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    De eeuwigheid, Op zoek...

    De eeuwigheid, Op zoek naar het begin der tijden

    Dikke paperback in goede staat. Rug verkleurd. Lichte gebruikssporen. Fotokatern.

    Wanneer is de wereld precies ontstaan? Deze vraag heeft generaties wetenschappers en filosofen, maar ook bizarre fantasten eeuwenlang geïntrigeerd. Dit begin is het uitgangspunt van ons eventuele begrip van het universum, of het bewijs van het bestaan van God.De eeuwigheid - op zoek naar het begin der tijden is een verhaal over wetenschap, religie en filosofie. Het is een boek over de intense strijd om de oorsprong van het menselijke bestaan te definiëren en vast te leggen. // Recensie(s) :Dit boek beschrijft in chronologische volgorde de ontwikkeling van het denken over het begin der tijden: wanneer is het leven op aarde begonnen, wanneer is de aarde ontstaan, en wanneer is het heelal ontstaan? Het begint met beschavingen in de Oudheid (Grieken, Romeinen, Indiers) en eindigt met recent onderzoek van moderne astronomen. De Ierse bisschop Usscher zorgde ervoor dat het idee dat de wereld 4004 jaar voor Christus zou zijn ontstaan, voor eeuwen aangehouden werd. Van daar gaan we naar de moderne wetenschap, die het ontstaan van de wereld en het heelal via gedetailleerde metingen aan hemellichamen veel en veel verder terug in de tijd heeft gelegd. Het boek vertelt ook over de weerstand tegen nieuwe inzichten die er vaak was, deels omdat de oude denkwijzen een religieuze grondslag hadden. Het geheel is geschreven in een verhalende, leesbare stijl; de auteur heeft hiermee dan ook veel ervaring in de vorm van geschreven en gefilmde wetenschapsjournalistiek (o.a. op Discovery Channel). Hij beschrijft het wel en wee van de 'hoofdrolspelers' op een directe manier, wat het verhaal dichterbij de lezer brengt. Zonder afbeeldingen, maar met uitgebreide noten en bronvermelding plus een bibliografie.

    Martin Gorst;

    € 5,00

    Exactly, How Precision...

    Exactly, How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

    Dikke paperback in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig.

    Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson.

    Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific, mechanical and intellectual landscapes. The items we value in our daily lives - a camera, phone, computer, bicycle, car, a dishwasher perhaps - all sport components that fit together with precision and operate with near perfection. We also assume that the more precise a device the better it is. And yet whilst we live lives peppered and larded with precision, we are not, when we come to think about it, entirely sure what precision is, or what it means. How and when did it begin to build the modern world?

    Simon Winchester seeks to answer these questions through stories of precision's pioneers. Exactly takes us back to the origins of the Industrial Age, to Britain where he introduces the scientific minds that helped usher in modern production: John 'Iron-Mad' Wilkinson, Henry Maudslay, Joseph Bramah, Jesse Ramsden, and Joseph Whitworth. Thomas Jefferson exported their discoveries to the United States as manufacturing developed in the early twentieth century, with Britain's Henry Royce developing the Rolls Royce and Henry Ford mass producing cars, Hattori's Seiko and Leica lenses, to today's cutting-edge developments from Europe, Asia and North America.

    As he introduces the minds and methods that have changed the modern world, Winchester explores fundamental questions. Why is precision important? What are the different tools we use to measure it? Who has invented and perfected it? Has the pursuit of the ultra-precise in so many facets of human life blinded us to other things of equal value, such as an appreciation for the age-old traditions of craftsmanship, art, and high culture? Are we missing something that reflects the world as it is, rather than the world as we think we would wish it to be? And can the precise and the natural co-exist in society?

    Simon Winchester;

    € 8,50

    The Technology Trap

    The Technology Trap

    Dikke hardback in goede staat. Naam voorin. Enkele ezelsoren. Geen stofomslag. Engelstalig.

