{"product_id":"fifty-materials-that-make-the-world-hardcover","title":"Fifty Materials That Make the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides a concise introduction to various materials with broad day-to-day applications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribes how the uses of certain materials were discovered and their importance in today's world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines how advances in materials underlie and enable advances in technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovers a wide range of materials including stone, wood, leather, cloth, natural fibers, gold, and numerous alloys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives. Each chapter covers a particular material, how the material was discovered or invented, when it was first used, how this material has impacted the world, what makes the material important, how it is used today, and future applications. The list of materials covered in this book includes stone, wood, natural fibers, metals, clay, lead, iron, steel, silicon, glass, rubber, composites, polyethylene, rare earth magnet, and alloys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Baker is a Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College. His research interests include mechanical behavior of metallic alloys, magnetic materials, ice and snow, phase transformations, electron microscopy, and x-ray techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711421681727,"sku":"9783319787640","price":136.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ba762f673bb4a34645128707c57598ab.webp?v=1765058430","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fifty-materials-that-make-the-world-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}