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In 1960 a gamekeeper lived in a cottage out on the ground, answered to one person, and had no external scrutiny of any kind over how he did…
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In 1965 a record began with a sapphire stylus cutting a groove into soft lacquer in real time while the music played, where a mistake meant starting the…
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In 1960 white paint was made with lead, the solvents evaporated into the workroom, and the whole site was a fire risk managed mainly by hoping.
The pigment…
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In 1960 drinking water was filtered through deep beds of sand whose actual treatment was performed by a layer of living organisms on the surface, cleaned by men…
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In 1960 a chocolate works took in raw beans by the sack, roasted them, cracked and winnowed them, ground the nib, ran the result in a conche for…
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In 1960 a hotel kitchen ran as a military hierarchy in a hot basement, on split shifts spanning fourteen hours, six days a week, with a great many…