Stuff matters : exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world / Mark Miodownik.
Stuff matters : exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world / Mark Miodownik.
Stuff matters : exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world / Mark Miodownik.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Call Numbers
G 2015/1123
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Indomitable --
Trusted --
Fundamental --
Delicious --
Marvelous --
Imaginative --
Invisible --
Unbreakable --
Refined --
Immortal --
Synthesis.
Publication information
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2014.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip 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 material...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Stuff matters : exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world / Mark Miodownik.
Portion of title
Exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"First published in the United Kingdom by Penguin Books Ltd 2013"--Title page verso.
Reprint of: London: Penguin, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references (page 233) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/1123
Record Identifier
74VKOjMOP5Zg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOjMOP5Zg
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ISBN
0544236041 hardback
9780544236042 hardback
DDC
620.1/1
MMS ID
991022612979702626
