Henry Petroski - The Evolution of Useful Things (Heftet)

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Språk: Engelsk
Vekt: 0,229
Sider: 288
Trykket i: 1994
Illustrert: Ja
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Oppdatert: 03.12.2025
Internkode: EES99

How everyday artifacts - from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers - came to be as they are

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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