Roma Agrawal: Nuts And Bolts

by Agrawal, Roma

ISBN: 9781529340112

Published: 2024-02-07

'Appeals to the nerdy side of just about all of us... a great book to give' - Jane Garvey 'A splendid book: clearly written, elegantly structured and full of facts you are unlikely to chance on anywhere else' - Daily Mail 'A wonderful book' - Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters 'A masterclass in storytelling' - Jess Wade, physicist and author of Nano AS HEARD ON OFF AIR WITH FI AND JANE __________ Smartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. In Nuts and Bolts, award-winning Shard engineer and broadcaster Roma Agrawal deconstructs our most complex feats of engineering into seven fundamental inventions: the nail, spring, wheel, lens, magnet, string and pump. Each of these objects is itself a wonder of design, the result of many iterations and refinements. Together, they have enabled humanity to see the invisible, build the spectacular, communicate across vast distances, and even...