Reviews for Technology Assimilation in Joint Ventures The Indo-Mnc Experience

The average rating for Technology Assimilation in Joint Ventures The Indo-Mnc Experience based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-01 00:00:00 James Sylvester While it is obvious that the title is meant to be inclusive of the other gender in a humorous way, the age reference is incorrect. For adults can also learn a great deal about how basic, everyday technologies operate from this book. It opens with the application of infrared beams in television remotes, smoke detectors, automatic doors, the hand dryers and faucets and toilets that automatically work when needed. The next step is lasers that are used to scan barcodes on books, library cards, items in stores, on CDs and how they are used in medicine. The different types of touchscreens, fiber optics, what satellites are used for and some of the uses for radio waves are the last topics covered. The most interesting fact was about polar bears. The hair of a polar bear is in fact a collection of optical fibers. The hair is not white, but clear. The fibers conduct the sunlight down to the black skin of the bears, warming the bear against the frigid Arctic temperatures. Many of the devices that people in a modern industrial society use on a daily basis are explained in detail, yet at a level that the middle school teen can understand. This is a great book for people of all ages and genders with an interest in technology.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-11-01 00:00:00 George Albright This book had a few amazing nuggets of information. Prior to reading, I vaguely knew who Francis Bacon was - that he was considered the founder of the scientific method and that many atheist's believe he is one of their own. These concepts are only half true. First, Bacon didn't really create the scientific method. He borrowed it, rather surprisingly, from the magic tradition. He believed that the current natural philosophy being taught in universities across Europe was false because it came to its beliefs first and then tried to seek evidence for its claims. Bacon instead wanted to follow the magic tradition of searching for the natural properties of things and only then trying to forma coherent theory of their workings. Indeed, while Bacon did subscribe to a specific worldview, he never tried to promote this, instead believing that each individual should look at the evidence and draw their own conclusions, through rational investigation, rather than subscribing to any one dogma. Another interesting element was that he believed that advances in natural philosophy should be used for the good of humankind. Rather than the wispy knowledge of ancient philosophers or the nit-picking of logicians, Bacon understood that the natural world could be utilised to improve the lot of humankind. Overall, an interesting book. It seems like the image of Bacon has been corrupted. He was clearly a man of God and would have been shocked that science is often held up as a defender of atheism.