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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Winchester, Simon.     Subjects     Engineering -- History.     Mechanical engineering.     Industrial engineering -- History.     Technological innovations -- History.     Technology and civilization -- History.     Machine design -- History.     Metrology -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Winchester, Simon.       by title:      The perfectionists :...       by call number:      LP 620.009 W759p     Search the Web     Winchester, Simon.     Engineering -- History.     Mechanical engineering.     Industrial engineering -- History.     Technological innovations -- History.     Technology and civilization -- History.     Machine design -- History.     Metrology -- History.       MARC Display

The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world / Simon Winchester. by Winchester, Simon. Harper Luxe, 2018. Call #: LP 620.009 W759p Subjects Engineering -- History.   Mechanical engineering.   Industrial engineering -- History.   Technological innovations -- History.   Technology and civilization -- History.   Machine design -- History.   Metrology -- History. ISBN:  9780062845900 (large print pbk.) Alternate title:  How precision engineers created the modern world Edition:  Large print ed. Description:  592 p. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Summary:  "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."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 620.009 W759p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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