Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Perfectionists
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- Author
- Simon Winchester
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 416
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Simon Winchester’s history of precision engineering, from John Wilkinson’s cannon-boring in the 1770s through interchangeable parts, jet engines and semiconductor lithography. Published in the UK as Exactly.
Where I heard about it
- On Mustafa (@oprydai)‘s X list of books “that’ll teach you building vertically integrated companies”, September 30, 2026 — sixteen covers on manufacturing, operations and industrial history. Captured on books, that’ll teach you building… (tweet).
Connections
- books, that’ll teach you building… (tweet) — on Mustafa’s list of books for building vertically integrated companies.