The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
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HarperAudio, 2018.
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Simon Winchester., Simon Winchester|AUTHOR., & Simon Winchester|READER. (2018). The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World . HarperAudio.

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