Small inventions that changed the world - RSA

Small inventions that changed the world

Public talks / Video / Online

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Online via YouTube

  • Design
  • Manufacturing
  • Technology

Modern technology can seem mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple.

Nails, springs, wheels, magnets and string - these individual wonders have built our modern world. Each component has a long history and is the result of many iterations and refinements. Together, they have enabled humanity to see the invisible, build the spectacular and communicate across vast distances. 

Join award-winning engineer and broadcaster Roma Agrawal as she deconstructs our most complex feats of engineering into seven fundamental inventions that have changed our lives - and our societies - in dramatic ways.

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For those wishing to gather with friends or colleagues to watch, it will be screened on The Steps in The Coffee House. Join us there at 13.00.

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