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- catalog abstract ""In the mid-1980s, Solly Angel had a technological mini-vision. He saw in his mind's eye a quarter-inch thick personal scale weighing a pound - a travel scale - and he decided to make it a reality, to bring it to market. The Tale of the Scale is a rare first-person account of the process of invention and design as it unfolds in the remaking of the familiar bathroom scale. It is rare because inventors seldom have the inclination to articulate their thought processes and to recount their experiences in great detail. Written by an inventor, the book stands apart from recent books about inventors." "Angel, an urban planner by profession, had no mechanical skills as he embarked on his journey. The Tale records his transformation, over the course of a decade, from bungling ignoramus to an expert on thin scales. Readers know as much about scales - or about invention for that matter - as Angel does at the beginning of the journey. Listening to Angel's unfolding story, they learn about the intricacies of invention and design as Angel finds out about them."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13140584.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Angel, an urban planner by profession, had no mechanical skills as he embarked on his journey. The Tale records his transformation, over the course of a decade, from bungling ignoramus to an expert on thin scales. Readers know as much about scales - or about invention for that matter - as Angel does at the beginning of the journey. Listening to Angel's unfolding story, they learn about the intricacies of invention and design as Angel finds out about them."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""In the mid-1980s, Solly Angel had a technological mini-vision. He saw in his mind's eye a quarter-inch thick personal scale weighing a pound - a travel scale - and he decided to make it a reality, to bring it to market. The Tale of the Scale is a rare first-person account of the process of invention and design as it unfolds in the remaking of the familiar bathroom scale. It is rare because inventors seldom have the inclination to articulate their thought processes and to recount their experiences in great detail. Written by an inventor, the book stands apart from recent books about inventors."".
- catalog description "1 Isn't There a Better Way? 1 -- 2 What Is Wrong with the Machine? 10 -- 3 Go West, Young Man! 21 -- 4 The Enchanting Resume 27 -- 5 Specify! Specify! 39 -- 6 The Secret of the Lightweight Panel 44 -- 7 A Single Organizing Principle 52 -- 8 The Rush to Patent 59 -- 9 Arriving at the Square 69 -- 10 It's Beautiful, Now Make It Accurate 89 -- 11 Beginner's Luck 99 -- 12 Price Is the Object! 111 -- 13 The License to Fail 125 -- 14 Embracing the Critic 143 -- 15 In Pursuit of a Business Deal 167 -- 16 License It! 185 -- 17 The Mismanagement of Product Development 205 -- 18 A Scale Approved for Trade 228 -- 19 The Effortlessness of Informed Design 237 -- 20 The Company Motto Is "Light and Thin" 247 -- 21 The Happy End Version of the Tale 266 -- 22 Either Things Go According to Plan or There Is a Story 273.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-290) and index.".
- catalog extent "304 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195158687".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "681/.2 21".
- catalog subject "Angel, Solly.".
- catalog subject "Design, Industrial.".
- catalog subject "Industrial design.".
- catalog subject "Inventions.".
- catalog subject "Scales (Weighing instruments)".
- catalog subject "TS410 .A54 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "1 Isn't There a Better Way? 1 -- 2 What Is Wrong with the Machine? 10 -- 3 Go West, Young Man! 21 -- 4 The Enchanting Resume 27 -- 5 Specify! Specify! 39 -- 6 The Secret of the Lightweight Panel 44 -- 7 A Single Organizing Principle 52 -- 8 The Rush to Patent 59 -- 9 Arriving at the Square 69 -- 10 It's Beautiful, Now Make It Accurate 89 -- 11 Beginner's Luck 99 -- 12 Price Is the Object! 111 -- 13 The License to Fail 125 -- 14 Embracing the Critic 143 -- 15 In Pursuit of a Business Deal 167 -- 16 License It! 185 -- 17 The Mismanagement of Product Development 205 -- 18 A Scale Approved for Trade 228 -- 19 The Effortlessness of Informed Design 237 -- 20 The Company Motto Is "Light and Thin" 247 -- 21 The Happy End Version of the Tale 266 -- 22 Either Things Go According to Plan or There Is a Story 273.".
- catalog title "The tale of the scale : an odyssey of invention / Solly Angel.".
- catalog type "text".