Computation for humanity information technology to advance society
"Through the ages, indeed millennia, humans have been exceptionally ingenious and adept at exploiting nature to develop tools for their benefit. Better understanding nature is thus nothing short of a guarantee for the development of novel tools. Never before had this been put on display as prom...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL
CRC Press
2014
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| Series: | Computational analysis, synthesis, and design of dynamic systems
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Through the ages, indeed millennia, humans have been exceptionally ingenious and adept at exploiting nature to develop tools for their benefit. Better understanding nature is thus nothing short of a guarantee for the development of novel tools. Never before had this been put on display as prominently as with the formulation of a fundamental scientific approach to the study of nature (Chapter 13). The systematic development of knowledge that derives from such study provided a rapidly expanding body of intelligence to the avail of technological exploitation. And it should come as no surprise that humanity indeed capitalized on the technological opportunities like never before in history (e.g., steam engine, reciprocating engine, pendulum clock, navigation, etc.)"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 496 pages color illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781315216751 9781439883297 9781299874787 9781351823951 1351823957 1299874789 1439883297 1315216752 |