What we forget Of names, materials, and things Before the pencil Noting a new technology Of traditions and transitions Does one find or make a better pencil? Of old was and trade secrets In America An American pencil-making family When the best is not good enough From cottage industry to bleistiftindustrie Mechanization in America World pencil war The importance of infrastructure Beyond perspective The point of it all Getting the point, and keeping it The business of engineering Competition, depression, and war Acknowledging technology The quest for perfection Retrospect and prospect Appendix A. From ""how the pencil is made"" Appendix B.A collection of pencils."
