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Energy and civilization : a history

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2017

Format:

Books

Call Number

333.7909 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:459334

The world in a grain : the story of sand and how it transformed civilization

Beiser, Vince, 1965- author.

Publication Date

2018

Format:

Books

Call Number

620.191 BEI

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SD_ILS:466092

Radical abundance : how a revolution in nanotechnology will change civilization

Drexler, K. Eric.

Publication Date

2013

Format:

Books

Call Number

303.483 DRE

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SD_ILS:267467

Superconvergence : how the genetics, biotech, and AI revolutions will transform our lives, work, and world

Metzl, Jamie Frederic, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

303.483 MET

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SD_ILS:718845

Sidae yebo : haek kaein ŭi sidae = Forecast of the times : era of nuclear individuals

Song, Kir-yŏng (Big data expert), author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

KOR 303.495195 SON

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SD_ILS:725520

Blood in the machine : the origins of the rebellion against big tech

Merchant, Brian, author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

303.483 MER

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SD_ILS:654137

I, human : AI, automation, and the quest to reclaim what makes us unique

Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas, author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

303.483 CHA

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SD_ILS:674147

The Internet is not what you think it is : a history, a philosophy, a warning

Smith, Justin E. H., author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

004.678 SMI

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SD_ILS:651263

How the world really works : the science behind how we got here and where we're going

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

303.483 SMI

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SD_ILS:654157

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Seen and unseen : technology, social media, and the fight for racial justice

Hill, Marc Lamont, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

303.3720973 HIL

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SD_ILS:667663

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The longbow, the schooner & the violin : wood and human achievement

De Villiers, Marq, author.

Publication Date

2022

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Books

Call Number

620.12 DEV

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SD_ILS:658229

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Numbers don't lie : 71 stories to help us understand the modern world

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

909 SMI

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SD_ILS:599075

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Azhar, Azeem, author.

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Beiser, Vince, 1965- author.

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Blacknell, Sean, film producer, film director, screenwriter, director of photography.

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Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- author.

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De Villiers, Marq, author.

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Fiore, Quentin.

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Fu, Jingjie.

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Glass, Philip

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Grant, George Parkin, 1918-1988, author.

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Howe, Jeff, 1970- author.

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Itō, Jōichi, 1966- author.

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Liao, Yuejuan.

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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.

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