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Audiobook CD, 2018
Current format, Audiobook CD, 2018, Unabridged, Available now.
Audiobook CD, 2018
Current format, Audiobook CD, 2018, Unabridged, Available now. Offered in 0 more formats
Revered bestselling author Simon Winchester 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. As he introduces the minds and methods that have changed the modern world, Winchester explores fundamental questions: why is precision important? 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?
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