The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

Simon Winchester

The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

Simon Winchester

416 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history science technology adventurous informative slow-paced

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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...

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