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This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and...  Read More >>

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From the author of the bestselling Fermat's Last Theorem, the fascinating story of the greatest experiment of modern...  Read More >>

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Suitable for understanding on of the world's important contemporary debates, this volume describes the important...  Read More >>

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