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

Agrawal, Roma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1324021527 ISBN 13: 9781324021520

Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2023

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Nuts and BoltsTracing the evolution from Egyptian nails to modern skyscrapers, and Neanderthal string to musical instruments, Agrawal shows us how even our most sophisticated items are built on the foundations of these ancient and fundamental breakthroughs. She 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 bring complex principles to life.Alongside deeply personal experiences, she recounts the stories of remarkable—and often uncredited—scientists, engineers, and innovators from all over the world, and explores the indelible impact these creators and their creations had on society. In preindustrial Britain, nails were so precious that their export to the colonies was banned—and women were among the most industrious nail makers. The washing machine displayed at an industrial fair in Chicago in 1898 was the only machine featured that was designed by a woman. The history of the wheel, meanwhile, starts with pottery, and takes us to India’s independence movement, where making clothes using a spinning wheel was an act of civil disobedience.Nuts and Bolts

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Roma Agrawal, an award-winning structural engineer, has designed bridges, skyscrapers, and sculptures, and worked on London's The Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe. She has lectured widely and has presented TV and radio shows for the BBC and Discovery. She lives in London.

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• Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1324021527
• ISBN 13: 9781324021520
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 258
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