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Rybczynski, Witold. One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw

Rybczynski, Witold. One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw

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(018493) Rybczynski, Witold. One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw. New York: Scribners, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 173 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations. Starts with Archimedes who invented the water screw and introduced the helix, and Leonardo, who sketched a machine for carving wood screws. It is a story of mechanical discovery from Ancient Greece to car design in the age of American industry ISBN: 068486729X (Screwdriver, Screw)

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