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[[L. T. C. Rolt]]'s 1965 monograph, ''A Short History of Machine Tools'',<ref name="Rolt1965">{{Harvnb|Rolt|1965}}.</ref> is a widely read classic, as are the series of monographs that Robert S. Woodbury published during the 1960s, which were collected into a volume in 1972 as ''Studies in the History of Machine Tools''.<ref name="Woodbury1972">{{Harvnb|Woodbury|1972}}.</ref>

In 1970, [[Wayne Moore (swimmer)|Wayne R. Moore]] wrote about the Moore family firm, the Moore Special Tool Company, who independently invented the [[jig borer]] (contemporaneously with its Swiss invention). Moore's monograph, ''Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy'',<ref name="Moore1970">{{Harvnb|Moore|1970}}.</ref> is a seminal classic of the principles of machine tool design and construction that yield the highest possible [[accuracy and precision]] in machine tools (second only to that of [[metrology|metrological]] machines). The Moore firm epitomized the art and science of the [[tool and die maker]].

[[David F. Noble]]'s ''Forces of Production'' (1984)<ref name="Noble1984">{{Harvnb|Noble|1984}}.</ref> is one of the most detailed histories of the machine tool industry from World War II through the early 1980s, relayed in the context of the social impact of evolving automation via NC and CNC. Also in 1984, [[David A. Hounshell]] published ''From the American System to Mass Production'',<ref name="Hounshell1984">{{Harvnb|Hounshell|1984}}.</ref> one of the most detailed histories of the machine tool industry from the late 18th century through 1932. It does not concentrate on listing firm names and sales statistics (which Floud's 1976 monograph<ref name="Floud1976">{{Harvnb|Floud|1976}}.</ref> focuses on) but rather is extremely detailed in exploring the development and spread of practicable interchangeability, and the thinking behind the intermediate steps. It is extensively cited by later works.

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* {{Citation |last=Moore |first=Wayne R. |author-link=Wayne Moore (swimmer) |title=Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy |publisher=Moore Special Tool Co. |___location=Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |year=1970 |edition=1st |lccn=73127307 }}.

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