0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R50 - R100 (2)
  • R100 - R250 (208)
  • R250 - R500 (1,639)
  • R500+ (5,959)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies

Elon Musk (Hardcover): Walter Isaacson Elon Musk (Hardcover)
Walter Isaacson
R590 R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Save R71 (12%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter.

When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. His father’s impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt Jekyll-and-Hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive.

At the beginning of 2022—after a year marked by SpaceX launching thirty-one rockets into orbit, Tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth—Musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas. “I need to shift my mindset away from being in crisis mode, which it has been for about fourteen years now, or arguably most of my life,” he said. It was a wistful comment, not a New Year’s resolution. Even as he said it, he was secretly buying up shares of Twitter, the world’s ultimate playground. Over the years, whenever he was in a dark place, his mind went back to being bullied on the playground. Now he had the chance to own the playground.

For two years, Isaacson shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?

Offshore Process Safety, Volume 2 (Paperback): Faisal Khan, Rouzbeh Abbassi Offshore Process Safety, Volume 2 (Paperback)
Faisal Khan, Rouzbeh Abbassi
R5,603 Discovery Miles 56 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Methods in Chemical Process Safety, Volume Two, the latest release in a serial that publishes fully commissioned methods papers across the field of process safety, risk assessment, and management and loss prevention, aims to provide informative, visual and current content that appeals to both researchers and practitioners in process safety. This new release contains unique chapters on offshore safety, offshore platform safety, human factors in offshore operation, marine safety, safety during well drilling and operation, safety during processing (top side), safety during transportation of natural resources (offshore pipeline), and regulatory context

The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): M.H. Rider, Martin Kennedy The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
M.H. Rider, Martin Kennedy
R1,669 Discovery Miles 16 690 In Stock
Spacecraft Formation Flying - Dynamics, Control and Navigation (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Kyle T. Alfriend, Srinivas R. Vadali,... Spacecraft Formation Flying - Dynamics, Control and Navigation (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Kyle T. Alfriend, Srinivas R. Vadali, Pini Gurfil, Jonathan P. How, Louis Breger
R2,703 Discovery Miles 27 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Space agencies are now realizing that much of what has previously been achieved using hugely complex and costly single platform projects-large unmanned and manned satellites (including the present International Space Station)-can be replaced by a number of smaller satellites networked together. The key challenge of this approach, namely ensuring the proper formation flying of multiple craft, is the topic of this second volume in Elsevier s Astrodynamics Series, Spacecraft Formation Flying: Dynamics, control and navigation.

In this unique text, authors Alfriend et al. provide a coherent discussion of spacecraft relative motion, both in the unperturbed and perturbed settings, explain the main control approaches for regulating relative satellite dynamics, using both impulsive and continuous maneuvers, and present the main constituents required for relative navigation. The early chapters provide a foundation upon which later discussions are built, making this a complete, standalone offering.

Intended for graduate students, professors and academic researchers in the fields of aerospace and mechanical engineering, mathematics, astronomy and astrophysics, Spacecraft Formation Flying is a technical yet accessible, forward-thinking guide to this critical area of astrodynamics.
The first book dedicated to spacecraft formation flying, written by leading researchers and professors in the fieldDevelops the theory from an astrodynamical viewpoint, emphasizing modeling, control and navigation of formation flying satellites on Earth orbitsExamples used to illustrate the main developments, with a sample simulation of a formation flying mission included to illustrate high fidelity modeling, control and relative navigation"

Brain Machine Interfaces for Space Applications: enhancing astronaut capabilities, Volume 86 (Hardcover): Luca Rossini, Dario... Brain Machine Interfaces for Space Applications: enhancing astronaut capabilities, Volume 86 (Hardcover)
Luca Rossini, Dario Izzo
R5,145 Discovery Miles 51 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Among the most interesting fields in research are the emerging possibilities to interface the human brain directly with machines, e.g. with computers and robotic interfaces. The European Space Agency's Advanced Concept team as a multidisciplinary team from engineering, artificial intelligence, and neural engineering has been working on the cutting edge of exploring brain machine interfaces for application in space as solutions to limitations astronauts face in space, and this book for the first time presents the state-of-the-art-cohesively.
* A pioneering book for a pioneering field
* Presents the application of cutting-edge brain machine interface technologies and concepts to support astronauts in space
* Of great interest to space scientists, neuroscientists, and biomedical engineers alike

