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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0684867303
ISBN-13: 9780684867304
Aug 2001
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
173 pages
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Beginning with a short essay for the New York Times Magazine, this intriguing book has expanded to include not only the history and uses of screws and screwdrivers but many other related (however tangentially) topics, including Archimedes, da Vinci, guns, and child labor.
| Size | | Length: | 173 pages | | Height: | 7.5 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Charming, witty, and despite its seemingly desultory structure, quite cunningly thought-out."
Kirkus Reviews (07/15/2000)
"In this trim volume, architect and historian Rybczynski engagingly recounts his quest into the origins of the screwdriver and its necessary adjunct, the screw....By telling the tale of the screw, Rybczynski has done one good turn of his own."
Discover - Margaret Foley (09/01/2000)
"More than simply the story of a primary tool, Rybczynski's short treatise--and treat--is in fact a history book that demonstrates the parallels between the rise of industrialism, manufacturing, and modern civilization."
Ruminator Review - John Steingraeber
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