series of branching events. But, today, a growing ... Leer más

    $21.59 USD

  • The Evolving World

    Evolution in Everyday Life

    de David P. Mindell ...
    In the 150 years since Darwin, evolutionary biology has proven as essential as it is controversial, a critical concept for answering questions about everything from the genetic code and the structure of cells to the reproduction, development, and migration of animal and plant life. But today, as David P. Mindell makes undeniably clear in The Evolving World, evolutionary biology is much more than ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • Love Inspired November 2014 - Box Set 1 of 2

    An Anthology

    de Jenna Mindel, Marta Perry, Linda Goodnight, Glynna Kaye, Patricia Davids ...
    Love Inspired brings you four new Christmas titles for one great price, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope.Look for the bundle 2 of 2 and enjoy more inspirational stories from Love Inspired!HIS MONTANA HOMECOMING by Jenna MindelBig Sky CentennialMillionaire Dale Massey has come to Jasper Gulch's centennial celebration to honor his family ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Talking Back to Dr. Phil

    Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology

    de David Bedrick ...
    Utilizing in-depth research and analysis, this volume debunks the quick fixes and simplistic explanations of Dr. Phil McGraw. While he's watched and revered by millions, no critique exists for his daytime advice—and like much of "pop psychology," his counsel is often ineffective, leaving people feeling like failures and that something is wrong with them. Readers will easily identify with the ... Leer más

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