Casing and Liners for Drilling and Completion (Hardcover): Ted G. Byrom Casing and Liners for Drilling and Completion (Hardcover)
Ted G. Byrom
R3,117 Discovery Miles 31 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Gulf Drilling Series is a joint project between Gulf Publishing Company and the International Association of Drilling Contractors. This first text in the Gulf Drilling Series presents casing design and mechanics in a concise, two-part format. The first part focuses on basic casing design and instructs engineers and engineering students how to design a safe casing string. The second part covers more advanced material and special problems in casing design in a user-friendly format. Learn how to select sizes and setting depths to achieve well objectives, determine casing loads for design purposes, design casing properties to meet burst, collapse and tensile strength requirements and conduct casing running operations safely and successfully.

Non-Rocket Space Launch and Flight (Hardcover): Alexander Bolonkin Non-Rocket Space Launch and Flight (Hardcover)
Alexander Bolonkin
R5,256 Discovery Miles 52 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In recent years scientists have investigated a series of new methods for non-rocket space launch, which promise to revolutionize space launches and flight. Particularly in the current political climate new, cheaper, and more fuel efficient methods are being investigated. Such new methods include the gas tube method, cable accelerators, tether launch systems, space elevators, solar and magnetic sails, circle launcher space keepers and more.
The author brings a vast amount of experience to the topic, having worked as a engineer, designer, project director and researcher at key institutes including NASA and the US Air Force.
Explores all the new non-rocket space launch methods, and compares them with each other and traditional rockets.
Investigates the unifying principles of the different systems and shows how to select the best design suited to the mission.
Author brings together technical and theoretical expertise from both industry and academia

Aircraft Design Projects - For Engineering Students (Paperback, New): Lloyd R. Jenkinson, Jim Marchman Aircraft Design Projects - For Engineering Students (Paperback, New)
Lloyd R. Jenkinson, Jim Marchman
R1,553 Discovery Miles 15 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written with students of aerospace or aeronautical engineering firmly in mind, this is a practical and wide-ranging book that draws together the various theoretical elements of aircraft design - structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, control and others - and guides the reader in applying them in practice. Based on a range of detailed real-life aircraft design projects, including military training, commercial and concept aircraft, the experienced UK and US based authors present engineering students with an essential toolkit and reference to support their own project work. All aircraft projects are unique and it is impossible to provide a template for the work involved in the design process. However, with the knowledge of the steps in the initial design process and of previous experience from similar projects, students will be freer to concentrate on the innovative and analytical aspects of their course project. The authors bring a unique combination of perspectives and experience to this text. It reflects both British and American academic practices in teaching aircraft design. Lloyd Jenkinson has taught aircraft design at both Loughborough and Southampton universities in the UK and Jim Marchman has taught both aircraft and spacecraft design at Virginia Tech in the US.

Practical Ship Design, Volume 1 (Hardcover, 1st ed): D.G.M. Watson Practical Ship Design, Volume 1 (Hardcover, 1st ed)
D.G.M. Watson
R3,079 Discovery Miles 30 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The ever-growing demand for commercial activities at sea has meant that ships are rapidly developing and that the rules governing their construction and operation are changing. "Practical Ship Design" records these changes, their outcomes and the reasoning behind them.

It deals with every aspect of ship design and handles a wide range of both merchant ships and naval ships with authority. It provides coverage of cargo ships and passenger ships, tugs, dredgers and other service craft. It also includes concept design, detail design, structural design, hydrodynamics design, the effect of regulations, the preparation of specifications and matters of costs and economics.

Drawing on the author's extensive practical experience, "Practical Ship Design" is likely to interest everybody involved in the design, construction, repair and operation of ships. Students and the most experienced professionals will all benefit from the book's vast store of design data and its conclusions and recommendations.

