An edition of The perfectionists
(2018)
The perfectionists
how precision engineers created the modern world
First edition.
by Simon Winchester
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"The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement--precision--in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future." -- Amazon.
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The perfectionists: how precision engineers created the modern world
2018, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
in English
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0062652559 9780062652553
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Table of Contents
Stars, seconds, cylinders, and steam
Extremely flat and incredibly close
A gun in every home, a clock in every cabin
On the verge of a more perfect world
The irresistible lure of the highway
Precision and peril, six miles high
Through a looking glass, distinctly
Where am I, and what is the time?
Squeezing beyond boundaries
On the necessity for equipoise
the measure of all things.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374) and index.
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