# The Pencil

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- Book: [The Pencil](https://www.bookquiver.com/henry-petroski/the-pencil) ([The Pencil.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/henry-petroski/the-pencil.md))
- Authors: [Henry Petroski](https://www.bookquiver.com/henry-petroski)
- Publisher: knopf
- ISBN: 978-06-7973-415-4
- Pages: 448
- Published: 1992-11-10
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the pencil...