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- Title
- The Evolution Of Useful Things
- Author
- Petroski, Henry
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0679412263
- ISBN 13
- 9780679412267
- Item weight
- 22 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x1x9
The author of The Pencil combines history, biography, design theory, and technology as he analyzes the development of safety pins, Scotch tape, tin cans, and other useful objects that people take for granted. First serial, American Heritage's Invention and Technology.
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About the Author
Henry Petroski is Professor of Civil Engineering at Duke University. His previous books are to Engineer Is Human, Beyond Engineering, and The Pencil
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