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The Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to beas They are
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Penguin Random House Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: NW2W9G8
EAN: 9780679740391
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Beschreibung
How did the table fork acquire a fourth tine. What advantage does the Phillips-head screw have over its single-grooved predecessor. Why does the paper clip look the way it does. What makes Scotch tape Scotch. In this delightful book Henry, Petroski takes a microscopic look at artifacts that most of us count on but rarely contemplate, including such icons of the everyday as pins, Post-its, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. At the same time, he offers a convincing new theory of technological innovation as a response to the perceived failures of existing products-suggesting that irritation, and not necessity, is the mother of invention.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Henry Petroski
Erscheinungsjahr
- 1994
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 304