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|a T212.P465 1994
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|a Petroski, Henry
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|a The evolution of useful things/
|c Henry Petroski
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|a New York:
|b Vintage,
|c [1994, c1992]
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|a 288 p. :
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|c 20 cm.
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|a History/Science (Vintage)
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|a Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.
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|a 1. How the fork got its tines -- 2. Form follows failure -- 3. Inventors as critics -- 4. From pins to paper clips -- 5. Little things can mean a lot -- 6. Stick before zip -- 7. Tools make tools -- 8. Patterns of proliferation -- 9. Domestic fashion and industrial design -- 10. The power of precedent -- 11. Closure before opening -- 12. Big bucks from small change -- 13. When good is better than best -- 14. Always room for improvement.
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|a Inventions
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|a Patents
|z Europe
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