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Thwaites, Thomas, 1980-
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Thwaites, Thomas, -- Themes, motives.
Manufactures -- Miscellanea.
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The toaster project ...
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The toaster project : or A heroic attempt to build a simple electric appliance from scratch / Thomas Thwaites.
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Thwaites, Thomas, 1980-
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2011.
Subjects
Thwaites, Thomas, -- Themes, motives.
Manufactures -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9781568989976 :
1568989970
Description:
191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 20 cm
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Deconstruction -- Steel -- Mica -- Plastic -- Copper -- Nickel -- Construction.
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The story of the author's nine-month-long journey to build a toaster from scratch--from his local appliance store to remote mines in the UK to his mother's backyard, where he creates a crude foundry--aims to help the reader reflect on the costs and perils of our cheap consumer culture.
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