Materials in Art and Technology - Softcover

Trivedi, Rohit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965979008 ISBN 13: 9780965979009

Publisher: Trimet, 1998

Synopsis

Finally, a serious knowledgeable book explaining the world of materials & their technologies without requiring formal mathematics or previous background in the subject. The book has a broad-based appeal to anyone who has an interest in working with metals, ceramics & polymers. The author, a material scientist, is internationally known in the area of materials processing. Scientific properties & principles are clearly explained while the "how-to" shape materials are illustrated, step-by-step. This book would be of special interest to: LIBRARIES as an excellent scientifically-grounded reference book that introduces the reader to materials, their properties & shaping techniques, while tracing the historical development of materials from early to modern times. ARCHAEOLOGISTS, ANTHROPOLOGISTS & HISTORIANS as a guide to the history of materials & their related technologies that have impacted cultures from ancient time to the present. Chinese bronzes, glassmaking & the secrets of Damascus ste

About this edition

• Publisher: Trimet
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0965979008
• ISBN 13: 9780965979009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400