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Backroom boys : the secret return of the British boffin

Backroom boys : the secret return of the British boffin

This text tells the bittersweet story of how one country lost its industrial tradition and got back something else. It follows the technologists whose work kept Concorde flying, created the computer game, conquered the mobile-phone business, and who are now sending the Beagle 2 probe to burrow in the sands of Mars.

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Book info

Author Spufford, Francis.
Reader Reeve Martin
Language eng
Duration 9 h 57 min
Publication info Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Physical description talking book Daisy 2.02 (9 h 57 min)
Original publication info Faber 2004.
Keywords keksijät Iso-Britannia keksinnöt historia Iso-Britannia 1900-luku uppfinnare Storbritannien uppfinningar historia Storbritannien 1900-talet
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