Exploring the marvelous materials that shape our manmade. Mark miodownik is professor of materials and society at ucl, scientistinresidence on dara o briains science club bbc2 and presenter of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 17, 2015 in stuff matters, miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers.
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A mission to reacquaint us with the wonders of the fabric that sustains our lives guardian. Interview with mark miodownik, author of stuff matters. By the author of the bestselling, prizewinning stuff matters. A mission to reacquaint us with the wonders of the fabric that sustains our lives guardian everything is made of something. Mark miodownik is professors of material and society at ucl and introduces the reader gently to his expertise leaving them with a newfound appreciation for physics, engineering and chemistry. Miodownik writes well enough to make even concrete sparkle financial times i stayed up all night reading this book oliver sacks expert, deftly written, immensely enjoyable observer mark miodownik is professor of materials and society at ucl, scientistinresidence on dara o briains science club bbc2 and presenter of several. Winner of the 2014 royal society winton prize for science books. Exploring the marvelous materials that shape our manmade world is a nonfiction science book written by materials engineer. Stuff matters by mark miodownik, 9780544483941, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Apr 29, 2014 winner of the 2014 royal society winton prize for science books stuff matters by mark miodnownik is a unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity. Nov 04, 2014 interview with mark miodownik, author of stuff matters. Miodownik studies objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, the plastic in our appliances to the elastic in our underpants, our lives are overflowing with materials. In stuff matters, miodownik entertainingly examines the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor and. Stuff matters, by mark miodownik the new york times. Stuff matters new york times bestseller new york times notable book 2014 winner of the royal society winton prize for science books a thrilling account of the modern material world. A version of this article appears in print on july 27, 2014, page 23 of the.
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