The Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin by Spufford, Francis (2003) Hardcover

By Francis Spufford

Book Overview

A rapturous history of British engineering, a vivid love-letter to quiet men in pullovers, Backroom Boys tells the story of how this country lost its industrial tradition and got back something else.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571214967
• ISBN13: 9780571214969
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 5.8"