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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherArcade Publishing
ISBN-101559703717
ISBN-139781559703710
eBay Product ID (ePID)640061
Product Key Features
Book TitleSubstance of Civilization : Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMaterials Science / General, Social Aspects, General
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science
AuthorStephen L. Sass
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight19.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-044802
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal620.1/1/09
SynopsisStephen Sass studies why materials break, bend, or behave the way they do. In WONDERFUL THINGS Sass takes us back in history--from the Stone Age to today--to look at what things have been made of and why. Filled with fact after fascinating fact, this highly entertaining book connects the worlds of minerals and molecules to the sweep of human history. Line drawings throughout. photos.