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001 2013047575
003 DLC
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008 131205s2014 maua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780544236042 (hardback)
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040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
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050 00 $aTA403.2$b.M56 2014
082 00 $a620.1/1$223
084 $aSCI003000$aSCI013030$aHIS037030$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMiodownik, Mark,$eauthor.
245 10 $aStuff matters :$bexploring the marvelous materials that shape our manmade world /$cMark Miodownik.
250 $aFirst U.S. edition.
264 1 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,$c2014.
300 $axviii, 252 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $a"First published in the United Kingdom by Penguin Books Ltd 2013"--Title page verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 233) and index.
520 $a"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded into any shape; and graphene, the thinnest, strongest, stiffest material in existence--only a single atom thick.Stuff Matters tells enthralling stories that explain the science and history of materials. From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, the plastic in our appliances to the elastic in our underpants, Miodownik reveals the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives. As engaging as it is incisive, Stuff Matters will make you see the materials that surround you with new eyes"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aMaterials science$vPopular works.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Applied Sciences.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Chemistry / Inorganic.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / General.$2bisacsh