Titoli in Ingegneria

In this book, Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman offer listeners insight into the risks and benefits of driverless cars, and a lucid and engaging explanation of the enabling technology. Recent advances in software and robotics are toppling long-standing technological barriers that for decades have confined self-driving cars to the realm of fantasy. A new kind of artificial intelligence software called deep learning gives cars rapid and accurate visual perception. Human drivers can relax and take their eyes off the road.

With this updated edition of his earlier book, A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own—a small, wooden hut, his “shelter for daydreams” — built with his admittedly unhandy hands. Inspired by both Thoreau and Mr. Blandings, A Place of My Own not only works to convey the history and meaning of all human building, it also marks the connections between our bodies, our minds, and the natural world.

2015 Audie Award Finalist for Nonfiction Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the...

This work was published in 1724, under the pseudonym Captain Charles Johnson, by an unknown British author, usually assumed to be Daniel Defoe. This work is the prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates of that era and shaped the popular notions about pirates of the day. Included are Blackbeard, Black Bart, Jolly Roger, Anne Bonny (aka Anne Bonn), Edward Teach, Henry Avery, Mary Read, and many more.

Technology - at least in theory - is improving our productivity, efficiency, and communication. The one thing it's not doing is making us happier. We are experiencing historically high levels of depression and dissatisfaction. But it doesn't have to be that way. Technology can drive - not diminish - human happiness.

The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants to transform the West.

The "unsinkable” Titanic was four city blocks long, with a French “sidewalk café,” private promenade decks, and the latest, most ingenious safety devices… but only twenty lifeboats for the 2,207 passengers and crew on board.

Gliding through a calm sea, disdainful of all obstacles, the Titanic brushed an iceberg. Two hours and forty minutes later, she upended and sank. Only 705 survivors were picked up from the half-filled boats of “the ship that God Himself couldn’t sink.”

In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we’ve ceased to use carbon from the ground. Boldly, Laughlin predicts no earth-shattering transformations will have taken place. Six generations from now, there will still be soccer moms, shopping malls, and business trips. Firesides will still be snug and warm.

Carl Jung var en av de första och mest lästa författare av det tjugonde århundradet om psykologi i det mänskliga sinnet. Han arbetade med Sigmund Freud, som han delade en fascination med det omedvetna, men irreconciliable skillnader i sin praktik ledde dem till slut att gå skilda vägar. Jung ansåg det omedvetna och symboliska innehåll som avgörande för vår psykologiska utveckling; mellan de centrala begreppen analytisk psykologi individuation, den livslånga psykologisk process av differentiering av själv.

Matematikern och filosofen Blaise Pascal är en av de största hjärnorna som någonsin existerat. Han publicerade en avhandling om projektiv geometri vid en ålder av 16, för att ha uppfunnit räknaren för att hjälpa sin far i hans arbete. Betydande framsteg vi är skyldiga till Pascal inom vetenskap, den vetenskapliga metoden av sannolikhet, och filosofi.

Albert Einstein betraktas allmänt som en av de största hjärnorna som någonsin levat. Han utvecklade relativitetsteorin, en av de två pelarna i den moderna fysiken, förutom kvantmekanik, och skrev världens mest kända formel E = MC². Han var en enorm vetenskapsman och tänkare, och hans arbete är känd för sin inverkan på vetenskapsteori. Som en äkta geni, han var också full av humor; dessa 100 citat är noga utvalda för att introducera dig till hans karaktär och skämt på ett bekvämt och effektivt format.

Wij hebben voor u geselecteerd 100 grote citaten over seks. Het is een cliché omdat het waar is: Mannen denken over seks veel, elke zeven seconden, volgens sommige studies. Het verkennen van onze eigen creatieve warme zone houdt ons verbonden met onze seksuele zelf, zelfs wanneer onze werkelijke seksleven is heel normaal. Seks is een fascinerend onderwerp, voor mannen en vrouwen: we erover praten, we denken over seks, stel we het, we dromen erover, we houden veel plezier ermee, lachen erover, enz.

Wij hebben voor u geselecteerd 100 grote citaten over wetenschap. De opvoeding van de mensen is een grote rijkdom. Leren van de wetenschap en creëren onze toekomst door middel van kennis en wetenschap zijn grote uitdagingen voor de natie. Het zal de horizon van een glorieuze toekomst te openen. Onze audioboek zal u helpen om na te denken, te analyseren, om je creativiteit te stimuleren, met behulp van wetenschap, kennis, door te luisteren en na te denken over die zeer toepasselijk citaten.

No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio, or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. The Way Home is a modern-day Walden - an honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life lived in nature without modern technology. Mark Boyle, author of The Moneyless Man, explores the hard-won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the stream, foraging, and fishing.

This close-up look at the Internet and smartphones introduces young listeners to the science and technology that makes these amazing inventions possible. Each audiobook in the set explores the history of these inventions, how they are used today, and the potential for their future technological development. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this informative series is sure to educate and excite.

This in-depth look at today's hottest technology trends introduces listeners to the fascinating world of 3D printing, app coding, Online gaming, and more. Each audiobook explores multiple facets of cutting-edge technology, including the science behind it, its current applications, the potential dangers associated with it, and the possibilities for its future. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this series is sure to get listeners excited about modern technology.

C'est l'histoire d'un rêve millénaire. Concrétisé il y a à peine cent ans, le vol piloté ne cesse de se transformer et de nous surprendre. Aussi, difficile d'imaginer qu'à la fin des années 1930, les passagers avaient droit à des repas de haute qualité servis dans de la porcelaine chinoise, avant de se préparer à dormir dans une couchette confortable. Il fallait toutefois compter de longues heures de trajet pour de courtes distances en traversant fréquemment des zones de turbulence.

How does Einstein’s description of space and time compare with Doctor Who? Can James Bond really escape from an armor-plated railroad car by cutting through the floor with a laser concealed in a wristwatch? What would it take to create a fully intelligent android, such as Star Trek’s Commander Data? Exploring Science Through Science Fiction addresses these and other intriguing questions, using science fiction as a springboard for discussing fundamental science concepts and cutting-edge science research.

In the aftermath of an asteroid impact, Earth’s power grid is damaged nearly beyond recovery. The survival of our world may well depend on energy sources collected from an abandoned undersea settlement beneath the icy surface of Enceladus. Earth-raised Colonel Carter Rhodes, in charge of Earth’s recovery efforts, calls upon Gwen Baré, a Venusian engineer, to regain control of the deserted moon outpost and collect fuel for Earth’s collapsing power grids.

In Authentic Portraits, photographer Chris Orwig teaches you that the secret to creating meaningful portraits is simple: curiosity, empathy, kindness, and soul...plus a bit of technique. While Chris spends significant time on the fundamentals of “getting the shot” - working with natural light, nailing focus, dialing in the correct exposure, effectively posing and directing the subject, intentionally composing the frame - he also passionately discusses the need for personal development, creative collaboration, and connection with the subject.