Nick Ball: 3 books

From about the middle of the seventeenth century the Navy’s administrators began to commission models of their ships that were accurately detailed and, for the first time, systematically to scale. These developed a recognised style, which included features like the unplanked lower hull with a simplified...

Die Menschheit dachte, sie hätte das Schlimmste überstanden, nachdem eine gewaltige Sonneneruption die Erdoberfläche verbrannte und Millionen von Menschen in den Tod riss. Doch dann breitete sich eine unaufhaltsame Krankheit aus, die Körper und Geist der letzten Überlebenden befiel. Die Seuche,...

Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life. Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation,...