Petroski, Henry

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January 25, 1990

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What the Pencil Reveals about Civil Engineering.

Writer and civil engineer Henry Petroski. His new book, "The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance" is a 400 page examination of the history and evolution of a deceptively simple tool. (Interview by Sedge Thomson)

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