To answer your question, yes. I really enjoyed this book, and it sounds you might too The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pi

To answer your question, yes. I really enjoyed this book, and it sounds you might too The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are Paperback – February 1, 1994 by Henry Petroski (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Useful-Things-Artifacts-Zippers-Came/dp/0679740392 https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Useful-Things-Artifacts-Zip...