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Books Discussed:
The Power of Mindful Learning – Ellen Langer – www.ellenlanger.com
Longitude – Dava Sobel
The Doctor’s Plague – Sherwin B. Nuland
The Terrible Hours – Peter Maas
It’s Your Ship – D. Michael Abrashoff
All of them, absolute excellent reading. Though honestly if I had to pick a favortie from all of these, it would be Longitude by Dava Sobel. It is exquisite writing.
Other links:
(The links in the references to his marine timepieces contain spectacular images of design genius)
John Harrison’s H-1 – the first sea clock, made by a carpenter and hobbyist clock maker.
Michael Abrashoff on setting limits – and allowing people to try knew things.