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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	Oktober 2012
Genre:	Naturwissensch., Medizin, Technik
ISBN:	9780856676802
EAN-Code:	9780856676802
Verlag:	Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 233 mm / B 161 mm / D 30 mm
Gewicht:	645 gr
Seiten:	240
Bewertung:	Titel bewerten / Meinung schreiben

Inhalt:

The remarkable story of George Daniels, the master craftsman who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. George Daniels (1926-2011) stands alone in modern times as the inventor of the revolutionary co-axial escapement, the first substantial advance in portable mechanical timekeeping over the lever escapement, which has dominated ever since its invention in 1759. Daniels's love of mechanics embraced not only the minute, however - he was also a passionate collector and driver of historic motorcars. This revised and expanded edition of his autobiography also contains a new section that illustrates and discusses over thirty of the pocket and wrist-watches Daniels himself made over the years. Witness here the triumph of intelligence, ingenuity, matchless skill and singularity of purpose over the most unpromising of beginnings.