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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…‘.

Zeekr factory in Ningbo.

Timelapse of construction projects: University of Cambridge Department of Physics – Ray Dolby Centre building | London’s Shard | Vegas City Centre |

Chapter 3 – Move

Loading a container ship

The shipborne logistics of Airbus

Chapter 4 – Sate

Clips from “Coronation Taylors: Fit for a King”

Example failed product launches

Chapter 5 – Improve

Dr John C Taylor and Strix

WMG EV battery development site featured on Fully Charged Show.

University of Nottingham ‘Omnifactory’.

Chapter 6 – Connect

Pizza Hut website as of 1996

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?