Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin by Francis Spufford

Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin

Francis Spufford

missing page info Add in missing page information first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science technology challenging informative medium-paced
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A brilliant, beautiful account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers.The book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, C...

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