An edition of The evolution of useful things
(1992)
The evolution of useful things
1st Vintage Books ed.
by Henry Petroski
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The evolution of useful things
1994, Vintage Books
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Book Details
Table of Contents
How the fork got its tines
Form follows failure
Inventors as critics
From pins to paper clips
Little things can mean a lot
Stick before zip
Tools make tools - Patterns of proliferation
Domestic fashion and industrial design
The power of precedent
Closure before opening
Big bucks from small change
When good is better than best
Always room for improvement.
Edition Notes
Originally published: New York : A. Knopf, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.
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