Engineers Making a Difference

Name: Engineers Making a Difference
SKU: 9781804660270
Price: 259 SEK
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Author: Shini Somara
ISBN: 9781804660270

Inventors, Technicians, Scientists and Tech Entrepreneurs Changing the World, and How You Can Join Them

Inbunden, Engelska, 202312-15 år

AvShini Somara

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'Meet lots of incredible inventors, technicians and scientists in the pages of this book.' - The Week JuniorEngineers are the superheroes of the real world. They use their problem-solving skills to face down the biggest challenges we have, from creating clean energy to designing prosthetic limbs, from eliminating food shortages to programming AI to exploring the surface of Mars. In this book you’ll meet 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. Engineers are changing the world. Will you be one of them?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-03-02
Mått186 x 236 x 24 mm
Vikt826 g
Ålder12-15
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Läsålder12-15
Antal sidor224
FörlagWhat on Earth Publishing Ltd
IllustratörManual Šumberac, Adam Allsuch Boardman, Manual Sumberac
ISBN9781804660270
UtmärkelserShort-listed for Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2024 (UK)

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Dr Shini Somara is a multi-award-winning mechanical engineer, television broadcaster and content creator, based in London. She is also Professor for the Public Understanding of Engineering and Science at Brunel University. Shini is passionate about making science and technology accessible to all, through a variety of media platforms. She has written eight STEM books for a range of ages. She has also produced and presented shows for BBC, Sky, Channel 4 and PBS, and regularly speaks on podcasts and at academic and public STEM events.Manuel Šumberac is a Croatian based illustrator and animator. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb where he was drawn towards the fascinating world of illustration. His work has been published and recognized in numerous book illustrations and book covers, such as Pinocchio, Snow White, The Night Before Christmas and Steampunk Frankenstein, amongst many others. Manuel creates his illustrations using digital techniques combined with traditional media.Adam Allsuch Boardmanis an illustrator based in Leeds, UK who constructs imagery to inform and amuse in a clear and concise manner. His work contains limited palettes, clean geometric shapes and exacting lines and has featured in museum exhibit displays around the UK, such as the Science and Media Museum. Adam has authored and illustrated two non-fiction titles; An Illustrated History of Filmmaking and An Illustrated History of UFOs, the former now translated in over 6 languages.