Speaking of volumes regarding the trivial and arcane, I haven't read them,
and I can't remember who the authors are, but there are two recent books
that I read positive reviews of, one on the History of the Mirror, and one
on the History of Dust.
And, I love James Burke! What was his series called that came out prior
to Connections? I thought it was even better. Of course, his dry humour
just wouldn't have worked without that English accent... :-)
regards,
frank
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> I love arcane and obscure facts as well. Unfortunately, time and
> space required that I present the abridged version here. There is
> much more to the story of the ball-point pen and the Parker T-Ball
> Jotter. However, I highly recommend Petroski's book. I was astounded
> to find that someone could write a 400+ page volume on a subject so
> seemingly innocuous as the pencil. But the story is really
> fascinating, along the lines of the James Burke series,
> "Connections". Question: What do whales and dolphins have to do with
> the making of pencils?
>
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pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert
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