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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance - Paperback

by Henry Petroski
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Availability:In StockContributor:Henry PetroskiPublish date:1992-11-10Pages:448
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679734154ISBN-10:679734155UPC:9780679734154Book Category:Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Social Aspects, Industrial Design, InventionsSize:9.21 x 5.25 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SC1YXGPBRP
Now in paperback, the fascinating, quirky, highly acclaimed book about that indispensable object, the pencil. Petroski traces its origins back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679734154ISBN-10:679734155UPC:9780679734154Book Category:Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Social Aspects, Industrial Design, InventionsSize:9.21 x 5.25 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SC1YXGPBRP
Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. The author of more than a dozen books, he lives in Durham, North Carolina, and Arrowsic, Maine.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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