Impact of science & technology on society

More than 31 million people in the UK are gamers. The average young person in the UK will spend 10,000 hours gaming by the age of twenty-one. The future will belong to those who can understand, design and play games. World-renowned game designer Jane McGonigal knows that videogames are fulfilling genuine human needs, and in "Reality is Broken" she shows how game designers have hit on core truths about what makes us happy, and utilized these discoveries to astonishing effect in virtual environmen. ..More

Discusses how, in some contexts, the application of the internet has had an overarching transformational effect on how Muslims practice Islam, how forms of Islam are represented to the wider world, and how Muslim societies perceive themselves and their peers.. ..More

Rapid technological advances, globalisation, unparalleled demographic changes and the rise of China and India as superpowers mean that we are entering an unprecedented age. This title employs the author's experience in international politics to sketch a blueprint, tracing the path combined global forces may lead us.. ..More

Manpower development and HR functions per se, are getting highly influenced by technological changes. This book states that to track technological change, we need to understand reasons for the change.. ..More

Who's Who in Fluorescence. ..More

Describes the ancient, medieval and modern history of science and technology. This book deals with the industrial revolution and its impact on the society. It discusses different levels, modes, problems and advantages of technology transfer. It also deals. ..More

Nanoscience is taking technology to a realm of astounding possibilities. With Nanocosm, Atkinson reveals a spectacular view of the immediate future of nanoscience and its applications in medicine, computing, engineering, and other arenas that affect our w. ..More

Innovation, science and technology create wealth and yet there is a manifest imbalance within society, a paradox of greater prosperity but growing exclusion. This book marks the 25th anniversary of the Six Countries Programme, continuing its tenet of studying innovation with a radical ethos.. ..More

This study develops an evolutionary concept of growth in East Asia, in which technology, organizations and institutions interact and co-evolve to advance productivity. Episodic crises are seen as disruptions which bring to the fore structural and institutional flaws that need reform.. ..More

Essays in the Study of Scientific Discourse: Methods, Practice, and Pedagogy. ..More

Electron Tomography: Methods for Three-Dimensional Visualization of Structures in the Cell. ..More

Quantitative Microbeam Analysis. ..More

Microwave Techniques and Protocols. ..More