The Evolution of Useful Things by Henry Petroski: 9780679740391 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
How did the table fork acquire a fourth tine? What advantage does the Phillips-head screw have over its single-grooved predecessor? Why does the paper clip look the way it does?...
How did the table fork acquire a fourth tine? What advantage does the Phillips-head screw have over its single-grooved predecessor? Why does the paper clip look the way it does? What makes Scotch tape Scotch? In this delightful book Henry, Petroski takes a microscopic look at artifacts that most of us count on but rarely contemplate, including such icons of the everyday as pins, Post-its, and fast-food “clamshell” containers. At the same time, he offers a convincing new theory of technological innovation as a response to the perceived failures of existing products—suggesting that…
saved by
related reading
- Stripe Press — Ideas for progresspress.stripe.com
- The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheeltheatlantic.com
- The next big thing will start out looking like a toycdixon.org
- Review: How To Invent Everythingalexirpan.com
- Gin, Television, and Social Surplusgist.github.com
- Coolest Things I Learned in 2020 - David Perellperell.com
- Full text of "Are Inventions Inevitable? A Note on Social Evolution"archive.org
- Great Founder Theory - Samo Burjasamoburja.com
- Don't Start From Scratch: How Innovative Ideas Arisejamesclear.com
- Most of the time, innovators don’t move fast and break thingsaeon.co
- The third magicnoahpinion.substack.com
- Innovation - by Rohit Krishnan - Strange Loop Canonstrangeloopcanon.com