Stuff
the materials the world is made of
by Ivan Amato
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From plastics to smart materials to never-before-seen composites, scientists have transformed the raw materials of the wilderness into the stuff of the modern world. Now, award-winning journalist Ivan Amato explores this fascinating science.
Much more than a history of the material sciences, Stuff brims with interviews with cutting-edge experts in the field, many of whom are building new materials literally atom by atom, and describes such astounding achievements as artificial diamonds created from peanut butter and how nanotechnologists are building new-age, state-of-the-art machines no thicker than a few hundred atoms.
Compelling and informative, it gives readers a marvelous glimpse into the modern world of technology and the smart materials that are at the forefront of tomorrow's breakthroughs in computers, military weaponry, electronics, and more.
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Stuff: the materials the world is made of
1998, Bard
in English
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0380731533 9780380731534
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Stuff: the materials the world is made of
1997, BasicBooks
Hardcover
in English
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0465083285 9780465083282
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Stuff: The Materials the World Is Made of
March 1997, HarperCollins Publishers, BasicBooks
in English
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