There's one for every occasion, as collectors and watch-lovers well know from their own selection. The time is everywhere these days - on our mobile, on illuminated road signs, on motorbike or car dashboards - but we still need to have it on our wrist. And manufacturers from Switzerland and elsewhere still produce watches that become works of art, wonders of technology, and purveyors of taste or pure luxuries. This book explores the subject in 256 compact pages, richly illustrated with pictures of the most recent and innovative designs.
Exploration is one of oldest human impulses. Over thousands of years, we've invented vehicles, tools, and instruments to take explorations farther and deeper. This book looks at seven modern technological developments related to exploration.
Love and Other Technologies: Retrofitting Eros for the Information Age
Can love really be considered another form of technology? Dominic Pettman says it can—although not before carefully redefining technology as a cultural challenge to what we mean by the "human" in the information age. Using the writings of such important thinkers as Giorgio Agamben, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Bernard Stiegler as a springboard, Pettman explores the "techtonic" movements of contemporary culture, specifically in relation to the language of eros.
In this text you will explore how information systems are used in business, and, more importantly, how the role of information systems has grown as a result of the telecommunications revolution. McKeon has published more than 30 textbooks and close to 50 articles in the areas of management science and information systems.
A staple food for thousands of years in the Mediterranean region, olive oil is now becoming popular all over the world. Olive oil has several unique characteristics that set it apart from other vegetable oils. Recent research suggests that olive oil produces many healthful benefits, including reduced risk of coronary heart disease. This second edition of Olive Oil includes new material from contributors and additional chapters that explore the most important aspects of chemistry, technology, quality, analysis and biological importance of olive oil. The topics selected will provide the reader with a solid background that will inspire and facilitate future research.
