Henry Petroski's excellent book The Pencil[1] uses the same subject to explore the history of the pencil's development into the common artifact we know today.

Henry Petroski's excellent book The Pencil[1] uses the same subject to explore the history of the pencil's development into the common artifact we know today. [1]http://www.amazon.com/The-Pencil-History-Design-Circumstance/dp/0679734155 http://www.amazon.com/The-Pencil-History-Design-Circumstance...