The tale of the scale : an odyssey of invention /
This is a first-person account of the process of invention and design as it unfolds in the re-making of the familiar bathroom scale. Angel, an urban planner by profession, had no mechanical skills as he embarked on his journey. His book reveals his journey from ignoramus to inventor.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is a first-person account of the process of invention and design as it unfolds in the re-making of the familiar bathroom scale. Angel, an urban planner by profession, had no mechanical skills as he embarked on his journey. His book reveals his journey from ignoramus to inventor. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198035985 0198035985 9780195158687 0195158687 019984982X 9780199849826 1280502878 9781280502873 9781602567856 1602567859 0195183924 9780195183924 |