Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design by Henry Petroski

Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design

Henry Petroski

304 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction design science informative reflective slow-paced
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Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless...

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