Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty
Author:   Robert D. Friedel
Publisher:   WW Norton & Co
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780393313659


Pages:   306
Publication Date:   24 April 1996
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert D. Friedel
Publisher:   WW Norton & Co
Imprint:   WW Norton & Co
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.10cm
Weight:   0.393kg
ISBN:  

9780393313659


ISBN 10:   0393313654
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   24 April 1996
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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An interesting and well-researched book. After reading it, you'll never again secure your trousers or evening dress in quite the same way.


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


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Robert Friedel is a professor of the history of technology and science at the University of Maryland, College Park. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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