Stuff Matters Lib/E: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World (Audio book)

Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? These are the sorts of questions that Mark Miodownik is constantly asking himself. A globally renowned materials scientist, Miodownik has spent his life exploring objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, the plastic in our appliances to the elastic in our underpants, our lives are overflowing with materials. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, Stuff Matters will make you see stuff in a whole new way.

About the author

Mark Miodownik is a professor of materials and society at University College London. He is the director of the Institute of Making, which is home to a materials library containing some of the most wondrous matter on earth.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Miodownik
• Assisted by: Michael Page (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Tantor
• Languages: English
• Product format: CD-Audio (Playing time: 6h 34min)
• Released: 29.07.2014
• EAN: 9798200035076
• ISBN: 979-8-200-03507-6
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)