In this book, Jacqueline Wernimont presents a new media history of western quantification, uncovering the stories behind the tools and technologies we use to count, measure, and weigh our lives and realities.
Even basic math — like arithmetic — can seem baffling. In Our Days Are Numbered, Jason Brown leads the reader through a typical day, on a fascinating journey.
... numbered. Psalms 40:5 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Psalm 139:17,18 “Numbered” is ...
... numbered accounts . That came out to twenty - three accounts an hour , or one every two minutes forty - five seconds . Essentially , it was piecework once you got the hang of it . Nick reached across his desk and picked off the next ...
National Archives (U.S.). NUMBERED DOCUMENT FILE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE OFFICE OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT , DECEMBER 21 , 1940 - JANUARY 14 , 1942 The Office of Production Management ... NUMBERED DOCUMENT FILE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ...
United States. National Archives and Records Service. NUMBERED DOCUMENT FILE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE OFFICE OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT , DECEMBER 21 , 1940 - JANUARY 14 , 1942 The Office ... NUMBERED DOCUMENT FILE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ...
... NUMBERED 1 , ELK HILLS , CALIF . ITNE Interior for HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STOCKPILE AND NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE OF THE not COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WOR UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY - THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ...
... NUMBERED FROM THE FIRST TO THE SEVEN- TEENTH CAVALRY , INCLUSIVE ; TWENTY - NINTH UNITED STATES ' COLORED INFANTRY , AND FIRST AND SECOND REGIMENTS AND INDEPENDENT BATTERIES OF ARTILLERY . ALSO , ROSTERS OF ENLISTED MEN , NUMBERED ...
... numbered Kontos . But all the way back to Gersau , through orchards that were pink drifts of blossom , she was worrying about one thing . Colin had said she had everything she needed to deal with Aglaia's numbered account ; but she hadn ...