The Perfectionists

The Perfectionists
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 416
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062652577
ISBN-13 : 0062652575
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Perfectionists by : Simon Winchester

Download or read book The Perfectionists written by Simon Winchester and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Another gem from one of the world’s justly celebrated historians specializing in unusual and always fascinating subjects and people.” — Booklist (starred review) 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 splicing, microchips, and the Hadron Collider. Simon Winchester takes us back to origins of the Industrial Age, to England where he introduces the scientific minds that helped usher in modern production: John Wilkinson, Henry Maudslay, Joseph Bramah, Jesse Ramsden, and Joseph Whitworth. It was Thomas Jefferson who later exported their discoveries to the fledgling United States, setting the nation on its course to become a manufacturing titan. Winchester moves forward through time, to today’s cutting-edge developments occurring around the world, from America to Western Europe to Asia. As he introduces the minds and methods that have changed the modern world, Winchester explores fundamental questions. Why is precision important? What are the different tools we use to measure it? Who has invented and perfected it? Has the pursuit of the ultra-precise in so many facets of human life blinded us to other things of equal value, such as an appreciation for the age-old traditions of craftsmanship, art, and high culture? Are we missing something that reflects the world as it is, rather than the world as we think we would wish it to be? And can the precise and the natural co-exist in society?


The Perfectionists Related Books

The Perfectionists
Language: en
Pages: 416
Authors: Simon Winchester
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-08 - Publisher: HarperCollins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“Another gem from one of the world’s justly celebrated historians specializing in unusual and always fascinating subjects and people.” — Booklist (starr
The Good Girls
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Sara Shepard
Categories: Young Adult Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-02 - Publisher: HarperCollins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Don’t miss the Freeform TV series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists! From Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars
The Perfectionist
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: Rudolph Chelminski
Categories: Cooking
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-05-19 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An unforgettable portrait of France’s legendary chef, and the sophisticated, unforgiving world of French gastronomy Bernard Loiseau was one of only twenty-fiv
Pretty Little Liars TV Tie-in Edition
Language: en
Pages: 310
Authors: Sara Shepard
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-06-08 - Publisher: Harper Collins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Everyone has something to hide—especially high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna. Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about
Perfectly Hidden Depression
Language: en
Pages: 261
Authors: Margaret Robinson Rutherford
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-01 - Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When your life looks perfect, but you’re silently falling apart… If you were raised to believe that painful emotions are a sign of weakness, or if being vul