The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
by Henry Petroski 2021-05-28 23:11:45
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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 penci... Read more
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 Less
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  • 9.2 X 5.3 X 0.88 in
  • 448
  • Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • November 10, 1992
  • English
  • 9780679734154
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 previous books, he lives in Durham, North Caroli...
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