Roots of Modern Technology An Elegant Survey of the Basic Mathematical and Scientific Concepts /

If the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates came to life again today, he would wonder how airplanes fly and light bulbs glow, but not wonder much about the worlds political and social changes that took place since his time. The author puts himself in the position of explaining to Socrates the technol...

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Main Author: Wendt, Siegfried. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12062-6
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