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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 Are.
Taschenbuch von Henry Petroski
Sprache: Englisch

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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.

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.

Über den Autor
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 Carolina, and Arrowsic, Maine.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780679740391
ISBN-10: 0679740392
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Petroski, Henry
Hersteller: Random House UK
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 132 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Henry Petroski
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.1994
Gewicht: 0,277 kg
Artikel-ID: 131010394
Über den Autor
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 Carolina, and Arrowsic, Maine.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780679740391
ISBN-10: 0679740392
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Petroski, Henry
Hersteller: Random House UK
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 132 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Henry Petroski
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.1994
Gewicht: 0,277 kg
Artikel-ID: 131010394
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