Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way)

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There’s also a superb discussion of the peculiar, overtone-rich and resonant tone of the tanpura – a guitar-like Indian classic instrument that creates, refines and embellishes to a high art the buzzing sound that Western instrument-making tradition generally goes out of its way to avoid.

Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World

A splendid book: clearly written, elegantly structured and full of facts you are unlikely to chance on anywhere else' DAILY MAIL Staplebound) Very good plus. 49pp. Illustrations, photographs, bibliography. The covers lightly rubbed. Parallel text in German and English. Locale: Germany. (Weapons, Armored Fighting Vehicles--Germany, Military, Pak 40--Armored Fighting Vehicle--Germany, World War 2). 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. About the author Agrawal’s detours into politics – the plight of women in STEM, the use of male physical norms in product design – are less happy. They would hardly raise an eyebrow, had she only given them the space they deserved. As it is, she invites the reader to genuflect before some highly dubious ex cathedra statements. 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 atImperial 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.

Agrawal explores an array of intricate technologies—dishwashers, spacesuits, microscopes, suspension bridges, breast pumps—making surprising connections, explaining how they work, and using her own hand-drawn illustrations to clarify complex technical principles.”

Nuts and Bolts by Roma Agrawal | Hachette UK

Nuts & Bolts, Volume 34 : Sd.Kfz.7 - 8 ton Zugkraftwagen Krauss-Maffei und variants Text by Dr. Nicolaus HettlerSmartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. 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. The idea that small and simple things can be big and complex things in disguise is one that’s fascinated novelists for centuries. In Jane Austen’s world, for example, the merest of imagined slights can have the most far-reaching and dramatic of outcomes, leaving us wondering just how crucial the minutiae of manners can be in constructing a wider social context. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth 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.