Nuts and Bolts by Roma Agrawal
An ambitious but accessible book exploring how seven simple engineering inventions from the pump to the spring have shaped our world, by the engineer who designed the Shard.
A wonderful bookA fascinating tour that brings to life the springs, ratchets and fibres that makes up the machines of our modern age -- Mark Miodownik
There is passion for engineering on every single page. Roma Agrawal has a special skill of reawakening that part of us that simply wants to understand how the built world works, and to dream of creating our own machines. -- Angela Saini
A masterclass in storytelling. Agrawal is the perfect narrator: her curiosity, technical knowledge and excitement fill every page. -- Jess Wade
Inside this wonderfully engaging book is a profound message: that so much of technology comes from ingenious reiterations of just a few innovations in engineering... Roma Agrawal brings these inventions vividly to life. -- Philip Ball
Essential reading for budding engineers, young and old. -- Anna Ploszajski
Fascinating stories behind the humble devices that make our human world work, told with an engineer's infectious excitement and enthusiasm for detail. -- Gaia Vince
Roma Agrawal locates the wonder of engineering in the lively Nuts and Bolts... she enriches her account by showing how her chosen devices also work in combination, creating artefacts as unlikely as they are exotic * Telegraph *
Clear, lively and engaging... the history of engineering tells us about who we are and who we have been. It can even lead us to who we want to be * Nature *
'Nuts & Bolts is a splendid book: clearly written, elegantly structured and full of facts you are unlikely to chance on anywhere else.' -- Daily Mail
'Delightful' -- Tim Harford * Financial Times *
There is passion for engineering on every single page. Roma Agrawal has a special skill of reawakening that part of us that simply wants to understand how the built world works, and to dream of creating our own machines. -- Angela Saini
A masterclass in storytelling. Agrawal is the perfect narrator: her curiosity, technical knowledge and excitement fill every page. -- Jess Wade
Inside this wonderfully engaging book is a profound message: that so much of technology comes from ingenious reiterations of just a few innovations in engineering... Roma Agrawal brings these inventions vividly to life. -- Philip Ball
Essential reading for budding engineers, young and old. -- Anna Ploszajski
Fascinating stories behind the humble devices that make our human world work, told with an engineer's infectious excitement and enthusiasm for detail. -- Gaia Vince
Roma Agrawal locates the wonder of engineering in the lively Nuts and Bolts... she enriches her account by showing how her chosen devices also work in combination, creating artefacts as unlikely as they are exotic * Telegraph *
Clear, lively and engaging... the history of engineering tells us about who we are and who we have been. It can even lead us to who we want to be * Nature *
'Nuts & Bolts is a splendid book: clearly written, elegantly structured and full of facts you are unlikely to chance on anywhere else.' -- Daily Mail
'Delightful' -- Tim Harford * Financial Times *
Roma Agrawal is an engineer, author and presenter who is best known for working on the design of The Shard, Western Europe's tallest tower. She studied engineering at Imperial College London and physics at the University of Oxford. Roma has given talks to thousands at universities, schools and organisations around the world, including TEDx. She has also presented numerous TV shows for the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery, and hosts her own podcast, Building Stories. Her first book, BUILT (2018) won an AAAS science book award and has been translated into eight languages. Roma is passionate about promoting engineering and technical careers to young people, particularly those from minoritized groups, and has won international awards for her technical prowess and for her advocacy for the profession, including the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering's Rooke Award. She was appointed an MBE in 2018 for services to engineering.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529340075 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529340071 |
| Title | Nuts and Bolts |
| Author | Roma Agrawal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2023-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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