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Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World by Mark Miodownik (Paperback, 2014)
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Winner of the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books Stuff Matters by Mark Miodnownik is a unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity. 'Enthralling. In 2014 Stuff Matters won the Royal Society Winton Prize.
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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241955185
eBay Product ID (ePID)201005761
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Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameStuff Matters: the Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, Chemistry, Science
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMechanical Engineering
AuthorMark Miodownik
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight219 g
Item Width129 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMark Miodownik
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