The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World 9780062652577, 0062652559, 9780062652553

The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World 0062652559, 9780062652553

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How the Scots invented the Modern World: the true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it 9780307420954, 0307420957

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The birth of plenty: how the prosperity of the modern world was created 9780071760805, 0071760806, 9780071747042, 0071747044

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Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars 1982123532, 9781982123536

From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader—an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and SpaceX mission manag

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How the Scots invented the Modern World: the true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it 9780307420954, 0307420957

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The Spinning Magnet: The Force That Created the Modern World - and Could Destroy It 9781786074249, 1786074249

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Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the Modern Film Industry 9780814744956

An intriguing look at how the American film industry imposed the rating system upon itself to control competition from f

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Designs on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World 9780748675654

The epic glitter and glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age In the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollyw

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