Friction - A Biography

About the author

Jennifer Vail is the founder of DuPont’s first tribology research lab and a member of the senior leadership team at TA Instruments, a manufacturer of tools used for analyzing the physical properties of materials. Her 2019 TED Talk, “The Science of Friction,” has been viewed more than two million times.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Vail
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 13.01.2026
• EAN: 9780674290662
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29066-2
• Illustrations: 10 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical, SCIENCE / Mechanics / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of Science, History of engineering and technology, Classical mechanics, History of engineering & technology, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Materials science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering