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The pencil : a history of design and circumstance /

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Goes through the history, engineering, and importance of the pencil.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petroski, Henry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf : [1992]
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Pencils > History.
Crayons > Histoire.
Pencils.
Skrivemateriell > Historie.
History.
Description
Summary:Goes through the history, engineering, and importance of the pencil.
Physical Description:xi, 434 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-407) and index.
ISBN:0679734155
9780679734154
0394574222
9780394574226