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The Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
The Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
Francis Spufford
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A rapturous history of British engineering, a vivid love-letter to quiet men in pullovers, Backroom Boys tells the story of how this country lost its industrial tradition and got back something else. 'A wonderful accomplishment - Backroom Boys sharply evokes a lost world of Dan Dare, Look and Learn and Meccano, and goes on to show us how that world was never lost: that it is, in fact, the secret history of today.' Ken MacLeod 'Unreservedly marvellous ...Francis Spufford is the Tom Wolfe of technology journalism.' Focus 'Provides start-to-finish enjoyment ...[Spufford] can make the heart leap simply by detailing what engineers do with mild steel or carbon fibre.' Sunday Times 'I don't want to pretend that Backroom Boys is perfect; It's just as near to it as makes no difference.' Daily Telegraph 'The man writes like a dream - informed, fresh, racy prose ...You wouldn't think that a book describing the fall and rise of British technologies since 1945 could be unputdownable, but Spufford shows it can be done.' Guardian
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Year:
2004
Edition:
New edition
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Language:
English
Pages:
272
ISBN 10:
0571214975
ISBN 13:
9780571214976
ISBN:
0571214975,9780571214976
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Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems;Economics;Ergonomics;Health & Safety;Industrial Design;Industrial Technology;Management;Manufacturing;Production, Operation & Management;Quality Control;Robotics & Automation;Engineering;Engineering & Transportation;Technology;Science & Math
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