The Evolution of Useful Things - Hardcover

Henry Petroski

 
9780385364898: The Evolution of Useful Things
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 038536489X ISBN 13: 9780385364898
Verlag: FisicalBook, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Verlag
FisicalBook
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
038536489X
ISBN 13 
9780385364898
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