The Tale of the Scale An Odyssey of Invention |
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| Author:
| Angel, Solly |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-515868-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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The tale of the Scale is a travelogue spanning ten years of a housing-expert-turned-amateur-inventor who relentlessly pursues a simple ambition- inventing and bringing to market a quarter-inch-thick portable scale- while reflecting on the invention, design, and product development process along the way. The book teaches design and invention, two of the most difficult subjects to teach, in the oldest way possilbe, by telling a story.
The tale of the Scale is a travelogue spanning ten years of a housing-expert-turned-amateur-inventor who relentlessly pursues a simple ambition- inventing and bringing to market a quarter-inch-thick portable scale- while reflecting on the invention, design, and product development process along the way. The book teaches design and invention, two of the most difficult subjects to teach, in the oldest way possilbe, by telling a story.