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Backroom Boys

- The Secret Return of the British Boffin

About Backroom Boys

Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780571214976
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 272
  • Published:
  • September 1, 2004
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 127x198x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 224 g.
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Expected delivery: December 4, 2024

Description of Backroom Boys

Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others.

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