The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world /

Precision is so essential a component of modern human life and existence that we seldom stop to think about it. This book examines the relatively recent development of the notion of precision, the people who developed it and the ways in which it has shaped the modern world, and the challenges posed...

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Main Author:	Winchester, Simon (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Engineering > History. Technological innovations > History. Machine design > History. Metrology > History. HISTORY > Civilization. HISTORY > Modern. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > History.