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    Category - Non Fiction / Science

    Format - Hardcover

    Condition - Excellent

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    Est. Publication Date - Sep 2003

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    A professor of civil engineering considers ordinary objects as works in progress, taking readers inside the creative design process of such commonplace objects as chairs, light bulbs, tooth brushes, d...

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    Petroski takes us inside the creative process by which common objects are invented and improved upon.

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