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Free Technology Books
  1. Advanced Color Imaging on the Mac OS (with related material) by Apple Computer (HTML at Apple)

  2. A Guide to Japan's Patent System by Mindy L. Kotler and Gary W. Hamilton (PDF at ta.doc.gov)

  3. Bridge Builders: African Experiences with Information and Communication Technology by National Research Council Office of International Affairs (page images at NAP)

  4. Continuing Education of Engineers by National Research Council Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer (page images at NAP)

  5. Effective Partnering: A Report to Congress on Federal Technology Partnerships, ed. by Richard Brody (PDF at ta.doc.gov)

  6. Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare: 10 Outstanding Achievements, 1964-1989 by National Academy of Engineering (page images at NAP)

  7. Engineering Education and Practice in the United State: Foundations of Our Techno-Economic Future by National Research Council Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer (page images at NAP)

  8. Engineering in Society by National Research Council Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer (page images at NAP)

  9. Engineering Undergraduate Education by National Research Council Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer (page images at NAP)

  10. Engines of Creation by K. Eric Drexler (HTML at foresight.org)

  11. Future National Research Policies Within the Industrialized Nations: Report of a Symposium by Government-University-Industry Roundtable (page images at NAP)

  12. Globalization of Technology: International Perspectives, ed. by Janet H. Muroyama and H. Guyford Stever (page images at NAP)

  13. Hazards: Technology and Fairness by National Academy of Engineering (page images at NAP)

  14. Historical First Patents: The First United States Patent for Many Everyday Things by Travis Brown (frame and cookie-dependent page images at Scarecrow Press)

  15. Improving Risk Communication by National Research Council Committee on Risk Perception and Communication (preliminary HTML at ulib.org)

  16. Industrial Biography: Iron-Workers and Tool-Makers by Samuel Smiles (Gutenberg text)

  17. International Competition in Advanced Technology: Decisions for America by National Research Council Office of International Affairs (page images at NAP)

  18. Marshaling Technology for Development: Proceedings of a Symposium by National Research Council Office of International Affairs and World Bank (page images at NAP)

  19. Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles (Gutenberg text)

  20. National Interests in an Age of Global Technology, ed. by Thomas H. Lee and Proctor P. Reid (page images at NAP)

  21. Product Liability and Innovation: Managing Risk in an Uncertain Environment, ed. by Janet R. Hunziker and Trevor O. Jones (page images at NAP)

  22. Technology in the National Interest by National Science and Technology Council (HTML at ta.doc.gov)

  23. The Century of Inventions by Edward Somerset Worcester (HTML at Rochester)

  24. The Diverse Forms of Tech-Prep: Implementation Approaches in Ten Local Consortia by Alan M. Hershey, Marsha K. Silverberg, and Tom Owens (HTML at ed.gov)

  25. The First Book of Freelance Graphics for Windows by James G. Meade (page images at iuniverse.com)

  26. The Government Role in Civilian Technology: Building a New Alliance by Engineering, and Public Policy National Research Council Committee on Science (page images at NAP)

  27. The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor (HTML with commentary at Eldritch Press)

  28. The Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future by Theodore Kaczynski (HTML at emf.net)

  29. Tomorrow's World: The Australian Initiative (HTML in Australia)

  30. Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution by K. Eric Drexler, Chris Peterson, and Gayle Permagit (HTML at foresight.org)

  31. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young (text at Wiretap)