The Greatest Little Invention: Screws and Screwdrivers: Screws and Screwdrivers

Author: Witold Rybczynski
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Witold Rybczynski wrote this book in response to an invitation from The New York Times to write an article about "The Best Tool of the Millennium." The author's award-winning works include Home: A Short History of an Idea and the recent The Faraway Tree: Frederick Law Olmsted and Nineteenth-Century America. Rybczynski once built a house using only manual methods. His profound understanding and extensive knowledge of the types and history of tools have greatly enriched his research. The stories told in this book include Archimedes inventing the screw pump and sharing insights about bare wire, Leonardo da Vinci drawing sketches of machines for cutting wood screws, and more.