Bibliograph

Force, what it means to push and pull, slip and grip, start and stop, Henry Petroski

Type

Label

Force, what it means to push and pull, slip and grip, start and stop, Henry Petroski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Force

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1305437569

Responsibility statement

Henry Petroski

Sub title

what it means to push and pull, slip and grip, start and stop

Summary

Force explores how humans interact with the material world in the course of their everyday activities. This book for the general reader also considers the significance of force in shaping societies and cultures. Celebrated author Henry Petroski delves into the ongoing physical interaction between people and things that enables them to stay put or causes them to move. He explores the range of daily human experience whereby we feel the sensations of push and pull, resistance and assistance. The book is also about metaphorical force, which manifests itself as pressure and relief, achievement and defeat. Petroski draws from a variety of disciplines to make the case that force--represented especially by our sense of touch--is a unifying principle that pervades our lives. In the wake of a prolonged global pandemic that increasingly cautioned us about contact with the physical world, Petroski offers a new perspective on the importance of the sensation and power of touch

Target audience

adult

Classification