The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance Paperback - 1992
by Henry Petroski
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.
First line
Henry David Thoreau seemed to think of everything when he made a list of essential supplies for a twelve-day excursion into the Maine woods.
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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.
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- Title The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
- Author Henry Petroski
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Knopf Publishing Group, New York
- Date November 10, 1992
- ISBN 9780679734154 / 0679734155
- Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 5.25 x 1.15 in (23.39 x 13.34 x 2.92 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Pencils - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00000000
- Dewey Decimal Code 674.88
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 12/28/1992, Page 0
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