Stuff matters : the strange stories of the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Stuff matters : the strange stories of the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world
AUTHOR:
Miodownik, Mark.
ISBN:
9780241955185
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Penguin Books, 2014.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
264 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
ABSTRACT:
Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? How come concrete pours? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? From the towering skyscrapers of our cities to the most ordinary objects in our homes, 'Stuff Matters' tells enthralling stories that explain the science and history of materials we take entirely for granted, while introducing some of humankind's most ingenious and improbable inventions.
Indomitable -- Trusted -- Fundamental -- Delicious -- Marvelous -- Imaginative -- Invisible -- Unbreakable -- Refined -- Immortal -- Synthesis.
SUBJECT_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Materials science -- Popular works. |
BIBSUMMARY:
Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? How come concrete pours? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? From the towering skyscrapers of our cities to the most ordinary objects in our homes, 'Stuff Matters' tells enthralling stories that explain the science and history of materials we take entirely for granted, while introducing some of humankind's most ingenious and improbable inventions.
Indomitable -- Trusted -- Fundamental -- Delicious -- Marvelous -- Imaginative -- Invisible -- Unbreakable -- Refined -- Immortal -- Synthesis.