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On Hevea.
How the Brazilian rubber tree made Manaus – and then left it behind.…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.
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On Naphtha
How naphtha -- one of the first fossil fuel derivatives ever made -- played a key role in the commercialization of rubber.…
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On Vulcanization
On Charles Goodyear and the unlikely discovery of the vulcanization process.…
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On Latex
The geography and logistics of pre-industrial rubber production.…
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A Supply Chain in the Jungle
How did Foxconn arrive at the inaccessible heart of the Amazon rainforest?…
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Notes, 2023-04-17
Over the first five years of its existence, this newsletter averaged around six hundred and fifty words per issue, a…
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Notes, 2023-04-03
Spencer Wright on jobsites, workshops, and mechanical wisdom.…
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2023-01-09
Spencer Wright on the residential construction industry, the perils of project management, and the naïveté of someone in their early twenties…
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The Prepared is now Scope of Work
Spencer Wright on what "The Prepared" has meant, and how "Scope of Work" is different.…
2022-11-28
Spencer Wright on the projects -- and tools -- that sustained him this year.…