| Author | Simon Winchester |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Simon Winchester |
| Cover artist | Richard Ljoenes |
| Language | English |
| Subject | |
| Publisher | William Collins, Harper |
Publication date | 8 May 2018 |
| Media type |
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| Pages | 416 |
| Awards | Audie Award for Non-Fiction (2019)[1] |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-265255-3 Hardcover |
| OCLC | 1040072309 |
| 620.009 | |
| LC Class | TA19.W56 |
| Website | www |
| All identifiers refer to the Harper American Edition unless otherwise noted | |
How precision engineers created the modern world
Background edit
Overview edit
Reception edit
According to the review aggregator Book Marks, the book has received critical acclaim.[2] The book was reviewed by James Gleick,[3] Roma Agrawal,[4] Dava Sobel,[5] and Dwayne A. Day,[6] and others. The book also received starred reviews in Kirkus,[7] Publishers Weekly,[8] The Library Journal,[9] and Booklist.[10]
Awards and honors edit
- Winner: 2019 Audie Award for Non-Fiction[1]
- Nominated (shortlist): 2018 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize[11]
- Named as one of "The Best Sci/Tech Books of 2018" by Popular Mechanics[12]
- Also named as number fifteen in their list of "PM's 25 Favorite Non-Fiction Books" in 2018[13]
- Named as one of the "Top 10 Sci-Tech: 2018" by Booklist[14]
- Also named one of three "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2018" in "Science & Technology"[15]
- Named one of "9 New Books We Recommend This Week"[16]
- The cover art, designed by Richard Ljoenes, won an honorable mention at the 2020 Graphis Design Annual[17]
Release details edit
Exactly edit
- Hardcover: Winchester, Simon (2 May 2019). Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. London: William Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-824176-6. OCLC 1030531591.
- Paperback: Winchester, Simon (31 May 2018). Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. London: William Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-824178-0. OCLC 1039321291.
- Digital: Winchester, Simon (8 May 2018). Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. London: William Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-824179-7. OCLC 1030531591.
- Audiobook: Winchester, Simon (8 May 2018), Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World, London: William Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-824180-3, OCLC 1035846548
The Perfectionists edit
- Hardcover: Winchester, Simon (8 May 2018). The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. New York: Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-265255-3. OCLC 1026246387.
- Paperback (Large print 592 pp.): Winchester, Simon (8 May 2018). The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (First HarperLuxe [large print] edition ed.). New York: HarperLuxe. ISBN 978-0-06-284590-0. OCLC 1035157665.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - Paperback: Winchester, Simon (7 May 2019). The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (First Harper Perennial ed.). New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0-06-265256-0. OCLC 1052529880.
- Digital: Winchester, Simon (8 May 2018). The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. New York: Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-265257-7. OCLC 1039685388.
- Audiobook: Winchester, Simon (8 May 2018), The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World, New York: HarperAudio, ISBN 978-0-06-284809-3, OCLC 1035214661
References edit
- ^ a b "2019 Audie Awards® - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World: Simon Winchester". Book Marks. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Gleick, James. "Matters of Tolerance". The New York Review. Vol. LXV, no. 16. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Agrawal, Roma (14 May 2018). "Under Modernity's Hood: Precision Engineering (Published 2018)". The New York Times Book Review. p. 16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Sobel, Dava (3 May 2018). "'The Perfectionists' Review: Two Cheers for Exactitude". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Day, Dwayne (1 June 2018). "Review | From cameras to maps to bombs, a quest for perfect accuracy". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "The Perfectionists". Kirkus Reviews. Vol. LXXXVI, no. 5. 1 March 2018. p. 80. ISSN 1948-7428.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World". Publishers Weekly. May 2018. ISSN 0000-0019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Steagall, Jason L. (15 April 2018). "The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World". Library Journal. ISSN 0363-0277. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Hays, Carl (1 March 2018). "Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World, by By Simon Winchester". Booklist. Vol. 114, no. 13. p. 11. ISSN 0006-7385. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "2018 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize". Royal Society. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Tribble, Robin (25 December 2018). "The Best Sci/Tech Books of 2018". Popular Mechanics. ISSN 0032-4558. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Tribble, Robin; Gukdebrabdt, Eleanor; Dupzyk, Kevin (29 November 2018). "PM's 25 Favorite Non-Fiction Books". Popular Mechanics. ISSN 0032-4558. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Seaman, Donna (1 December 2018). "Top 10 Sci-Tech: 2018". Booklist. Vol. 115, no. 7. p. 17. ISSN 0006-7385. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2018". Booklist. Vol. 115, no. 9. 1 January 2019. p. 7. ISSN 0006-7385. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "9 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times Book Review. 21 June 2018. p. 23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "The Perfectionists - Graphis". Graphis Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
Further reading edit
- "The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester Read by Simon Winchester". AudioFile Magazine. Vol. 27, no. 2. June 2018. p. 26. ISSN 1063-0244. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- Donoghue, Steve (11 May 2018). "'The Perfectionists' manages to make precision engineering fascinating". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Simon Winchester's Exactly is an evolutionary tale, precisely told". The Australian. 28 July 2018. ISSN 1038-8761. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- Hart, Christopher (27 May 2018). "Review: Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- Upchurch, Michael (20 May 2018). "'The Perfectionists': In the world of geniuses, perfection is key to creation". The Seattle Times. ISSN 0745-9696. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Evans, Chris J. (28 August 2012). "Precision engineering: an evolutionary perspective". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 370 (1973): 3835–3851. doi:10.1098/rsta.2011.0050.
External links edit
| External media | |
|---|---|
| Audio | |
 Interview discussing book (7 May 2018) with Phillip Adams on Late Night Live | |
| Interview discussing book (7 May 2018) with Mary Louise Kelly on All Things Considered | |
| Interview discussing book (28 June 2018) with Jen Golbeck on a podcast for Science Magazine | |
| Video | |
 Interview with the Commonwealth Club of California | |
| Lecture on book before The New York Society Library | |
| Lecture at the Miami Book Fair International on C-SPAN |
- American publisher's website
- English publisher's website
- Australian publisher's website
- https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/06/17/science/
- Excerpt: Winchester, Simon (18 December 2018). "Galileo, Krypton, and How the True and Accurate Meter Came to Be". Wired Magazine. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2 January 2021.