Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty (Revised)

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Price
$22.95
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
Pages
306
Dimensions
5.56 X 8.26 X 0.94 inches | 0.84 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393313659

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About the Author
Robert Friedel is a professor of history of technology and science at the University of Maryland, College Park. His most recent book is A Culture of Improvement: Technology and the Western Millennium.
Reviews
How the ingenious zipper, a newfangled, unwanted novelty, became a ubiquitous part of daily life is the story told in this engaging chronicle peopled by a colorful cast of characters.-- "Publishers Weekly"