Looks at key theories and people in the world of engineering, with practical activities and projects to try for yourself.

Introduces 46 engineers, from apprentices and lab technicians to university professors and start-up CEOs and hear what problems they are solving and why they love their jobs.

Presents questions and answers about space technology.

Smartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. In 'Nuts and Bolts', award-winning engineer and broadcaster Roma Agrawal 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....

This book is intended for the home owner who would like to carry out the majority of plumbing jobs in the home but lacks the necessary knowledge and experience. It is packed with step by step illustrations and explains plumbing rules and regulations.

Jim Pike investigates the origins and evolution of track, from the earliest wooden rails to the welded steel used today. He looks at engineering developments, methods of manufacture, and successful and unsuccessful innovations over the last 200 years.

Finding it hard to put your iPhone down, but still haven't figured out how to make the most of its capabilities? Packed with fun instructions, tips, and advice, 'iPhone for Dummies' makes it easy to navigate your way around your new device and unlock all of its state-of-the-art features.

Beckett takes a comprehensive look at Brunel's most famous and lesser known achievements. He takes each of Brunel's triumphs and explores them in historical context, as well as from an engineering and architectural point of view.

The inventions of Brunel and other pioneering engineers of the time ensured that Britain was the hub of the industrial world. This book is an illustrated record of some of the greatest engineering feats of the Industrial Revolution and includes blueprints, engravings, letters and diary extracts.

We're entering a new space race - and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space - the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication, economics, military strategy and international relations on Earth. Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation - and, possibly, conquest. We're heading up and out, and we're taking our power struggles with us. China, the USA and Russia are leading the way. From physical...