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		The Problem of Increasing Human Energy Nikola Tesla This article first appeared in the June, 1900 issue of The Century Magazine. It contains a comprehensive description of Tesla's vision regarding the future of human technology. Included is an extensive review, in his own words, of the results that were obtained up to and including the time spent working at the Experimental Station in Colorado. As a significant part of the Tesla canon, this piece is highly recommended. 38 pages, 15 photos and engravings. Click here for the online text-only version. 330-PROB ... $6.95
		No Easy Answers : Science and the Pursuit of Knowledge Allan Franklin The author offers an accurate picture of science to both a general reader and to scholars in the humanities and social sciences who may not have any background in physics. Through the examination of non-technical case studies, he illustrates the various roles that experiment plays in science. 103-NEA ... $21.95
		The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas S. Kuhn Written by the man who coined the term "paradigm shift" this book describes the process and the end result. In essence paradigm shift is a relatively abrupt, fundamental change in the way that a specific conceptual world view is defined. The revisions tend to supplant earlier views that have served the needs of workers in specific fields, but have eventually proven to be inadequate. The replacement of Ptolemy's geocentric system by the heliocentric system of Copernicus and the discovery of oxygen are two historical examples used to shed light on the nature of its workings. xii, 210 pages. More 101-SSR ... $10.00
		The Essential Tension : Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change Thomas S. Kuhn The Essential Tension, written by ex-physicist turned science historian Thomas Kuhn, is a collection of essays and articles that help the reader to understand the author's view of scientific development and his effort to explain and settle the tensions that exist between different modes of problem solving. The collection gives insight into Kuhn's use of the term "paradigm" and sheds light on the evolution of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. xxiii, 366 pages, indexed. More 102-ET ... $22.00
		Men, Machines, and Modern Times Elting E. Morison Actually a series of lectures given between 1950 and 1966 at Cal Tech, this is one of the best books ever written on the process of innovation and the interaction of technology, culture, systems, and individual personalities. Morison describes a continuous battle between entrepreneurs and new adopters on the one hand and resistors on the other. He proposes that a process of more carefully testing and introducing new technologies may not only help soften the resistance to change, but also lead to less risky social adoption. If you're interested in the process of transformation or the development of technological change then this book should be on your short list. 168-MMMT ... $24.00
		Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth R. Buckminster Fuller
		First Principles of a New System of Philosophy [external link, 2.3 MB] Herbert Spencer A System of Synthetic Philosophy Vol. 1. Contents: Religion and Science; Relativity of All Knowledge; Reconciliation; Philosophy Defined; Data of Philosophy; Space, Time, Matter, Motion and Force; Evolution and Dissolution; Simple and Compound Evolution; Interpretation of Evolution; Segregation; Equilibration; Dissolution; Summary and Conclusions.


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