Nuts & bolts : seven small inventions that changed the world (in a big way) /
by Agrawal, Roma.
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BookPublisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2023Description: xv, 302 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529340075 (hbk.) :; 1529340071 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 609 AGRSubject(s): Technological innovations -- History | Engineering -- History | Science -- History | Technology | Technology | General & world history | Technology: general issues | Engineering: general | History of engineering & technology | Inventions & inventorsSummary: Smartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. In 'Nuts and Bolts', award-winning 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 escape our planet.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Smartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. In 'Nuts and Bolts', award-winning 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 escape our planet.
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