A review by natemanfrenjensen
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are. by Henry Petroski

3.0

This is an interesting and entertaining book, as much about sociology and psychology as engineering. It even explains the use of that little fork above your dinner plate, assuming you eat at fancier establishments than I do.