100 discoveries and developments in UK universities that have changed the world / written by Lee Elliot Major ; initial research by Jenny Gristock.

London : Universities UK, 2006.

172 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

At head of t.p: "Eureka UK."

Includes index.

On cover: "Take a pill, undergo an operation, have a baby, go to school, receive a benefit, surf the Internet, take a journey by plane, train or automobile, play a CD, phone overseas, hear a weather forecast, follow a road sign, give up smoking, study the stars ... and you will have benefited from the work of UK academics."