Friction : a biography / Jennifer R. Vail.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vail, Jennifer R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Friction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Friction, the force that resists motion, has shaped technological progress for millennia. Jennifer Vail shows how the quest to master friction has driven innovation, culture, and even human evolution. Now, scientists are learning that friction influences the course of disease and may be key to solving the climate crisis.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. Tribology Is Born

2. Friction: Friend or Foe?

3. When You Rub the Wrong Way

4. Going Against the Flow

5. A Waste of Energy

6. Frontiers of Friction

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-674-30386-5

0-674-30387-3

9780674303874

OCLC:

1559218402