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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
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Analyzes the common pencil, citing it as an example of engineering excellence, looks at its origins and the history of its production, and provides reasons for its survival into the computer age
By Henry Petroski
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Hardcover:

9780394574226 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, January 1, 1990, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Examines the pencil and the secret of its survival against today's competitors such as the pen, typewriter and today's state of the art computers

Paperback:

9780679734154 | Reprint edition (Alfred a Knopf Inc, December 1, 1992), cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Analyzes the common pencil, citing it as an example of engineering excellence, looks at its origins and the history of its production, and provides reasons for its survival into the computer age

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