“A thrilling account of the modern material world.” —Wall Street Journal
Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Miodownik studies objects as ordinary as an envelope and as une...
“A thrilling account of the modern material world.” —Wall Street Journal
Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Miodownik studies objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. In Stuff Matters, Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. 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.
MARK MIODOWNIK is 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.
Vastly interesting! Who knows chemistry and quantum physics can be so fascinating! There are so many wonderful stories behind the normal material we see everyday. Love the book.
摘自The blog of Bill Gates 比尔·盖茨/文 未读·吴勐/翻译 原文链接：http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Stuff-Matters You’ll Never Look at a Pencil, Teacup, or Razor Blade the Same Way People have all kinds of obsessions—silly, serious, and everything i...
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我约着山猫还有倩一起去看维康收藏馆（Wellcome Collection）的展览，没想到闭馆了。路过门口的海报的时候，倩对山猫说，啊，展品原来是他们的老师谁谁谁做的。 这本小书的英文名叫《Stuff Matter: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-Made W...
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1 有用 rickyeatworld 2016-08-27 11:44:42
这才是好的科普作家，写的生动有趣，虽然又免不了有“专业人士”要批评太浅显干货少，这种题材写的大家都能看，都爱看，才是最难的。这本书给了我一个看待身边世界的新的视角，原本不会注意的东西现在也多了一份敬意。PS:专业名词不算多，不难读。
1 有用 CC 2017-08-19 19:12:37
Vastly interesting! Who knows chemistry and quantum physics can be so fascinating! There are so many wonderful stories behind the normal material we see everyday. Love the book.