Backroom Boys by Francis Spufford
Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others.
'A must for every British Christmas stocking' John Carey; 'Unputdownable... the man writes like a dream - informed, fresh, racy prose.' Guardian
Francis Spufford is the author of five highly-praised works of non-fiction and three novels. His books have won the Costa First Novel Award, the RSL Ondaatje Prize, the Desmond Elliott Prize and the RSL Encore Award, among others. He teaches writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571214976 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571214975 |
| Title | Backroom Boys |
| Author | Francis Spufford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2004-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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