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.
- ISBN10 0571161820
- ISBN13 9780571161829
- Publish Date 5 November 1990 (first published 14 January 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 October 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English