Roots of modern technology : an elegant survey of the basic mathematical and scientific concepts / S...
Roots of modern technology : an elegant survey of the basic mathematical and scientific concepts / S...
Roots of modern technology : an elegant survey of the basic mathematical and scientific concepts / Siegfried Wendt.
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Berlin : Springer, c2010.
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N501/403
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English
German
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vii, 449 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Berlin : Springer, c2010.
Date Published
c2010.
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"If the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates came to life again today he would not marvel much about the political and social changes the world underwent since his time, but why light bulbs shine and airplanes fly. The author puts himself in the position of explaining to Socrates the technological fundamentals of all the modern comforts. As he takes...
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Roots of modern technology : an elegant survey of the basic mathematical and scientific concepts / Siegfried Wendt.
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Originally published in German as "Was Sokrates nicht wissen konnte", 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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c2010.
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N501/403
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74VK3pRajReX
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ISBN
364212061X (hbk.)
9783642120619 (hbk.)
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501
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991023666159702626
