Small Things Considered
Subtitle: Why There Is No Perfect Design
Publisher: Vintage; Vintage Books
Published: September 14, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781400032938
Subjects: Technology & Industrial Arts; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Mechanical; Technology / Engineering / Mechanical
Description: "In this book, Petroski takes us inside the creative process by which common objects are invented and improved upon in pursuit of the ever-elusive perfect thing. He shows us, for instance, how the disposable paper cup became a popular commercial success only after the public learned that shared water glasses could carry germs; how it took years, an abundance of business panache, and many discarded models - from cups that opened like paper bags to those that came with pleats - for the inventor of the paper cup to arrive at what we now use and toss away without so much as a thought for its fascinating history."--BOOK JACKET.