The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

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

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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Lots of interesting information bracketed between ponderous discussion. A scholarly look at an ostensibly mundane topic that certainly expands your appreciation for what it takes to manufacture almost anything when volume is a big consideration. Not a reference book to making pencils, more a philosophical look at technology and the path to developing a product. Covers the topic from many perspectives which gives rise to the notion that at times it meanders. Although it wasn't quite what I expected I did find it generally an enjoyable albeit lengthy read.

Somewhat of a boring read. Goes mostly into the history of graphite for pencil leads and the history of wooden pencils rather than the more interesting mechanical pencils. Good for pre-late 19th century information on pencil making and the companies involved, but doesn't get much into the more interesting mechanical pencils of the early 20th through 21st centuries.

A book about the history of pencils. Everything you wanted to know and a whole lot more. I got an ex-library copy and it had only been checked out five times. Locally, the one at our library has only been checked out twice. It is a strangely interesting book, if you are a very curious person. Lots and lots of incidental information. I'd bet that Petroski's classes at Duke were a delight. He appears to have a treasure trove as well as a cesspool of information. A bit repetitive, but fun to read. You will be the only person on your block, maybe even the only person in your town to know this information. Makes you appreciate something we all previously ignored.

READ THIS!! A subject that seems so simple yet becomes a metaphor for most of what makes the modern world. The author takes what should be a simple mundane subject and makes it a page turner. We all use the pencil but we have little understanding of how it changed the world.

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