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Why isn't wood weaker that it is? Why isn't steel stronger? Why does glass sometimes shatter and sometimes bend like spring? Why do ships break in half? What is a liquid and is treacle one? All these are questions about the nature of materials. All of them are vital to engineers but also fascinating as scientific problems. During the 250 years up to the 1920s and 1930s they had been answered largely by seeing how materials behaved in practice. But materials continued to do things that they "ought" not to have done. Only in the last 40 years have these questions begun to be answered by a new approach. Material scientists have started to look more deeply into the make-up of materials. They have found many surprises; above all, perhaps, that how a material behaves depends on how perfectly - or imperfectly - its atoms are arranged. Using both SI and imperial units, Professor Gordon's account of material science is a demonstration of the sometimes curious and entertaining ways in which scientists isolate and solve problems.

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"I found Gordon's writing style fascinating; his book reads like a novel, and the technical content is superb."--Enoch J. Durbin, Princeton University

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J. E. Gordon (1913–1998) was a founder of materials science and biomechanics. He was the author of Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down and The Science of Structures and Materials. Philip Ball is a science writer whose work has appeared in Nature, New Scientist, the New York Times, and the Guardian, among others.

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Condition: Bueno. : Este libro explora la ciencia de los materiales fuertes, abordando preguntas fundamentales sobre por qué ciertos materiales tienen la resistencia que tienen. J.E. Gordon examina la estructura atómica de los materiales y cómo esta influye en su comportamiento, ofreciendo una visión accesible tanto para ingenieros como para lectores interesados en la ciencia de los materiales. Con un enfoque en la resolución de problemas y ejemplos prácticos, el autor explica por qué la madera no es más débil, el acero no es más fuerte y por qué los barcos se rompen por la mitad. EAN: 9780140209204 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Ciencias|Tecnología Título: The New Science of Strong Materials Autor: J.E. Gordon Editorial: Penguin Idioma: en Páginas: 288 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-06-28-f6592c36

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