Stuff
Subtitle: the materials the world is made of
By: Ivan Amato.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: BasicBooks
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Materials -- Popular works; High technology -- Popular works
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Stuff, stuff, everywhere stuff -- Trial and error: Earth, air, fire, and water -- New stuff in the old world -- Secret architecture of stuff -- Birth of a superdiscipline: Materials research comes of age -- Materials Serengeti: Synthetic diamond -- Biomimetic materials -- Smart materials -- Other sightings -- Materials by design: Rite of atomic masons: Spray painting with atoms -- Road to band-gap engineering -- Composing steel -- Stuff that dreams are made of.