Rybczynski, Witold.

One good turn. A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw.

First Edition. New York, Scribner, 2000. 14,5 cm x 20 cm. 173 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Includes the following chapters: Lock, Stock and Barrel / Mechanical Bent / Father of the Screw /

Rybczynski was born in Edinburgh of Polish parentage and raised in Surrey, England before moving at a young age to Canada. He attended Loyola High School in Montreal. He received Bachelor of Architecture (1966) and Master of Architecture (1972) degrees from McGill University in Montreal. Rybczynski has written more than 300 articles and papers on the subjects of housing, architecture, and technology, many of which are aimed at a non-technical readership. His work has been published in a wide variety of magazines, including The Wilson Quarterly, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New Yorker. From 2004 to 2010, he was architecture critic for Slate.
He taught at McGill University (1974–1993) and the University of Pennsylvania (1993–2012), and served on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts from 2004 to 2012. He now lives in Philadelphia and is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Keywords: Culture · Technology – Rare · Technology & Engineering – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-0684867298
• Inventory Number: 50633AB

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