TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miodownik,Mark
TI  - Stuff matters: the strange stories of the marvellous materials that shape our man-made world 
SN  - 9780241955185 (pbk.) :
AV  - TA403.2 .M5 2014
U1  - 620.11 MIO 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Materials science
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Technology
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Originally published: London: Viking, 2013; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? How come concrete pours? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? From the towering skyscrapers of our cities to the most ordinary objects in our homes, 'Stuff Matters' tells enthralling stories that explain the science and history of materials we take entirely for granted, while introducing some of humankind's most ingenious and improbable inventions
ER  -