num_pages: 434
description: Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.
language: English
title: The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
titlecomplete: The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
genres: Design, History, Books About Books, Microhistory, Technology, Engineering, Science, Writing, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 618
publisher: Knopf