[sparcpile]

Simon Winchester has written several great books that I've thoroughly enjoyed over the years. He's one of my favorite non-fiction authors.

A pair of books called The Atlantic and The Pacific; detailing the history of the ocean, people in it and around it. The Perfectionists, about precision engineering

[cricalix]

In Ireland at least, there's no such book title - here it's "Exactly: how precision engineers created the modern world"

https://dlr.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SET...

Just in case anyone else can't find it under the "Perfectionists" title. ISBN at that link.

[stn8188]

I'm in the middle of The Perfectionists right now -just put it down on the nightstand to browse HN before bed and thought I recognized the name of this aritcle's author. It's a fascinating book and I'm shocked to see the wide variety of topics that Mr. Winchester can write about with authority and understanding. Certainly makes me want to read his other books.

[kwiens]

Couldn't agree more, he's a fantastic author. The Perfectionists is a wonderful exposition into how the modern world was made.

[vmilner]

“The map that changed the world”

Also brilliant - story of of how the first geology map was created by finding differently evolved fossils.