The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world / Simon Winchester.
"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."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062652553
- ISBN: 0062652559
- Physical Description: xii, 395 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374) and index. |
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Subject: | Engineering > History. Technological innovations > History. Machine design > History. Metrology. |
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La Conner Regional Library | 620 WINCHE | 106916 | FICTION | Available | - |