The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world / Simon Winchester.
The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world / Simon Winchester.
The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world / Simon Winchester.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2018/4462
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 395 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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...
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Publisher
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
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."--Amazon.com.
"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 and losses risked by our veneration and pursuit...
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Full title
The perfectionists : how precision engineers created the modern world / Simon Winchester.
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How precision engineers created the modern world
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2018/4462
Record Identifier
74VKVkOlLmMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkOlLmMM
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ISBN
0062652559 (hardcover)
9780062652553 (hardcover)
DDC
620.009
MMS ID
991024181109402626
