Impact of materials on society /

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"This textbook is intended to accompany a freshman-level undergraduate course created by University of Florida faculty with support from the Materials Research Society, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation. The course examines the discovery, development, and use of materials over...

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Other Authors: Acord, Sophia K. (Editor), Jones, Kevin S. (Editor), Bryant, Marsha, 1960- (Editor), Dauphin-Jones, Debra (Editor), Hupp, Pamela (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, Florida : LibraryPress@UF, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Materials science > Textbooks.
Material culture > Textbooks.
Science and the humanities > Textbooks.
Engineering and the humanities > Textbooks.
Textbooks
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding the material world / Sophia Krzys Acord and Kevin S. Jones
  • Clay : the entanglement of earth in the age of clay / Susan D. Gillespie
  • Ceramics : firing clay and flaking stone / Kenneth E. Sassaman
  • Concrete : engineering society through social spaces / Mary Ann Eaverly
  • Copper and bronze : the far-reaching consequences of metallurgy / Florin Curta
  • Gold and silver : precious metals and coinage / Florin Curta
  • Steel : Carnegie and creative destruction / Sean Adams
  • Aluminum : Alcoa and anti-trust / Sean Adams
  • Polymers : fantastic plastics in postwar America / Marsha Bryant
  • Writing materials : the politics and preservation of knowledge / Bonnie Effros.

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