Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

In this New York Times Notable Book, "Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm."--Scientific American


Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books


Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any...show more

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