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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出版社: Random House US
1994-02
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780679740391
定价: 129.00
装帧: 平装
开本: 32开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 288页
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  •   Petroski tells fascinating stories about the arduous processesthat resulted in paper clips, Post-its, Phillips-head screwdrivers,Scotch tape, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. "Petroski . . .an examines the simplest . . . tools in our lives with anappraising eye."--Washington Post Book World. 45 illus. Preface

    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' Smali Change

    When Good Is Better Than. Bes

    Always Room for Improvement

    Notes

    Bibliography

    List ofIllustrations              

    Index
  • 内容简介:
      Petroski tells fascinating stories about the arduous processesthat resulted in paper clips, Post-its, Phillips-head screwdrivers,Scotch tape, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. "Petroski . . .an examines the simplest . . . tools in our lives with anappraising eye."--Washington Post Book World. 45 illus.
  • 目录:
    Preface

    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' Smali Change

    When Good Is Better Than. Bes

    Always Room for Improvement

    Notes

    Bibliography

    List ofIllustrations              

    Index
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