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ISBN
9780241955185
Subject Area
Mechanical Engineering
Publication Name
Stuff Matters: the Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Publisher
Penguin Books LTD
Subject
Archaeology, Chemistry, Science
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
198mm
Author
Mark Miodownik
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
219g
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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A unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best-known scientists A unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best-known scientistsEverything is made of something...From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, Stuff Matters reveals the inner workings of the man-made world, and the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day.From the tea-cup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, from the ancient technologies of fabrics and ceramic to today's self-healing metals and bionic implants, this is a book to inspire amazement and delight at mankind's creativity.Mark Miodownik is Professor of Materials and Society at UCL, scientist-in-residence on Dara O Briain's Science Club (BBC2) and presenter of several documentaries, including The Genius of Invention (BBC2). In 2010, he gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, broadcast on BBC4. He is Director of the UCL Institute of Making, which is home to a materials library containing some of the most wondrous matter on earth, and has collaborated to make interactive events with many museums, such as Tate Modern, the Hayward Gallery and Wellcome Collection. In 2014 Stuff Matters won the Royal Society Winton Prize.

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Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9780241955185
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Subject Area
Mechanical Engineering
Author
Mark Miodownik
Publication Name
Stuff Matters: the Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, Chemistry, Science
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
219g

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Mark Miodownik
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United Kingdom

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