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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by roywiggins on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:54PM (#20445181)
I recently read "The Perfectionists", which is a very readable book on the topic of how vital precision and machine tools was to the industrial revolution and the material world we live in. It really gets to the bottom of how the advances in our material capabilities and the invention of precision went hand in hand.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B072BFJB3Z/

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by galaxyLogic on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:14PM (#20445342)
Next: nano-tech
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by roywiggins on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:23PM (#20445406)
Femtotech! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtotechnology
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by sylk on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:34PM (#20445516)
GRIIIIIIIIIFFFFITH! (Cue berserk soundtrack)

But for real, interesting read. Thanks for linking that.

Would love to see some applications of such a thing.

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