Name: The Pencil

Full name: The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

Author: Henry Petroski
Year: 1992
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History, Science

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ISBNs:
9780679734154
0679734155
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.
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