Missile Guidance and Pursuit - Kinematics, Dynamics and Control (Paperback): N.A. Shneydor Missile Guidance and Pursuit - Kinematics, Dynamics and Control (Paperback)
N.A. Shneydor
R1,919 Discovery Miles 19 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The continuing evolving capability of guided weapons demands ever more knowledge of their development. This modern and comprehensive book covers the control aspect of guidance of missiles, torpedoes, robots, and even animal predators, from the viewpoint of the pursuer. The text studies trajectories, zones of interception, the required manoeuvre effort, time of flight, launch envelopes, and stability of the guidance process. Mathematics at first-year university level is the only prerequisite. Acquaintance with feedback control theory would be helpful to the reader.
Covers the control aspect of guidance of missiles, torpedoes, robots, and even animal predators, from the viewpoint of the pursuerStudies trajectories, zones of interception, the required manoeuvre effort, time of flight, launch envelopes, and stability of the guidance process

The Hiroshima Men - The Quest To Build The Atomic Bomb, And The Fateful Decision To Use It (Paperback): Iain MacGregor The Hiroshima Men - The Quest To Build The Atomic Bomb, And The Fateful Decision To Use It (Paperback)
Iain MacGregor
R470 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R105 (22%) Pre-order

At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world's first atomic bomb. Built in the US by the top-secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B-29 Superfortress, a revolutionary long-range bomber, the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city, instantly killing tens of thousands. The world would never be the same again.

The Hiroshima Men's unique narrative recounts the decade-long journey towards this first atomic attack. It charts the race for nuclear technology before, and during the Second World War, as the allies fought the axis powers in Europe, North Africa, China, and across the vastness of the Pacific, and is seen through the experiences of several key characters: General Leslie Groves, leader of the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer; pioneering Army Air Force bomber pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets II; the mayor of Hiroshima, Senkichi Awaya, who would die alongside over eighty-thousand of his fellow citizens; and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Hersey, who travelled to post-war Japan to expose the devastation the bomb had inflicted upon the city, and in a historic New Yorker article, described in unflinching detail the dangers posed by its deadly after-effect, radiation poisoning.

This thrilling account takes the reader from the corridors of the White House to the laboratories and test sites of New Mexico; from the air war above Nazi Germany and the savage reconquest of the Pacific to the deadly firebombing air raids across the Japanese Home Islands. The Hiroshima Men also includes Japanese perspectives - a vital aspect often missing from Western narratives - to complete MacGregor's nuanced, deeply human account of the bombing's meaning and aftermath.

Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa - Input for Mineral Beneficiation in Africa (Paperback):... Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa - Input for Mineral Beneficiation in Africa (Paperback)
Munyaradzi Mujuru, S Mutanga
R176 R162 Discovery Miles 1 620 Save R14 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Anthracite Roots - Generations of Coal Mining in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Paperback): Joseph W. Leonard III Anthracite Roots - Generations of Coal Mining in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Paperback)
Joseph W. Leonard III
R482 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R35 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On Listening (Paperback): Angus Carlyle, Cathy Lane On Listening (Paperback)
Angus Carlyle, Cathy Lane
R498 Discovery Miles 4 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

On Listening is a unique collection of forty multi-disciplinary perspectives drawn from anthropology, bioacoustics, geography, literature, community activism, sociology, religion, philosophy, art history, conflict mediation and the sonic arts including music, ethnomusicology and field recording. These specially commissioned contributions explore the many ways in which skilled listening can mediate new relationships with our physical environment and the people and other species that we share it with. From the Introduction: Listening has become an increasingly popular subject of study. It features in conferences, in academic journals, in doctoral research projects. However, reflexive listening is an applied practice that exceeds the boundaries of academic institutions to take its place in a number of everyday settings. This book aims to connect the scholarly and the experiential and extend the contemporary discourse on listening.

