Evolution of Useful Things - Henry Petroski • BookLikes (ISBN:0613913914)

Evolution of Useful Things

by: Henry Petroski (author)

Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9780613913911 (0613913914)

Publish date: February 1st 1994

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Edition language: English

Category:

Non Fiction, Writing, Essays, History, Science, Technology, Anthologies, Collections, Design, Engineering

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Elentarri's Book Blog rated it

10 years ago

http://Elentarri.booklikes.com Elentarri's Book Blog 0.0 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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I got half way and had to put the book down before my brain melted. Some bits were interesting, but most of what I read was incredibly boring and overly verbose.

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nouveau rated it

11 years ago

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solid Harper-Collins / Vintage ebook from 1994; comparable to big six industry 'rewrite books' wherein doctorate or academic explains topic (in this case, engineering of household items) to layman's audience. paperclip, zipper, forks, wheelbarrow, you get the picture.perhaps not such as a smash hit...

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Myrto rated it

12 years ago

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I agree with the other reviewers who said that this book has a lot of fascinating information, but I couldn't enjoy it because the writing is so dry and stodgy.

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