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The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zipper

Brand: Vintage
ISBN 0679740392
EAN: 9780679740391
Category: Paperback (Americas)
Price: $17.00  (Customer Reviews)
Dimension: 7.95 x 5.23 x 0.71 inches
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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.

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