Solar System - a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide (Fold-out book or chart, 2nd Second Edition, New Edition, U ed.): John... Solar System - a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide (Fold-out book or chart, 2nd Second Edition, New Edition, U ed.)
John Roch
R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ultimate quick reference guide for any earthling's questions about our solar system, whether a student, lover of all things space, or stargazing and night sky enthusiasts. Beautifully designed with images from NASA and expertly written by science author, consultant and professor John Roch, PhD who includes more facts per page than any book or website. This 6 page laminated guide will last a lifetime so you will always know what the surface temperature of Mercury is, how many known satellites Neptune has, what the Kuiper Belt is, or what other dwarf planets there are besides Pluto? 6-page laminated guide includes: Solar System Breakdown Essential Terms Space Missions Listed for Each Object & Planet Below Sun Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Asteroid Belt Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Kuiper Belt Pluto Haumea Makemake Eris More Solar System Facts

Mars and Its Mystery (Paperback): Edward Sylvester Morse Mars and Its Mystery (Paperback)
Edward Sylvester Morse
R524 Discovery Miles 5 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Optics of the Moon (Paperback): Yuriy Shkuratov, Gorden Videen, Vadym Kaydash Optics of the Moon (Paperback)
Yuriy Shkuratov, Gorden Videen, Vadym Kaydash
R3,120 Discovery Miles 31 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Optics of the Moon presents methods for interpreting optics of surfaces on the Moon with complicated structures. For example, the book illustrates how phase-ratio techniques can lead to the detection of surface structure anomalies, describes polarimetric studies of the lunar surface and their use, and addresses many other questions relating to the regolith-like surfaces of the Moon, such as why the Moon looks like a ball at a large phase angle and like a disk in full moon, why the lunar surface has slight color variations, and why at large phase angles its polarization degree closely correlates with albedo.

Plasmonic Materials and Metastructures - Fundamentals, Current Status, and Perspectives (Paperback): Shangjr Gwo, Andrea Alù,... Plasmonic Materials and Metastructures - Fundamentals, Current Status, and Perspectives (Paperback)
Shangjr Gwo, Andrea Alù, Xiaoqin Li, Chih-Kang Shih
R5,250 Discovery Miles 52 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Plasmonic Materials and Metastructures: Fundamentals, Current Status, and Perspectives reviews the current status and emerging trends in the development of conventional and alternative plasmonic materials. Sections cover fundamentals and emerging trends of plasmonic materials development, including synthesis strategies (chemical and physical) and optical characterization techniques. Next, the book addresses fundamentals, properties, remaining barriers for commercial translation, and the latest advances and opportunities for conventional noble metal plasmonic materials. Fundamentals and advances for alternative plasmonic materials are also reviewed, including two-dimensional hybrid materials composed of graphene, monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides, boron nitride, etc. In addition, other sections cover applications of plasmonic metastructures enabled by plasmonic materials with improved material properties and newly discovered functionalities. Applications reviewed include quantum plasmonics, topological plasmonics, chiral plasmonics, nanolasers, imaging (metalens), active, and integrated technologies.

Fundamentals and Applications of Nonlinear Nanophotonics (Paperback): Nicolae C. Panoiu Fundamentals and Applications of Nonlinear Nanophotonics (Paperback)
Nicolae C. Panoiu; Series edited by Akhlesh Lakhtakia
R4,593 Discovery Miles 45 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Approx.450 pages

Little Explorers: Science (Board book): Dynamo Ltd Little Explorers: Science (Board book)
Dynamo Ltd; Dynamo Ltd
R344 R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Save R39 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A fun and interactive introduction to the incredible world of science, perfect for children starting school. Little Explorers: Science is a lively introduction to the incredible world of science, where children can lift the flaps to learn all about what science is, and how it relates to every day life. Covering everything from anatomy, to forces, to space, young readers will be amazed as they discover just how fun (and simple!) these first steps into science can be. From learning about whacky inventions, to exploring the wonders of the universe, and much more, they're sure to have an adventure with this novelty exploration of the topic. This book features over 30 sturdy flaps to lift, along with charming, child-friendly artwork. Each spread supports the curriculum, introducing ideas and vocabulary in a simple, accessible way. Little Explorers is the perfect series for little learners as they start out at school.

