About this item
The international bestselling author of The Elements celebrates 118 individual categories of tools found in the home workshop - from crescent wrenches to miter saws, from levels to cordless drills - all exquisitely photographed in Nick Mann's inimitable style.. Includes a bonus poster of Theodore Gray's PERIODIC TABLE OF TOOLS!. Tools is arguably Theodore Gray's most personal book yet. Hand tools and power tools have been a central part of his life for as long as he can remember. Using them, collecting them, and appreciating them is as much a part of his DNA as his passion for the periodic table. This book is the story of those tools, from Gray's personal favorites that have stuck with him through to years, to new and exciting antiques and modern inventions that he's discovered along the way.
About the Author
Theodore Gray is the author of The Elements, Molecules, Mad Science, Mad Science 2, and Reactions, among various related books, plus the off-topic (but BAFTA award winning) iPad app Disney Animated. He's the co-founder of Wolfram Research (makers of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha) , founder of Touchpress (publisher of many award-winning iPad and iPhone apps) , and an avid robotic quilter. He wrote the Gray Matter column for Popular Science magazine from 1992-2002, and this bio.
