Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, from concrete and steel to denim and chocolate, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science. A world-leading materials scientist presents an engrossing collection of stories that explain the science and...
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An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, from concrete and steel to denim and chocolate, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science.
A world-leading materials scientist presents an engrossing collection of stories that explain the science and history of materials, from the plastic in our appliances to the elastic in our underpants, revealing the miracles of engineering that seep into our everyday lives.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780544236042
Publish date: 2014-06-11
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages no: 252
Edition language: English
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik starts with a stabbing ends with the ability to "rebuild" man. The book leaves the reader with a sense of wonder about what amazing materials surround us and a sense of reflection on things to come. A ca...
Ah-mazing. A brief volume packed with insight into how some basic materials of our lives work. The focus of the science is on the structure of the materials and how that affects their functions. He's managed to get to the heart of the matter and explain it well without dumbing it down too much or...
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