| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-283) and index. |
| Contents |
Stuff, stuff, everywhere stuff -- Trial and error: Earth, air, fire, and water -- New stuff in the old world -- Secret architecture of stuff -- Birth of a superdiscipline: Materials research comes of age -- Materials Serengeti: Synthetic diamond -- Biomimetic materials -- Smart materials -- Other sightings -- Materials by design: Rite of atomic masons: Spray painting with atoms -- Road to band-gap engineering -- Composing steel -- Stuff that dreams are made of. |
| Subject |
Materials -- Popular works.
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High technology -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
0465083285 |
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