Book (16 Sep 1993)
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Examines objects of everyday life like the fork, the paperclip and the Post-it note. The book is a mixture of history, biography and design theory which shows how technology alters through use and how these objects can alter our social and cultural behaviour. Petroski has also written "The Pencil".
| ISBN: | 9781857931044 |
| Publisher: | Pavilion |
| Imprint: | Pavilion |
| Pub date: | 16 Sep 1993 |
| DEWEY: | 670.9 |
| DEWEY edition: | 20 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 288 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Height: | 234mm |
| Width: | 156mm |
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