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The evolution of useful things
1994, Vintage Books
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0679740392 9780679740391
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Table of Contents
How the fork got its tines
Form follows failure
Inventors as critics
From pins to paper clips
Little things can mean a lot
Stick before zip
Tools make tools - Patterns of proliferation
Domestic fashion and industrial design
The power of precedent
Closure before opening
Big bucks from small change
When good is better than best
Always room for improvement.
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Originally published: New York : A. Knopf, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.
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