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En este trabajo se realiza una aproximación conceptual a los modos de producción y apropiación del espacio de la ciudad y se parte de la base de que dicho espacio está constituido por un conjunto de múltiples prácticas humanas y modos distintos de habitar que son propensos a engendrar un tipo de espacialidad perturbadora que empasta, se adapta y se superpone a modelos idealizados del espacio arquitectónico, geográfico y antropológico. Dicha...
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Boiler Dynamics and Control Course Notes Now Available By Cyrus W. Taft, P.E. Early in my career (late 1970s) at Southern Company Services I had the opportunity to attend two one-week training courses at Power Technologies, Inc. in Schenectady NY. One course was on Power Plant Performance taught by John Westcott and the other was on Boiler Dynamics and Controls taught by Paul de Mello. Both of these courses were excellent and made a significant impression...
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Está dirigido a orientar a todas aquellas personas que requieran la fabricación de un modelo tridimensional como representación física de una idea o producto. Está enfocado en los profesionales de las áreas relacionadas con el diseño de productos, como los diseñadores industriales y los ingenieros de diseño de producto, así como en los técnicos y artesanos para la materialización de un concepto.
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The book "Industrial Design" offers students a comprehensive understanding of the exciting and dynamic field of industrial design. Industrial design is a discipline that combines aesthetics, functionality and innovation to create products that improve users' lives and shape the future of society. Throughout the book, readers will be introduced to the fundamental principles and processes of industrial design. They will explore the history and evolution...
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The Great Northern Atlantics, were the first locomotives constructed in Britain to the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement. The Atlantics were designed by H.G. Ivatt, locomotive Superintendent of The Great Northern Railway.
Introduced from 1898, with the construction at Doncaster Works of small boilered Atlantic number 990 Henry Oakley, which is now preserved in the National Collection at York, this type of locomotive became one of the most successful types...
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Combining captivating storytelling with eye-opening findings, Inviting Disaster delves inside some of history's worst catastrophes in order to show how increasingly "smart" systems leave us wide open to human tragedy.
Weaving a dramatic narrative that explains how breakdowns in these systems result in such disasters as the chain reaction crash of the Air France Concorde to the meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Chiles vividly demonstrates...
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This book is for you if:You have an idea for a product but are not sure where to startYou want to protect your idea from being stolenYou are on a tight budget and want a low risk way to determine if your product idea has a chance to be successfulYou want a guide to evaluating your idea to see if it could be turned into a successful productYou need the technical knowledge about how product development happensYou want to understand what makes for good...
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Eli Rubin takes an innovative approach to consumer culture to explore questions of political consensus and consent and the impact of ideology on everyday life in the former East Germany. Synthetic Socialism explores the history of East Germany through the production and use of a deceptively simple material: plastic. Rubin investigates the connections between the communist government, its Bauhaus-influenced designers, its retooled postwar chemical...
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Henry Petroski (1942–2023) was the Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Duke University. His many books include To Engineer Is Human, The Evolution of Useful Things, The Pencil, and The Toothpick.
From the acclaimed author and engineer, an engaging and lively account of the surprising secret of great design
Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art...
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This comprehensive new edition of How to Design Cars Like a Pro provides an in-depth look at modern automotive design. Interviews with leading automobile designers from Ford, BMW, GM Jaguar, Nissan and others, analyses of past and present trends, studies of individual models and concepts, and much more combine to reveal the fascinating mix of art and science that goes into creating automobiles. This book is a must-have for professional designers,...
13) Amazon Echo: How to Get the Most Out of Your Amazon Echo: User Guide, Tips, Tricks & Commands (Re
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Get the Most Out of Your Amazon Echo! Revised, Expanded & Updated Need a personal assistant you can count on through thick and thin?
This book outlines Echo's many uses; from helping children with their homework to assisting the executive with planning their day.
Written in a way that's easy to understand and follow, this book will have you up and operating your Echo like a pro in no time!
The Echo is changing lives all over the world.
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Like a good story, successful design is a series of engaging moments structured over time. The User's Journey will show you how, when, and why to use narrative structure, technique, and principles to ideate, craft, and test a cohesive vision for an engaging outcome. See how a "story first" approach can transform your product, feature, landing page, flow, campaign, content, or product strategy.
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This engaging and accessible book explains the scientific principles behind guns, both ancient and modern. It connects their evolution to advances in science, as well as tracing the developments of projectiles and propellants. It is not limited to small arms but also looks at the science of enormous guns such the Paris Gun, for example, and reviews the efforts to build a gun to launch projectiles into space. Extremely fast guns are also covered, such...
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Modern business gurus all cry for the need to innovate, to disrupt, and to act like a startup. It's hard to argue with that kind of thinking. It's sexy and exciting. But it's wrong. Too many businesses become enamored by shiny new objects and end up overlooking the value locked away in their existing products. Maybe your business is one of them. Iconic Advantage® is a different approach that allows companies to leverage what they already have to...
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The co-founder of Baidu explains how AI will transform human livelihood, from our economy and financial systems down to our daily lives.
Written by Baidu cofounder Robin Li and prefaced by award-winning sci-fi writer Cixin Liu (author of The Three-Body Problem), Artificial Intelligence Revolution introduces Baidu's teams of top scientists and management as pioneers of movement toward AI. The book covers many of the latest AI-related ideas and technological...
18) "Packaging
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"Packaging" by Sanjivan Saini is a comprehensive book that provides an overview of various aspects of packaging. It covers a wide range of topics related to packaging, including special packaging, safety precautions, exportable goods packaging, dangerous goods packaging, packaging for cold products, freezing products, dairy products, and packaging for hot products. Additionally, the book delves into the cost involved in packaging, its components,...
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"Winner of the 2007 Anderson Medal, Society for Nautical Research" "Winner of the 2007 Bronze Medal in Finance/Investment/Economics, Independent Publisher Book Awards" "Shortlisted for the 2006 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year" "Honorable Mention for the 2006 John Lyman Book Award, Science and Technology category, North American Society for Ocean History" "One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Business Books of 2013 (chosen by...
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Summary of The Third Wave by Steve Case Includes Analysis
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The Third Wave relates AOL co-founder and former CEO Steve Case's reflections on his career and the future of the technology industry in America. Part memoir, part analysis of the industry, The Third Waveis also a cautionary tale to would-be entrepreneurs who believe the culture of solo founders and tech disruption will always be valued in the future. The book is named for futurist...
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