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Engineering is part of almost everything we do - from the water we drink and the food we eat, to the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on.

In this 'Very short introduction', David Blockley explores the nature and practice of engineering, its history, its scope, and its relationship...

Learners can discover more about STEM subjects and engineering by reading the simple explanations and doing the activities illustrated on each page of this book. 

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Each book features six lively and accessible portraits of well-known historical figures. This book focuses on engineers.

This is a visual guide to the great engineers who have built our world. Full of great tales of achievement and ingenuity, 'Engineers' celebrates many of the greatest engineers that ever lived and the stamp they have...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Engineers Can Read Your Mind

This resource, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), allows students to investigate the wide range of sophisticated imaging technology available in modern hospitals, and to explore the latest ideas in search-and-rescue robotics.

Engineers Can Reinvent Nature

This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is useful as a quick introduction to a lesson looking at the properties of modern materials.

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Engineers Can Save Lives

This activity provides a quick introduction to a lesson focusing on the link between water and health. It encourages students to think about the role of engineers in providing us with healthy water supplies and waste-water disposal systems.

This book explores what engineers do and why they do it through the stories of 46 engineers working to make the world a better place - from making fabric out of carbon dioxide or packaging out of chicken feathers, to building earthquake-safe structures or comfortable prosthetic limbs.