Nuts and Bolts How Tiny Inventions Make Our World Work
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An ambitious but accessible book exploring how seven small inventions from the nail to the spring have shaped our world, by the engineer who designed The Shard. Shard engineer Roma Agrawal deconstruct...
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An ambitious but accessible book exploring how seven small inventions from the nail to the spring have shaped our world, by the engineer who designed The Shard. Shard engineer Roma Agrawal deconstructs our most complex inventions into seven fundamental objects: the nail, spring, wheel, lens, magnet, string and pump._____________''Delightful'' TIM HARFORD, FINANCIAL TIMES''Appeals to the nerdy side of just about all of us... a great book to give'' JANE GARVEY''Splendid. Clearly written, elegantly structured full of facts you are unlikely to chance on anywhere else'' DAILY MAIL*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE * A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*Smartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple.Tracing their journeys through the millennia, she shows us how handmade Roman nails led to modern skyscrapers, how the potter''s wheel enabled space exploration, and how humble lenses helped her conceive a child against the odds. Eye-opening and engaging, Nuts and Bolts reveals the hidden building blocks of our modern world, and shows how engineering has fundamentally changed the way we live.''A wonderful book'' MARK MIODOWNIK''A masterclass in storytelling'' JESS WADE''A riveting love letter to the small, wonderful, and mundane things that make the modern world.'' ROMAN MARS*AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 START THE WEEK, OFF AIR WITH FI AND JANE AND 99% INVISIBLE*
Detaljer
Forlag
Hodder Paperback
ISBN
9781529340112
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
320
Udgivelsesdato
08-02-2024
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3214975
EAN nr.
9781529340112
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
22
Bredde (mm)
196
Længde (mm)
132
Vægt (g)
228