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NUTS AND BOLTS - ROMA AGRAWAL TASCHENBUCH

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023* *AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 START THE WEEK
OFF AIR WITH FI AND JANE AND 99% INVISIBLE* 'Delightful' TIM HARFORD  FINANCIAL TIMES '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 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 escape our planet. Tracing the
surprising journeys of each invention through the millennia  Roma reveals how handmade Roman
nails led to modern skyscrapers  how the potter's wheel enabled space exploration  and how
humble lenses helped her conceive a child against the odds. She invites us to marvel at these
small but perfectly formed inventions  sharing the stories of the remarkable  and often unknown
scientists and engineers who made them possible. The nuts and bolts that make up our world may
be tiny  and are often hidden  but they've changed our lives in dramatic ways. 'A wonderful
book' MARK MIODOWNIK 'A masterclass in storytelling' JESS WADE 'A riveting love letter to the
small  wonderful  and mundane things that make the modern world.' ROMAN MARS

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