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Stuff Matters

by Mark Miodownik

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About the book

An adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science. 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? These are the sorts of questions that Mark Miodownik a globally-renowned materials scientist has spent his life exploring In this book he examines the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor and the graphite in his pencil to the foam in his sneakers and the concrete in a nearby skyscraper.

Mr. Miodownik's lively, eloquent book changes the way one looks at the world.

Wall Street Journal

Categories:

Chemistry Engineering Technology Science Physics Popular Science Education History Non-fiction

Language:

English

Length:

272 pages

Author:

Mark Miodownik
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