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Ten Materials That Shaped Our World (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Ten Materials That Shaped Our World (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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This book examines ten materials-flint, clay, iron, gold, glass,
cement, rubber, polyethylene, aluminum, and silicon-explaining how
they formed, how we discovered them, why they have the properties
they do, and how they have transformed our lives. Since the dawn of
the Stone Age, we have shaped materials to meet our needs and, in
turn, those materials have shaped us. The fracturing of flint
created sharp, curved surfaces that gave our ancestors an
evolutionary edge. Molding clay and then baking it in the sun
produced a means of recording the written word and exemplified
human artistic imagination. As our ability to control heat
improved, earthenware became stoneware and eventually porcelain,
the most prized ceramic of all. Iron cast at high temperatures
formed the components needed for steam engines, locomotives, and
power looms-the tools of the Industrial Revolution. Gold has
captivated humans for thousands of years and has recently found
important uses in biology, medicine, and nanotechnology. Glass
shaped into early and imperfect lenses not only revealed the
microscopic world of cells and crystals, but also allowed us to
discover stars and planets beyond those visible with the naked eye.
Silicon revolutionized the computer, propelling us into the
Information Age and with it our interconnected social networks, the
Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence. Written by a
materials scientist, this book explores not just why, but also how
certain materials came to be so fundamental to human society. This
enlightening study captivates anyone interested in learning more
about the history of humankind, our ingenuity, and the materials
that have shaped our world.
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