Metals in the Service of Man : How metals are obtained and worked and the part they play in modern life.

235 pages, several plates & illustrations. Metals in the Service of Man is a practical survey of how metals are extracted, refined, shaped and used across modern industry. Written in the accessible, diagram-friendly style of mid-century Penguin science titles, it explains the origins of metallic ores, the principles of smelting and alloying, and the ways metals are worked casting, rolling, forging, machining before showing how these materials underpin engineering, transport, construction, communications and everyday domestic life. It's a concise primer on the technological backbone of the mid-20th century, aimed at general readers curious about the physical infrastructure of modern civilisation. Original printed card covers. Covers lightly marked. Spine rubbed. Contents clean. Size: 11 x 19 cms. Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 29 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.