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Ten Materials That Shaped Our World
ISBN-13:
9783030752132
Veröffentl:
2021
Seiten:
211
Autor:
M. Grant Norton
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
1 - PDF Watermark
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book examines ten materials-flint, clay, iron, gold, glass, cement, rubber, polyethylene, aluminum, and silicon-explaining how they formed, how we discovered them, why they have the properties they do, and how they have transformed our lives. Since the dawn of the Stone Age, we have shaped materials to meet our needs and, in turn, those materials have shaped us.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Flint - The Material of Evolution.- Chapter 3. Clay - The Material of Life.- Chapter 4. Iron - The Material of Industry.- Chapter 5. Gold - The Material of Empire.- Chapter 6. Glass - The Material of Clarity.- Chapter 7. Cement - The Material of Grandeur.Chapter 8. Rubber - The Material of Possibilities.- Chapter 9. Polyethylene - The Material of Chance.- Chapter 10. Aluminum - The Material of Flight.- Chapter 11. Silicon - The Material of Information.- Conclusion.
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