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Book Description
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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- English Books
- Paperback 448 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 0679734155
- ISBN-13: 9780679734154
- Publisher: Knopf
- Pub date: Nov 10, 1992
- Dimensions: 1484 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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| 9780679734154 | Paperback | $21.00 | $13.71 | bn.com |
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‘What in its fullest sense is the idea conveyed in the respective words Paper, Pen and Ink?’ asked George Wilson, a future Regius Professor of Technology at Edinburgh University. The subtitle of his article, ‘Paper, Pen and Ink’, published in Macmill ... (read full critics)