Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
Petroski Henry
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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Godina:
1996
Izdavač:
Vintage
Jezik:
english
ISBN 10:
0375706399
ISBN 13:
9781588368980
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EPUB, 13.10 MB
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english, 1996
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