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Fifty Materials that Make the World

By Ian Baker

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2018
ISBN
3319787640, 9783319787640
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15559904 bytes)
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Pages
315\261
Time added
2018-06-23 02:34:16
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Description

This book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives. Each chapter covers a particular material, how the material was discovered or invented, when it was first used, how this material has impacted the world, what makes the material important, how it is used today, and future applications. The list of materials covered in this book includes stone, wood, natural fibers, metals, clay, lead, iron, steel, silicon, glass, rubber, composites, polyethylene, rare earth magnet, and alloys.

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