Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Audiobook (abridged)48 minutes
Summary of Simon Winchester's The Perfectionists
Written by Milkyway Media
Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this audiobook
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Listen to the Summary of Simon Winchester's The Perfectionists in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Simon Winchester's "The Perfectionists" delves into the history of precision engineering, tracing its origins and impact on society. The book begins with the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek device demonstrating early precision, and moves through the development of timekeeping, highlighting John Harrison's maritime clocks. Winchester then explores the Industrial Revolution, with figures like John Wilkinson and James Watt advancing precision in manufacturing...
More audiobooks from Milkyway Media
Summary of Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation Summary of Noah Kagan's Million Dollar Weekend Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Dan Martell's Buy Back Your Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Cal Newport's Slow Productivity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Steven Bartlett's The Diary of a CEO Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of David Brooks's How to Know a Person Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Abigail Shrier's Bad Therapy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Charles Duhigg's Supercommunicators Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Gabor Maté's Scattered Minds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Mindy Pelz's Fast Like a Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Rick Rubin's The Creative Act Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Mary Claire Haver's The Galveston Diet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Gabor Maté's The Myth of Normal Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Charles T. Munger's Poor Charlie’s Almanack Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Shane Parrish's Clear Thinking Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Mustafa Suleyman's The Coming Wave Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Michael Nehls's The Indoctrinated Brain Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Ryan Holiday's Discipline Is Destiny Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Ali Abdaal's Feel Good Productivity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Sally K. Norton's Toxic Superfoods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Chris van Tulleken’s Ultra-Processed People Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Nick Trenton's The Art of Letting Go Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Tom Holland's Dominion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Antifragile Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Dan Sullivan & Benjamin Hardy's 10x Is Easier Than 2x Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of David Goggins's Never Finished Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Benjamin Bikman & Jason Fung's Why We Get Sick Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Robert M. Sapolsky's Determined Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Katherine Morgan Schafler's The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to Summary of Simon Winchester's The Perfectionists
Related audiobooks
The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez: key Takeaways, Summary & Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret Story of the Eiffel Tower Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 50 Greatest Engineers: The People Whose Innovations Have Shaped Our World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInvention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warship Builders: An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding 1922-1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fins: Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Charles Babbage and Alan Turing: The Lives and Careers of the English Mathematicians Who Revolutionized Modern Computer Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSupertall: How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ancient High Tech: The Astonishing Scientific Achievements of Early Civilizations Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5History of Engineering Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Industrial Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Secret History of Brands: The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5History Revealed: Brunel the Great Engineer: Episode 46 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLeonardo to the Internet: Technology and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present 3rd Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Steel: From Mine to Mill the Metal that Made America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGiza: The Tesla Connection: Acoustical Science and the Harvesting of Clean Energy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Ancestor was a Watch and Clock Maker: Episode 42 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBig Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Weird Radio: A Collection of Spy Transmissions, Unidentified Stations, and other Mysteries of the Airwaves Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The First Battle of Heligoland Bight: The History and Legacy of the Royal Navy's Greatest Victory in World War I Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Simon Winchester & Soun Vannithone's The Map That Changed the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Anticipations (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Guns of War: Tales from the Frontlines Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEdison, His Life and Inventions Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Bodies at Westgrave Hall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Merlin: The Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Technology & Engineering For You
