Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
The Backroom Boys Britain is the only country in the world to have cancelled its space programme just as it put its first rocket into orbit. Starting with this forgotten episode, The Backroom Boys tells the bittersweet story of modern British engineers and inventors. Sad, inspiring, funny and...
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The Backroom Boys Britain is the only country in the world to have cancelled its space programme just as it put its first rocket into orbit. Starting with this forgotten episode, The Backroom Boys tells the bittersweet story of modern British engineers and inventors. Sad, inspiring, funny and ultimately triumphant, it follows the technologists whose work kept Concorde flying, created the computer game, conquered th... Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571214976 (0571214975)
Publish date: September 2nd 2004
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Edition language: English
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