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A carregar... Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made… (original 2013; edição 2014)por Mark Miodownik (Autor)
Pormenores da obraStuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World por Mark Miodownik (2013)
  
Books Read in 2020 (1,107) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Cool! Written for the lay person, (me), and I found it easy to understand. Really cool materials. Highly recommend (  ) marshapetry | Mar 1, 2021 |  This is exactly what a popular science book should be -- engaging for non experts while not being condescending, and containing some interesting information for people at a wide range of familiarity with the topic. I'm not a materials scientist, but pretty into the topic, so nothing on this book was completely new to me, but it was well presented, and there were both some interesting facts and clearer explanations which improved my understanding. My only complaint is that the book didn't go into enough "conventional" materials (where I think it was strongest -- steel, glass, etc -- and the coverage of biomaterials wasn't quite as thorough. Maybe he'll write a sequel. (  ) octal | Jan 1, 2021 | One of the most interesting and well written books I've read in a long time. A perfect mix of history, science, and anecdotes. ( ) apesic | Dec 16, 2020 | Stuff Matters is a book about transformations that we might experience on in our daily lives told through a mix of memoir and scientific explanations. Types of materials are loosely grouped in each chapter. Indomitable: steel Trusted: paper Fundamental: concrete Delicious: chocolate Marvelous: aerogel Imaginative: plastic Invisible: glass Unbreakable: carbon Refined: ceramic Immortal: biomaterials Synthesis: the size scales I would recommend this book to teenagers and any adults curious about the how and why of stuff. ( ) aspirit | Sep 30, 2020 | Todo está hecho de algo. Desde los objetos más corrientes de la vida diaria hasta los inventos más punteros que nos hablan del futuro, todo está hecho de materiales, oficios, técnicas, diseño, ingeniería y grandes ideas. Cosas (y) materiales nos desvela los secretos y las historias del papel, el cristal, la porcelana, el chocolate o el hormigón con la mirada de un científico y el asombro de un niño. El autor nos habla de una taza de té, del motor de un avión supersónico, de la suela de sus zapatos o del clip de papel, y en cada uno relata una historia que inspira asombro y deslumbramiento ante la capacidad del ser humano para crear. MaEugenia | Jul 26, 2020 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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"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"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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