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Material World Ser.: Iron and Steel : From Thor's Hammer to the Space Shuttle by Ruth Kassinger (2003, Library Binding)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLerner Publishing Group
ISBN-10076132111X
ISBN-139780761321118
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038746735
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIron and Steel : from Thor's Hammer to the Space Shuttle
SubjectEarth Sciences / Mineralogy, Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Rocks & Minerals, Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, Metallurgy
Publication Year2003
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaNon-Classifiable, Technology & Engineering, Juvenile Nonfiction, Science
AuthorRuth Kassinger
SeriesMaterial World Ser.
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2002-011516
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromFifth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal669/.1
Grade ToNinth Grade
SynopsisAncient people of the Near East were the first to discover how to turn iron ore into wrought iron and then to fashion this sturdy metal into tools, weapons, and other implements. Later, blacksmiths learned to make iron into steel. In IRON AND STEEL: FROM THOR'S HAMMER TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE, Kassinger covers the history of iron and steel from early times to the present. She also relates some of the myths associated with these materials and explains the science behind their production and use., Iron and Steel. Ceramics. Dyes. Glass. Gold. All are important materials that have impacted civilization. In Ruth G. Kassinger's five-book Material World series, she traces the history and science of these important materials and tells how they are being used today. Ancient people of the Near East were the first to discover how to turn iron ore into wrought iron and then to fashion this sturdy metal into tools, weapons, and other implements. Later, blacksmiths learned to make iron into steel. In Iron and Steel: from Thor's Hammer to the Space Shuttle, Kassinger covers the history of iron and steel from early times to the present. She also relates some of the myths associated with these materials and explains the science behind their production and use. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberTN705.K28 2003
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