The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780679734154

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by Henry Petroski (Author)

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.

Front Jacket

Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.

Author Biography

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 books, he lives in Durham, North Carolina, and Arrowsic, Maine.

Number of Pages: 448

Dimensions: 1.15 x 9.21 x 5.25 IN

Publication Date: November 10, 1992

$28.08

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