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Cover of The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

โœ Scribed by Petroski, Henry

Publisher
Knopf
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
5 MB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780307772435

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โœฆ Synopsis

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.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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