Understanding Materials Science: History, Properties, Applications
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387983031 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 407 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"New focus on material science" according to Jorge Stella. The text shows an excelent review of materials science fundaments and their relationship with history and current applications including conventional and new materials used in modern applications such as electronic and medicine. Problems with answers are also included. It is hard to find similar books about this subject that interestingly show historical aspects in conjuntion . Andrea H Fernandez said Best book on history of materials!. Even though I'm an anthropologist by training, I found this book to be the easiest, most knowledgable and enjoyable text I've ever seen on materials and the role they've played in shaping both mankind, culture and the history of the field of materials science. Dr Hummel has written a brilliant and enlightening explanation of what makes "it" all tick. But he doesn't stop there.
. Such readers would enjoy reading the historical sections, studying the color plates and at least skimming the more technical chapters to get a quick overview of the basic science of materials. In his preface, however, he expresses the hope that his book will also attract a sizable readership from the humanities. From Scientific American Hummel teaches materials science at the University of Florida, where this book will presumably be used as a text
Topics covered include: the stone, copper, bronze, and iron ages; physical properties of metals, ceramics, and plastics; electrical and magnetic properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators; band structure of metals; metallurgy of iron.. This introduction to materials science for engineers examines not only the physical and engineering properies of materials, but also their history, uses, development, and some of the implications of resource depletion, materials substitutions, and so forth