The Toothpick
Technology and Culture
$39.35
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
4 November 2008
Summary
A celebration of culture and technology, as seen through the history of the humble yet ubiquitous toothpick, from the best-selling author of The Pencil.
From ancient Rome, where emperor Nero made his entrance into a banquet hall with a silver toothpick in his mouth, to nineteenth-century Boston, where Charles Forster, the father of the American wooden toothpick industry, ensured toothpicks appeared in every restaurant, the toothpick has been an omnipresent, yet often overlook…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307279439 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 030727943X |
| Author: | Henry Petroski |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 4 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 406g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 132mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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Critics Review
“Offers rare insights into principles of engineering and design.“—The Washington Post Book World“Delightful … Mr. Petroski combines historical narrative with technical expertise to compelling affect.” —New York Sun“I’ll never look at a toothpick in the same way.” —Jeri Krentz, The Charlotte Observer“Petroski writes … with the observant eye of an engineer and the imaginative heart of a novelist.” —Los Angeles Times
About The Author
Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. The author of a dozen previous books, he lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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