| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
xii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-374) and index. |
| 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 what is the time? -- Squeezing beyond boundaries -- On the necessity for equipoise -- Afterword: the measure of all things. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Subject |
Engineering -- History.
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Machine design -- History.
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Metrology.
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