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Stuff : The Materials the World Is Made Of by Ivan Amato (1997) Hardcover/DJ 1ST
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Subject
- Science & Technology
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Year
- 1997
- ISBN
- 9780465083282
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465083285
ISBN-13
9780465083282
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1986301
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stuff : the Materials the World Is Made of
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Materials Science / General, General
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
360.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
96-037051
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
620.1/1
Synopsis
From plastics to smart materials to never-before-seen composites, scientists have transformed the raw materials of the wilderness into the stuff of the modern world. Now, award-winning journalist Ivan Amato explores this fascinating science.Prehistory was stuck in the Stone Age partly because it lacked the scientific know-how to smelt iron from rocky ores. The Industrial Revolution owed its birth to the geniuses who figured out how to make large amounts of steel. Postwar America can thank or hang in effigy John Wesley Hyatt, who gave us plastics. And twenty-first-century America may well rise, or fall, depending on how far ahead it remains in the development of smart materials. The most important factor in technological progress today is the ability of the materials scientist to take apart and reconfigure the physical stuff of the world into substances that have never existed naturally on Earth.Much more than a history of the material sciences, Stuff brims with interviews with cutting-edge experts in the field, many of whom are building new materials literally atom by atom, and describes such astounding achievements as artificial diamonds created from peanut butter and how nanotechnologists are building new-age, state-of-the-art machines no thicker than a few hundred atoms. Compelling and informative, it gives readers a marvelous glimpse into the modern world of technology and the smart materials that are at the forefront of tomorrow's breakthroughs in computers, military weaponry, electronics, and more., From plastics to smart materials to never-before-seen composites, scientists have transformed the raw materials of the wilderness into the stuff of the modern world. Now, award-winning journalist Ivan
LC Classification Number
TA403.2.A48 1997
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- n***r (277)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book is in great condition, well-packaged, and arrived safely!
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