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Provides an introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering, answering some fundamental questions about how the material world around us functions. This book focuses on so-called strong materials, such as metals, wood, ceramics, glass, and bone, and explains the physical and chemical basis for its inherent structural qualities.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691125480
eBay Product ID (ePID)201502448
Product Key Features
Number of Pages328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe New Science of Strong Materials: or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorJames Edward Gordon
Subject AreaMechanical Engineering
SeriesPrinceton Science Library
Dimensions
Item Height203 mm
Item Weight312 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorJames Edward Gordon