Roma Agrawal Talks Nuts & Bolts

We were delighted to welcome Roma Agrawal MBE, to talk about her latest book "Nuts & Bolts". Roma is a structural engineer, author and broadcaster. She is the author of three books (so far!) about engineering, which are for anyone interested in the world around them.
She has designed bridges, skyscrapers and sculptures with signature architects over her fourteen year career. Roma spent six years working on The Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe, and designed the foundations and the ‘Spire’.
Nuts and Bolts, 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.
Discover more on Roma's website www.romatheeng...