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Winchester, Simon.
Subjects
Engineering -- History.
Mechanical engineering.
Industrial engineering -- History.
Technological innovations -- History.
Technology and civilization -- History.
Machine design -- History.
Metrology -- History.
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Winchester, Simon.
Engineering -- History.
Mechanical engineering.
Industrial engineering -- History.
Technological innovations -- History.
Technology and civilization -- History.
Machine design -- History.
Metrology -- History.
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The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world / Simon Winchester.
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Winchester, Simon.
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.
Call #:
620
.009
W759p
Subjects
Engineering -- History.
Mechanical engineering.
Industrial engineering -- History.
Technological innovations -- History.
Technology and civilization -- History.
Machine design -- History.
Metrology -- History.
ISBN:
9780062652553 (hc.)
Alternate title:
How precision engineers created the modern world
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xii, 395 p. : ill., portraits ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374) 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.
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