Force : what it means to push and pull, slip and grip, start and stop
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022].
Format
Book
ISBN
0300260792, 9780300260793
Physical Desc
xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
531.6 PET
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531.6 PET
1 available
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022].
Language
English
ISBN
0300260792, 9780300260793
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and index.
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Petroski, H. (2022). Force: what it means to push and pull, slip and grip, start and stop . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Petroski, Henry. 2022. Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Petroski, Henry. Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop Yale University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Petroski, Henry. Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop Yale University Press, 2022.
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