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We are 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.
Join us this Thursday to learn more!
This week’s @bench.talk.101 (Thursday 17th August 2023) will start promptly at UK time 20:30 and finish 21:30 (15:30-16:30 EST). You can join the conversation by clicking on the link or button below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81164688577?pwd=b1ZOOWgzQi9ZeExsVDYyWkJMNXdkQT09
Meeting ID: 811 6468 8577
Password: 2CFJYi
Join the ZOOM call! (8:30PM UK time/ 3:30PM EST)
Meetings are recorded & published on Bench.Talk.101 YouTube channel. By joining the conversation, you are giving permission for your participation in the talk to be recorded and the recording to be made public for all to enjoy.
You can watch previous episodes of Bench.Talk.101 on our YouTube channel.
I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday
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.
Join us this Thursday to learn more!
This week’s @bench.talk.101 (Thursday 17th August 2023) will start promptly at UK time 20:30 and finish 21:30 (15:30-16:30 EST). You can join the conversation by clicking on the link or button below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81164688577?pwd=b1ZOOWgzQi9ZeExsVDYyWkJMNXdkQT09
Meeting ID: 811 6468 8577
Password: 2CFJYi
Join the ZOOM call! (8:30PM UK time/ 3:30PM EST)
Meetings are recorded & published on Bench.Talk.101 YouTube channel. By joining the conversation, you are giving permission for your participation in the talk to be recorded and the recording to be made public for all to enjoy.
You can watch previous episodes of Bench.Talk.101 on our YouTube channel.
I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday
