Stuff Matters Exploring the Marvelous Materials
- 作者
- 出版社 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9780544236042
- 定价 288.70
内容简介
ANewYorkTimesBestsellerAneye-openingadventuredeepinsidetheeverydaymaterialsthatsurroundus，packedwithsurprisingstoriesandfascinatingscienceWhyisglasssee-through?Whatmakeselasticstretchy?Whydoesapaperclipbend?Whydoesanymateriallookandbehavethewayitdoes?ThesearethesortsofquestionsthatMarkMiodownikisconstantlyaskinghimself.Aglobally-renownedmaterialsscientist，Miodownikhasspenthislifeexploringobjectsasordinaryasanenvelopeandasunexpectedasconcretecloth，uncoveringthefascinatingsecretsthatholdtogetherourphysicalworld.InStuffMatters，Miodownikentertaininglyexaminesthematerialsheencountersinatypicalmorning，fromthesteelinhisrazorandthegraphiteinhispenciltothefoaminhissneakersandtheconcreteinanearbyskyscraper.Heoffersacompendiumofthemostastoundinghistoriesandmarvelousscientificbreakthroughsinthematerialworld，including：TheimprisonedalchemistwhosavedhimselffromexecutionbycreatingthefirstEuropeanporcelain.ThehiddengemoftheMilkyWay，aplanetfivetimesthesizeofEarth，madeentirelyofdiamond.Graphene，thethinnest，strongest，stiffestmaterialinexistence—onlyasingleatomthick—thatcouldbeusedtomakeentirebuildingssensitivetotouch.Fromtheteacuptothejetengine，thesiliconchiptothepaperclip，theplasticinourappliancestotheelasticinourunderpants，ourlivesareoverflowingwithmaterials.Fullofenthrallingtalesofthemiraclesofengineeringthatpermeateourlives，StuffMatterswillmakeyouseestuffinawholenewway.
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