Cover art for The Pencil
Published
Alfred A Knopf, January 2002
ISBN
9780679734154
Format
Softcover, 434 pages
Dimensions
22.9cm × 13.3cm × 2.9cm

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Now in paperback, the fascinating, quirky, highly acclaimed book about that indispensable object, the pencil. Petroski traces its origins back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.

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