Stuff matters : exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world / Mark Miodownik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miodownik, Mark, author.

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materials science.

Materials science--Popular works.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

xviii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Mariner books edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.

Summary:

"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded into any shape; and graphene, the thinnest, strongest, stiffest material in existence--only a single atom thick. Stuff Matters tells enthralling stories that explain the science and history of materials. From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, the plastic in our appliances to the elastic in our underpants, Miodownik reveals the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives. As engaging as it is incisive, Stuff Matters will make you see the materials that surround you with new eyes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Indomitable

Trusted

Fundamental

Delicious

Marvelous

Imaginative

Invisible

Unbreakable

Refined

Immortal

Synthesis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 233) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: 9780670920549 Miodownik, Mark. London : Penguin Books, 2013

ISBN:

9780544483941

0544483944

OCLC:

905086074