Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
272
Language
Japanese
Published
Oct 15, 2015
Publisher
インターシフト
ISBN-10
4772695478
ISBN-13
9784772695473
Description
An adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science. Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that Mark Miodownik a globally-renowned materials scientist has spent his life exploring In this book he examines the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor and the graphite in his pencil to the foam in his sneakers and the concrete in a nearby skyscraper.
Genres
Thriller & Suspense
Action & Adventure