PERFECTIONISTS: HOW PRECISION ENGINEERS CREATED THE MODERN WORLD TRADE PAPERBACK
9780062652560
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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 For Our Future.
The Rise Of Manufacturing Could Not Have Happened Without An Attention To Precision. At The Dawn Of The Industrial Revolution In Eighteenth-Century England, Standards Of Measurement Were Established, Giving Way To The Development Of Machine Tools--Machines That Make Machines. Eventually, The Application Of Precision Tools And Methods Resulted In The Creation And Mass Production Of Items From Guns And Glass To Mirrors, Lenses, And Cameras--And Eventually Gave Way To Further Breakthroughs, Including Gene Sp
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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 for our future.The rise of manufacturing could not have happened without an attention to precision. At the dawn of the industrial revolution in eighteenth-Century england, standards of measurement were established, giving way to the development of machine tools--Machines that make machines. Eventually, the application of precision tools and methods resulted in the creation and mass production of items from guns and glass to mirrors, lenses, and cameras--And eventually gave way to further breakthroughs, including gene sp
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9780062652560
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- Article
- 100000156587
- ISBN
- Author Name
- Winchester,Simon
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS (US)
- Origin
- Imported
- Book Format
- TRADEPAPER
- Weight
- 0.3kg
- Length
- 20.3cm
- Width
- 13.5cm
- Height
- 2.4cm
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.
The Rise Of Manufacturing Could Not Have Happened Without An Attention To Precision. At The Dawn Of The Industrial Revolution In Eighteenth-Century England, Standards Of Measurement Were Established, Giving Way To The Development Of Machine Tools--Machines That Make Machines. Eventually, The Application Of Precision Tools And Methods Resulted In The Creation And Mass Production Of Items From Guns And Glass To Mirrors, Lenses, And Cameras--And Eventually Gave Way To Further Breakthroughs, Including Gene Sp