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A review by binstonbirchill
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
4.0
I won a free advanced copy of this book through Goodreads giveaways.
As someone who knows basically nothing about engineering it comes as a bit of a surprise that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. I never felt it got bogged down into too much detail of engineering itself, rather, the book shows the history of engineering, specifically, precision engineering. From humble beginnings to the quite absurd present computing technology, this books shows the growth of precision and what it has meant for various industries and companies. I found the chapter on the Hubble telescope and computer chips particularly interesting. A good read no matter what your level of engineering know-how.
As someone who knows basically nothing about engineering it comes as a bit of a surprise that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. I never felt it got bogged down into too much detail of engineering itself, rather, the book shows the history of engineering, specifically, precision engineering. From humble beginnings to the quite absurd present computing technology, this books shows the growth of precision and what it has meant for various industries and companies. I found the chapter on the Hubble telescope and computer chips particularly interesting. A good read no matter what your level of engineering know-how.