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How Tiny Inventions Make Our World Work
$25.58
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2024
Summary
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
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529340112 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152934011X |
| Author: | Roma Agrawal |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Roma Agrawal
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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