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-made World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Design of Everyday Things Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Steve Jobs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Smart Phone Dumb Phone: Free Yourself from Digital Addiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of the River Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost in a Good Game: Why we play video games and what they can do for us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related podcast episodes
Shipping Container: The boom in global trade was caused by a simple steel box 0% found this document usefulFreak Ships of the Nineteenth Century I: Monitors 0% found this document usefulFreak Ships of the Nineteenth Century IV: The Cleopatra 0% found this document usefulThe Rules and Regulations for Composite Ships 0% found this document usefulUltimate Ship Models 2: The Great Eastern: Brunel's Monster Ship 0% found this document usefulWe've Gotta Talk About the Bomb 0% found this document usefulBlack Metallurgists, Iron And The Industrial Revolution 0% found this document usefulShipbuilding at Barrow-in-Furness 0% found this document usefulRadar: A high-tech ‘death ray’ capable of zapping sheep led to the invention of radar 0% found this document useful9/11 Deep Dive #5: "The Twin Towers and Extreme Heat" on the Zelenko Report w/ RG911 0% found this document usefulThe Great Wall of China 0% found this document usefulThe Needham Question: Melvyn Bragg examines the Needham Question; why Europe, not China made modern technology. 0% found this document usefulThe Needham Question: Melvyn Bragg examines the Needham Question; why Europe, not China made modern technology. 0% found this document useful#169 The Tallest Building In New York: A Short History 0% found this document useful#256 DUMBO: Life on Brooklyn's Waterfront 0% found this document usefulFreak Ships of the Nineteenth Century III: Cigar Ships 0% found this document usefulElectric Lawn Care 0% found this document usefulLaser Versus Parchment: Doomsday for the Disc 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Champions Of Change REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
Champions Of Change
Jul 3, 2024
The circular form of a watch is so ubiquitous that it seems almost invisible, a design choice so natural that we seldom question its origins. Yet this shape is not merely a product of happenstance; it is influenced by a confluence of historical, func
8 min readExactly How Precision Engineers Created The Modern World The ShedArticle
Exactly How Precision Engineers Created The Modern World
Oct 4, 2019
3 min readIwc Pilot’s Watch Automatic 36 Special Edition For The Rake And Revolution The RakeArticle
Iwc Pilot’s Watch Automatic 36 Special Edition For The Rake And Revolution
Dec 7, 2018
6 min readTech That Changed Australia (and The World) – Part 2 APCArticle
Tech That Changed Australia (and The World) – Part 2
Jun 13, 2022
4 min readThe 6 Most Surprising, Important Inventions From World War I NautilusArticle
The 6 Most Surprising, Important Inventions From World War I
Jul 7, 2014
5 min readIWC PILOT’S WATCH AUTOMATIC 36 SPECIAL EDITION FOR THE RAKE & REVOLUTION REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
IWC PILOT’S WATCH AUTOMATIC 36 SPECIAL EDITION FOR THE RAKE & REVOLUTION
Dec 18, 2018
6 min readOff To A Flying Start REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
Off To A Flying Start
Apr 18, 2019
13 min readHow Radar Was Invented How It WorksArticle
How Radar Was Invented
Jun 6, 2024
5 min read'The Perfectionists' Manages To Make Precision Engineering Fascinating The Christian Science MonitorArticle
'The Perfectionists' Manages To Make Precision Engineering Fascinating
May 11, 2018
Simon Winchester writes about the raw engineering and precision manufacturing that makes the dreams of scientists possible.
3 min readA Retrospective On Shaped Watches REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
A Retrospective On Shaped Watches
Aug 20, 2021
25 min readTop Of Their Game REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
Top Of Their Game
Oct 27, 2021
15 min readThe Relentless Pursuit Of Perfection REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
The Relentless Pursuit Of Perfection
Jan 18, 2024
15 min readOn Your Marks BBC Top Gear MagazineArticle
On Your Marks
Jan 12, 2022
2 min readDad’s Daft Idea Boating NZArticle
Dad’s Daft Idea
Jun 25, 2023
5 min readSpirit Of Invention BritainArticle
Spirit Of Invention
Aug 11, 2023
5 min readVulcain REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
Vulcain
Nov 7, 2022
When it was released in 1947, the Vulcain Cricket won first prize at the International Chronometry Competition by the Neuchâtel Observatory. It is no surprise that the soaring popularity of this timepiece led to long waitlists and even convinced peop
2 min readAround The World In The Silver Spitfire With Iwc Schaffhausen REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
Around The World In The Silver Spitfire With Iwc Schaffhausen
Oct 18, 2019
7 min readClearing The Coasts History of WarArticle
Clearing The Coasts
May 11, 2023
3 min readIndustrial Issues Stamp CollectorArticle
Industrial Issues
Sep 10, 2021
4 min readClyburn Spanner Classic BoatArticle
Clyburn Spanner
Nov 1, 2019
1 min readThe Forth Bridge And William Arrol History ScotlandArticle
The Forth Bridge And William Arrol
Jun 13, 2020
2 min readHip To Be Square BBC Top Gear MagazineArticle
Hip To Be Square
Feb 7, 2024
2 min readA Head For Heights Old GloryArticle
A Head For Heights
Jun 26, 2020
9 min readHickory Dickory Dock Country LifeArticle
Hickory Dickory Dock
Nov 4, 2020
5 min read150 Years Of Reading The Flight Time Aero Magazine InternationalArticle
150 Years Of Reading The Flight Time
Aug 28, 2018
1 min readTop 11 Inventors Of The Industrial Revolution History RevealedArticle
Top 11 Inventors Of The Industrial Revolution
Jan 20, 2022
5 min readWeathervanes Take Collectors By Storm Antique TraderArticle
Weathervanes Take Collectors By Storm
Feb 10, 2024
4 min readMÉTIERS D’ART: Revolution’s Guide to Watchmaking’s Most Demanding Decorative Arts REVOLUTION DIGITALArticle
MÉTIERS D’ART: Revolution’s Guide to Watchmaking’s Most Demanding Decorative Arts
Apr 15, 2024
2 min readTo Infinity And Beyond Tatler PhilippinesArticle
To Infinity And Beyond
Nov 8, 2019
3 min readTo The Max MaximArticle
To The Max
Feb 16, 2021
2 min read
Related categories
Reviews for Summary of Simon Winchester's The Perfectionists
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews