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[[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.
In 1989, Holland published a history, ''When the Machine Stopped'',<ref name="Holland1989"/> that is most specifically about Burgmaster (which specialized in turret drills); but in telling Burgmaster's story, and that of its acquirer Houdaille, Holland provides a history of the machine tool industry in general between World War II and the 1980s that ranks with Noble's coverage of the same era (Noble 1984)<ref name="Noble1984"/> as a seminal history. It was later republished under the title ''From Industry to Alchemy''.
== See also ==
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