{"product_id":"stuff-matters-exploring-the-marvelous-materials-that-shape-our-man-made-world-paperback","title":"Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Miodownik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\"--\u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Studying objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, he uncovers the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Stuff Matters, Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, his stories of analysis will make you see stuff in a whole new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stuff Matters is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal, and unworthy of attention...It's possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book 2014\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm. \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Miodownik studies objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. In \u003ci\u003eStuff Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, \u003ci\u003eStuff Matters \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you see stuff in a whole new way.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStuff Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal, and unworthy of attention . . . It s possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mark Miodownik is a professor of materials and society at University College London. He is the director of the Institute of Making, which is home to a materials library containing some of the most wondrous matter on earth. He lives in London.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARK MIODOWNIK is a professor of materials and society at University College London. 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