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"Answers questions such as how did the table fork acquire a fourth tine, what is the advantage the Phillip-head screw has over its single-grooved predecessor, why does the paper clip looks the way it does, what makes Scotch tape Scotch."@en
""Only Henry Petroski, author of 'The Pencil,' could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions - how the fork got its tines, why Scotch tape is called that, how the paper clip evolved, how the Post-it note came to be, how the zipper was named, why aluminum cans have hollow bottoms - and provides us with answers that both astonish and challenge the immagination. In addition to an extended discussion of knives, forks, spoons, and other common devices, the author explains how the interplay of social and technical factors affects the development and use of such things as plastic bags, fast-food packaging, push-button telephones, and other modern conveniences. Throughout the book familiar objects serve to illustrate the general principles behind the evolution of all products of invention and engineering. Petroski shows by way of these examples as well as a probing look at the patent process, that the single most important driving force behind technological change is the failure of existing devices to live up to their promise. As shortcomings become evident and articulated, new and "improved" versions of artifacts come into being through long and involved processes variously known as research and development, invention, and engineering. He further demonstrates how the evolving forms of technology generally are altered by our very use of them, and how they, in turn, alter our social and cultural behavior"--Provided by publisher."@en
"Only Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil, could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions - how the fork got its tines, why Scotch tape is called that, how the paper clip evolved, how the Post-it note came to be, how the zipper was named, why aluminum cans have hollow bottoms - and provides us with answers that both astonish and challenge the. In addition to an extended discussion of knives, forks, spoons, and other common devices, the author explains how the interplay of social and technical factors affects the development and use of such things as plastic bags, fast-food packaging, push-button telephones, and other modern conveniences. Throughout the book familiar objects serve to illustrate the general principles behind the evolution of all products of invention and engineering. Petroski shows by way of these examples as well as a probing look at the patent process, that the single most important driving force behind technological change is the failure of existing devices to live up to their promise. As shortcomings become evident and articulated, new and "improved" versions of artifacts come into being through long and involved processes variously known as research and development, invention, and engineering. He further demonstrates how the evolving forms of technology generally are altered by our very use of them, and how they, in turn, alter our social and cultural behavior."@en
"Only Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil, could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions - how the fork got its tines, why Scotch tape is called that, how the paper clip evolved, how the Post-it note came to be, how the zipper was named, why aluminum cans have hollow bottoms - and provides us with answers that both astonish and challenge the. In addition to an extended discussion of knives, forks, spoons, and other common devices, the author explains how the interplay of social and technical factors affects the development and use of such things as plastic bags, fast-food packaging, push-button telephones, and other modern conveniences. Throughout the book familiar objects serve to illustrate the general principles behind the evolution of all products of invention and engineering. Petroski shows by way of these examples as well as a probing look at the patent process, that the single most important driving force behind technological change is the failure of existing devices to live up to their promise. As shortcomings become evident and articulated, new and "improved" versions of artifacts come into being through long and involved processes variously known as research and development, invention, and engineering. He further demonstrates how the evolving forms of technology generally are altered by our very use of them, and how they, in turn, alter our social and cultural behavior."
"Examines how everyday things came to be invented and patented."
"Examines how everyday things came to be invented and patented."@en
"???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.From the Trade Paperback edition."@en

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"Messer, gabel, reissverschluss : die evolution der gebrauchsgegenstnde"
"P'ok'ŭ nŭn wae ne kalk'wi rŭl talge toeŏnna : ssŭlmo innŭn mulgŏndŭl ŭi chinhwa iyagi"
"Messer, Gabel, Reissverschluss : die Evolution der Gebrauchsgegenstände"
"The Evolution of useful things : How everyday artifacts - from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers - came to be as they are"
"חפצים שימושיים"
"The Evolution of useful things"
"포크는왜네갈퀴를달게되었나 : 쓸모있는물건들의진화"
"The evolution of useful things"
"The evolution of useful things"@en
"Evolution of useful things"
"The evolution of useful things : How everyday artifacts - from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers - came to be as they are"
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"The evolution of useful things : how everyday artifacts--from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers--came to be as they are"@en
"Messer, Gabel, Reissverschluss Die Evolution der Gebrauchsgegenstände"
"The evolution of useful things how everyday artifacts - from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers - came to be as they are"@en
"Ḥafatsim shimushiyim"
"The evolution of useful things : how everyday artifacts from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers came to be as they are"@en

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