Scroll down for links from each chapter
Prologue
How to geek-out tracking planes and ships.
The paper explaining ‘The Illusion of Explanatory Depth‘ and those drawings of bicycles.
Chapter 1 – Magic
Tree harvesting machines in action.
Chapter 2 – Make
Glossary of production processes
Fitzbillies of Cambridge and the story of ‘The Students, The Bakers, The Chelsea Bun Makers…‘.
Timelapse of construction projects: University of Cambridge Department of Physics – Ray Dolby Centre building | London’s Shard | Vegas City Centre |
Chapter 3 – Move
The shipborne logistics of Airbus
Chapter 4 – Sate
Clips from “Coronation Taylors: Fit for a King”
Example failed product launches
Chapter 5 – Improve
WMG EV battery development site featured on Fully Charged Show.
University of Nottingham ‘Omnifactory’.
Chapter 6 – Connect
1967: BBC Tomorrow’s World on ‘The home computer terminal’
Boston Dynamics ‘Spot’ the robot being kicked
Chapter 7 – Merge
Owlstone: A breathalyser for disease | CMR: Surgical robotics | Biontech: Biontainers
Covid-19 responses: The UK’s Covid-19 ‘Ventilator Challenge’ | US ‘Operation Warp Speed’ | Examples of manufacturing ‘repurposing’ | Projects awarded RAEng President’s Prize for Pandemic Service
Chapter 8 – Survive
The ‘R’ strategies for the circular economy
Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Restart Project
CISL Entopia Building – a case study in repurposing a building
UK examples of regional manufacturing: Lancashire – Community Clothing | West Wales –Huit Denim Co. | Sheffield – AMRC | Sunderland – Nissan
Examples of websites that help us make more planet-friendly buying decisions: Ethical Consumer | B Corp Directory | Fairtrade | Palm Oil Scan
Epilogue
Perceptions of Manufacturing: How to make manufacturing charming again?