It's a fun romp through the history of precision engineering written with a strong sense of style. I appreciate the whimsy and (importantly) the acknowledgements of the price of progress and sometimes mixed legacies of the personalities involve, as well as the boyish enthusiasm for the material. Could have done with a little bit less fanboying over Rolls Royce though, that section felt interminable. Also, the final section was a bit of a slog, I wish he'd ended it in Japan.