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The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They ar
The Evolution of Useful Things How Everyday ArtifactsFrom Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and ZippersCame to be as They ar
Author: Henry Petroski
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 this book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions -- how the fork got its tines, why Scotch tape is called that, how the paper clip evolved, how the Post-it note came to be, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781857932959
ISBN-10: 1857932951
Publication Date: 6/23/1994
Pages: 304
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Pavillion Books
Book Type: Paperback
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