The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are. Paperback - 1994
by Henry Petroski
Petroski tells fascinating stories about the arduous processes that resulted in paper clips, Post-its, Phillips-head screwdrivers, Scotch tape, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. "Petroski . . . an examines the simplest . . . tools in our lives with an appraising eye".--Washington Post Book World. 45 illus.
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Petroski tells fascinating stories about the arduous processes that resulted in paper clips, Post-its, Phillips-head screwdrivers, Scotch tape, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. "Petroski . . . an examines the simplest . . . tools in our lives with an appraising eye."--Washington Post Book World. 45 illus.
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- Title The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are.
- Author Henry Petroski
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York
- Date 1994-02-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780679740391 / 0679740392
- Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 7.96 x 5.24 x 0.65 in (20.22 x 13.31 x 1.65 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Inventions, Patents
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93006351
- Dewey Decimal Code 609
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