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16 Φεβ 2011 · 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...
10 Νοε 1992 · Petroski's delightful book runs you through the history of pencils from Rome to the almost present. Who knew that Thoreau had a pencil company? That the best graphite comes from Mongolia?
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.
An eraser is an object used to remove pencil markings. It is known as an “eraser” in the United States and Canada and as “rubber” in the UK, India, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Erasers are made in different shapes, sizes, and colors and from various materials.
14 Μαρ 2019 · Learn about the history of pencils, erasers, sharpeners, markers, highlighters, and gel pens. See who invented and patented these writing instruments.
13 Σεπ 2013 · In 1858, a stationer named Hymen Lipman patented a newfangled pencil with a rubber plug embedded in one end of its wood shaft. An entrepreneur named Joseph Reckendorfer guessed that the pencil ...
There are now entire web sites devoted to erasers, mechanical pencils, and all sorts of typewriting memorabilia. Museums, too, have discovered the potential of such ordinary objects to evoke forms of work erased by the digital revolution.
