Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World
Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World
An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, from concrete and steel to denim and chocolate, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science.
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN-13
- 9780544236042
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- Materials scienceEngineeringEveryday objects
Awards
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeWon(2014)
Other awarded books from Mark Miodownik
- Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
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