Probably one of the most complicated machines we have ever invented, the jet engine is a marvel of ingenuity.

​It elegantly frames the relations between physics and engineering, theory and application. And yet most people have no idea how they work. Let us give you a quick tour.

​So you want to build your own pyramid?

​Pro tip:  if you're going to, better build it right, and build it to last. Resources aside, here's how you build an ancient wonder.

The humble engineer, arguably the most useful group of people there ever was or will be. But how did they came to dominate the world and build our civilisation?

A little lesson on history is in order, I believe.