Word: precisionism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Father of all precision tools is the Johansson gauge block, invention of a Swedish genius, now made in the U.S. exclusively by Ford. With surfaces finished to an accuracy (at a constant temperature of 68° F.) within two-millionths of an inch, these blocks maintain the accuracy of micrometers...
As it has since early this spring, the Harvard crow was rowing with beautiful precision. Those who watch it from launches are hard pressed-to find anything about which to quibble, although Tom Bolles can generally find something which doesn't please him. Eight oars hit the water outboard with...
The three main towns of Crete were flattened, just as the center of Rotterdam was last May. Greek Premier Emmanuel Tsouderos said: "The principal towns-Canea, Candia and Rethymno-were literally plowed up by bombing, which was carried out with mathematical precision laterally and diagonally, so that eventually there was...
The book begins with the clang of a cell door closing in a GPU prison. It ends with a shot in the back of the head in a murky passageway of the prison cellar. It moves with the speed, directness, precision and some of the impact of a bullet. More...
Bus Curwen, in his second appearance as Varsity stroke, dropped the beat to 31 and with his whole crew swinging in perfect precision behind him, the Harvard eight drew rapidly away from the rest of the fleet. The Crimson had over a length on Princeton at the bridge and at...