Medical Image Analysis (Paperback): Alejandro Frangi, Jerry Prince, Milan Sonka Medical Image Analysis (Paperback)
Alejandro Frangi, Jerry Prince, Milan Sonka
R2,981 Discovery Miles 29 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Medical Image Analysis presents practical knowledge on medical image computing and analysis as written by top educators and experts. This text is a modern, practical, self-contained reference that conveys a mix of fundamental methodological concepts within different medical domains. Sections cover core representations and properties of digital images and image enhancement techniques, advanced image computing methods (including segmentation, registration, motion and shape analysis), machine learning, how medical image computing (MIC) is used in clinical and medical research, and how to identify alternative strategies and employ software tools to solve typical problems in MIC.

A Research Agenda for Space Policy (Hardcover): Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Christina Giannopapa, Ntorina Antoni A Research Agenda for Space Policy (Hardcover)
Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Christina Giannopapa, Ntorina Antoni
R3,660 Discovery Miles 36 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the opportunity to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Space policy is now a top priority in international relations. This timely Research Agenda takes the definition of space policy itself as an object of analysis rather than as an unquestioned premise. It presents the multi-faceted spectrum of elements combined within space policy which are crucially relevant to security, welfare and modern society. Chapters demonstrate why space matters and how space policy research has reflected this during the past half-century. Expert international contributors set out a forward-looking research agenda for the 2020s, identifying key problems and conflicts related to the topic and exploring policy, regulatory approaches and diplomatic mechanisms to reach possible solutions. The types of actors and institutions playing a key role in space policy are also examined through an interdisciplinary lens. Scholars and students of political science, international relations and law will find this to be a sophisticated, cutting-edge resource for analysing and understanding the multi-dimensional impacts of space policy.

Wild Track - Sound, Text and the Idea of Birdsong (Hardcover): Seán Street Wild Track - Sound, Text and the Idea of Birdsong (Hardcover)
Seán Street
R3,198 Discovery Miles 31 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Wild Track is an exploration of birdsong and the ways in which that sound was conveyed, described and responded to through text, prior to the advent of recording and broadcast technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Street links sound aesthetics, radio, natural history, and literature to explore how the brain and imagination translate sonic codes as well as the nature of the silent sound we "hear" when we read a text. This creates an awareness of sound through the tuned attention of the senses, learning from sound texts of the natural world that sought – and seek – to convey the intensity of the sonic moment and fleeting experience. To absorb these lessons is to enable a more highly interactive relationship with sound and listening, and to interpret the subtleties of audio as a means of expression and translation of the living world.

Australis Oscar 5 - The Story of How Melbourne University Students Built Australia's First Satellite (Hardcover): Owen Mace Australis Oscar 5 - The Story of How Melbourne University Students Built Australia's First Satellite (Hardcover)
Owen Mace
R1,517 Discovery Miles 15 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Fighting for Space - Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight (Paperback): Amy Shira Teitel Fighting for Space - Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight (Paperback)
Amy Shira Teitel
R469 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R24 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
The World's Warships 1915 - Compiled…
Fred T. Jane Hardcover R2,497 Discovery Miles 24 970
The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy…
Arik Kershenbaum Paperback R456 R429 Discovery Miles 4 290
The Colonial Clippers
Basil Lubbock Hardcover R1,145 Discovery Miles 11 450
Lighthouses and Lightships of the United…
George Rockwell Putnam Hardcover R976 Discovery Miles 9 760
Customized Production Through 3D…
Lin Zhang, Longfei Zhou, … Paperback R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710
Hardening And Tempering
Edward Russell Markham Hardcover R719 Discovery Miles 7 190
Engaging with Everyday Sounds
Marcel Cobussen Hardcover R1,161 Discovery Miles 11 610
Advanced Sensor Technology - Biomedical…
Ahmed Barhoum, Zeynep Altintas Paperback R4,694 Discovery Miles 46 940
Seismic While Drilling - Fundamentals of…
F.B. Poletto, F. Miranda Paperback R4,737 Discovery Miles 47 370
Amazon Tap - The Complete User Guide and…
John Slavio Hardcover R780 Discovery Miles 7 800

 

Partners