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Miracles and Machines
An abundantly illustrated narrative that draws from the history of art, science, technology, artificial intelligence, psychology, religion, and conservation in telling the extraordinary story of a Renaissance robot that prays. This volume tells the singular story of an uncanny, rare object at the cusp of art and science: a 450-year-old automaton known as “the monk.” The walking, gesticulating figure of a friar, in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, is among the earliest extant ancestors of the self-propelled robot. According to legend connected to the court of Philip II of Spain, the monk represents a portrait of Diego de Alcalá, a hum...
Green Internet of Things for Smart Cities
The bright future of green IoT will change our tomorrow environment to become healthier and green, with very high quality of service that is socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable. This book covers the most recent advances in IoT, it discusses Smart City implementation, and offers both quantitative and qualitative research. It focuses on greening things such as green communication and networking, green design and implementations, green IoT services and applications, energy saving strategies, integrated RFIDs and sensor networks, mobility and network management, the cooperation of homogeneous and heterogeneous networks, smart objects, and green localization. This book with its wide range of related topics in IoT and Smart City, will be useful for graduate students, researchers, academicians, institutions, and professionals that are interested in exploring the areas of IoT and Smart City.
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Data Protection and Privacy: (In)visibilities and Infrastructures
This book features peer reviewed contributions from across the disciplines on themes relating to protection of data and to privacy protection. The authors explore fundamental and legal questions, investigate case studies and consider concepts and tools such as privacy by design, the risks of surveillance and fostering trust. Readers may trace both technological and legal evolution as chapters examine current developments in ICT such as cloud computing and the Internet of Things. Written during the process of the fundamental revision of revision of EU data protection law (the 1995 Data Protection Directive), this volume is highly topical. Since the European Parliament has adopted the General ...
Routledge Handbook on Information Technology in Government
The explosive growth in information technology has ushered in unparalleled new opportunities for advancing public service. Featuring 24 chapters from foremost experts in the field of digital government, this Handbook provides an authoritative survey of key emerging technologies, their current state of development and use in government, and insightful discussions on how they are reshaping and influencing the future of public administration. This Handbook explores: Key emerging technologies (i.e., big data, social media, Internet of Things (IOT), GIS, smart phones & mobile technologies) and their impacts on public administration The impacts of the new technologies on the relationships between ...
European Pendulum Clocks
Nearly 450 beautiful photos illustrate pendulum clocks from France, England, Holland, Scandinavia, and the German-speaking countries. Wall, cabinet, and free-standing styles are included, accompanied by full explanations of each clock in this authoritative study.
Klinger/Schaefer and Allied Families
Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of Johann Peter Klinger (born 18 June 1830 in Germany and Ann Margaretha Schaefer who was born 20 December 1835 in Germany. Johann and Ann married 18 April 1858 and were the parents of two known children. Johann died 11 August 1866 and Ann married Johannes Hausel. Johannes died 31 August 1873 and Ann immigrated to America with her children 3 June 1883. They settled in Wayne Co., Iowa. Descendants lived in Iowa, South Dakota, California and elsewhere.
