Guest
Roma Agrawal MBE is an award-winning engineer, author and broadcaster. From footbridges and sculptures to train stations and skyscrapers - including The Shard - she has left an indelible mark on London's landscape during her 15-year career in construction.
Roma is an inspiring promoter of engineering and technical careers to young people, particularly under-represented groups. As an engineering storyteller, Roma presents documentaries, hosts the podcast Building Stories and has written several books. Her first book Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures was published to glowing reviews in 2018 and her children's book ‘How Was That Built?’, the stories behind awesome structures, was published in 2022.
Her new book Nuts and Bolts – small inventions that changed the world (in a big way), explores seven building-blocks of engineering that have come to underpin the world: the nail, spring, wheel, lens, magnet, string and pump. Roma examines how these inventions have led to more intricate technologies, from dishwashers to spacesuits to breast pumps.
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Music & FX
This podcast uses sounds from https://freesound.org/s/417560/ and music from https://www.purple-planet.com/
Further reading
- https://www.romatheengineer.com/
- Roma Agrawal book: How was that Built? The stories behind awesome structures https://uk.bookshop.org/books/how-was-that-built-the-stories-behind-awesome-structures/9781526603654
- Roma Agrawal book: Built: The Hidden stories behind our structures https://uk.bookshop.org/books/built-the-hidden-stories-behind-our-structures/9781408870372
- Roma Agrawal podcast: Building Stories https://www.buildingstoriespodcast.com/
- Roma Agrawal interviews: https://www.romatheengineer.com/videos-tv
- Roma Agrawal - videos and TV: https://www.romatheengineer.com/videos-tv
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