Solid Matter - Couverture rigide

Angleo, Joseph A.

 
9780816076109: Solid Matter

Synopsis

Supported by a generous quantity of full-color illustrations and interesting sidebars, Solid Matter introduces the basic characteristics and properties of solid matter. It briefly describes the cosmic connection of the elements, leading readers through several key events in human pre-history that resulted in more advanced uses of matter in the solid state.

Chapters include:

-Solid Matter: An Initial Perspective

-Physical Behavior of Matter

-The Gravity of Matter

-Fundamentals of Materials Science

-Rocks and Minerals

-Metals

-Building Materials

-Carbon Earth's Most Versatile Element

-Sand, Silicon, and Ceramics

-Polymers, Soft Matter, and Composites.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joseph A. Angelo, Jr., an adjunct professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Tech, received a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona. He is the author of several books for Facts On File/Checkmark Books, including The Dictionary of Space Technology and the Encyclopedia of Space Exploration. He lives in Indialantic, FL.

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