The Evolution Of Useful Things by Henry Petroski

The Evolution Of Useful Things

Henry Petroski

288 pages first pub 1994 (view editions)

nonfiction design history science challenging informative slow-paced
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Only Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil, could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions -- how the fork got its tin...

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