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040			_aPUCPR _beng _erda
041			_aeng
049			_aBEV
082			_223 _a620
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100			_aMiodownik, Mark _eauthor
245			_aStuff matters : _b exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world / _cMark Miodownik
260			_bMariner Books _c2015
264		1	_aHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston : _bMariner Books, _c2015
300			_a252 pages : _billustrations;
336			_atext
337			_aunmediated
338			_avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIndomitable -- Trusted -- Fundamental -- Delicious -- Marvelous -- Imaginative -- Invisible -- Unbreakable -- Refined -- Immortal.
520			_a"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip 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"--Provided by publisher
650		0	_aMaterials science _9251195 _vPopular works
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