Literature and science may seem like opposite ends of the spectrum, but reading can have an impact on even the most scientific of brains. A new film series reveals the reading habits of eight Cambridge scientists and peeks inside the covers of the books that have played a major role in their lives.
Today, Dr Paul Coxon talks about how the madcap inventions of the boy hero in Jan Wahl’s SOS Bobomobile inspired his own tinkerings in the lab.
Is there a novel that has inspired you?