Instant Engineering: Key Thinkers, Theories, Discoveries and Inventions Explained on a Single Page

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Joel Levy

Instant Engineering

Key Thinkers, Theories, Discoveries and Inventions Explained on a Single Page

Joel Levy

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English

Welbeck
05 January 2021

Popular science; Engineering: general

Instant Engineering pulls together all the pivotal engineering theories and discoveries into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet', which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in an instant.

From Archimedes to Elon Musk, from screws and pulleys to the steam engine, and from the canal boat to the space rocket, every key figure, theory or term is expressed in succinct and lively text and graphics.

Perfect for the knowledge hungry and time poor, this collection of graphic-led lessons makes engineering interesting and accessible. Everything you need to know - and more - is here.

By: Joel Levy
Imprint: Welbeck
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 186mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781787393233
ISBN 10: 1787393232
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 05 January 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joel Levy is a writer and journalist specialising in science, nature and technology for younger audiences. His writing explores both mainstream science and weird technology, from chemistry and physics to death-rays and biomimetic robots. After taking degrees in molecular biology and psychology at Warwick and Edinburgh, he has gone on to write books including Really Useful, the science and history of everyday technology; Poison: A Social History, on the science and lore of poisons; Newton's Notebooks, on the life and discoveries of Isaac Newton; Phobiapedia, an encyclopaedia of the things that scare us most; and A Bee in a Cathedral, exploring analogies and thought experiments in science, nature and technology.