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	Podcast:		1A
	Episode:		Attitude Of Exactitude: How Precision Made The Modern World
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:34:00
	Publish Date:		2018-05-08 14:42:00
	Description:		The device you're using to listen to this podcast contains many, many tiny parts, each engineered to a level of precision that is astounding, given that precision engineering is only a couple centuries old. Simon Winchester tracks the advancement of precision engineering, from cannons to computers, in his new book "The Perfectionists." Plus, learn why Rolls-Royce supplied Simon Winchester with cars for more than a decade. \| Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station at donate.npr.org/1A and subscribe to our podcast. Have questions? Email the show at 1a@wamu.org and find us on Twitter @1a.
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