    From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic and political power among society’s members. As Carl Benedikt Frey shows, the Industrial Revolution created unprecedented wealth and prosperity over the long run, but the immediate consequences of mechanization were devastating for large swaths of the population. Middle-income jobs withered, wages stagnated, the labor share of income fell, profits surged, and economic inequality skyrocketed. These trends, Frey documents, broadly mirror those in our current age of automation, which began with the Computer Revolution.

    Just as the Industrial Revolution eventually brought about extraordinary benefits for society, artificial intelligence systems have the potential to do the same. But Frey argues that this depends on how the short term is managed. In the nineteenth century, workers violently expressed their concerns over machines taking their jobs. The Luddite uprisings joined a long wave of machinery riots that swept across Europe and China. Today’s despairing middle class has not resorted to physical force, but their frustration has led to rising populism and the increasing fragmentation of society. As middle-class jobs continue to come under pressure, there’s no assurance that positive attitudes to technology will persist.

    The Industrial Revolution was a defining moment in history, but few grasped its enormous consequences at the time. The Technology Trap demonstrates that in the midst of another technological revolution, the lessons of the past can help us to more effectively face the present.

    Carl Benedikt Frey;

    € 14,00

    The book of fine paper

    The book of fine paper

    Dikke, grote hardback in goede staat. Scheurtje in stofomslag. Binnenwerk netjes. Met bijbehorend mapje met papiermonsters. Engelstalig. Geillustreerd.

    A worldwide guide to more than 500 contemporary papers for art, design, and decoration. This authoritative guide showcases the finest papers in the world today. In clear and engaging language, Silvie Turner conveys the excitement of discovering sheets one never knew existed. Her book is an international compendium for artists, designers, and crafts people who want to know about fine papers--where and how they are made, their character, what they can be used for, and where to find them. The essence of each paper is discussed in detail, concentrating on handmades but also covering moldmades and fine machinemades. The author explains their manufacture, then provides descriptions and, in most cases, full specifications for each named paper. She advises on practicalities--how to store, fold, cut, tear, paste, preserve, and repair paper--and considers their uses, looking at dedicated sheets (for watercolor, drawing, etching, bookmaking, computer output) as well as decorative stock. The color plates display the rich diversity of papers--from shades of white and neutral to the intense hues of dyed stock, from fine-grained sheets through delicate papers with flowers and grasses to wild and rough Costa Rican handmades. Illustrations in the text show ingredients that go into paper and methods used in countries throughout the world. Best of all, firsthand experience of modern fine papers is provided by a selection of samples, mounted so that their weight and texture can be felt. The book includes an explanation of sizes and weights, a glossary, and full indexes. A special feature is the comprehensive list of makers, sellers, and sources of information about paper.

    Silvie Turner;

    € 22,00

    The Signal and the Noise

    The Signal and the Noise

    Dikke hardback met stofomslag in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig.

    Human beings have to make plans and strategize for the future. As the pace of our lives becomes faster and faster, we have to do so more often and more quickly. But are our predictions any good? Is there hope for improvement? In this book the author examines the world of prediction, investigating how we can distinguish a true signal from a universe of noisy, ever-increasing data. Many predictions fail, often at great cost to society, because most of us have a poor understanding of probability and uncertainty. We are wired to detect a signal, and we mistake more confident predictions for more accurate ones. But overconfidence is often the reason for failure. If our appreciation of uncertainty improves, our predictions can get better too. This is the prediction paradox: the more humility we have about our ability to make predictions, and the more we are willing to learn from our mistakes, the more we can turn information into knowledge and data into foresight. The author examines both successes and failures to determine what more accurate forecasters have in common. In keeping with his own aim to seek truth from data, he visits innovative forecasters in a range of areas, from hurricanes to baseball, from the poker table to the stock market, from Capitol Hill to the NBA. Even when their innovations are modest, we can learn from their methods. How can we train ourselves to think probabilistically, as they do? How can the insights of an eighteenth-century Englishman unlock the twenty-first-century challenges of global warming and terrorism? How can being smarter about the future help us make better decisions in the present?

    Nate Silver;

    € 9,50
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