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Nuts & bolts : seven small inventions that changed the world (in a big way) / Roma Agrawal.

Van Pelt Library T173.8 .A3137 2023
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Agrawal, Roma, 1983- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Technological innovations--History.
Technological innovations.
Engineering--History.
Engineering.
Science--History.
Science.
Inventions--History.
Inventions.
Genre:
History
Physical Description:
xv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Nuts and bolts.
Place of Publication:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2023.
Summary:
"An ambitious but accessible book exploring how seven simple engineering inventions from the pump to the spring have shaped our world, by the engineer who designed the Shard"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Introduction
Nail
Wheel
Spring
Magnet
Lens
String
Pump
Conclusion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9781529340082
152934008X
9781529340075
1529340071
OCLC:
1374330437

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