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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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The Evolution of Useful Things, Henry Petroski
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- Année de publication
- 1994
- Reliure
- (souple)
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- Titre
- The Evolution of Useful Things
- Sous-titre
- How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Henry Petroski
- Éditeur
- Vintage Books
- Publié
- 1994
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0679740392
- ISBN13
- 9780679740391
- Séries
- Catégories
- Mots clés
- Thème historique, Manuels et guides, Science, Technologie, Ingénierie
- Titre original
- The evolution of useful things
- Description
- 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.