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Best Materials Science

Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
A globally-renowned materials scientist, Miodownik has spent his life exploring 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 entertainingly 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. From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, the plastic in our appliances to the elastic in our underpants, our lives are overflowing with materials. “ Stuff Matters is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal and unworthy of attention...It’s possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right." "Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm." "Materials scientist Miodownik intertwines humorous vignettes of daily life in London with subatomic behavior to explain the feats of engineering that brought us samurai swords, skyscrapers, pool balls and even chocolate. From concrete in Roman architecture to atom-thick graphene, Miodownik builds on a historical framework to give readers an idea of future applications. " Stuff Matters makes the seemingly banal objects of our everyday lives into an endless source of wonder, dreams and possibility." Its anecdotes, inviting prose and unusual chapter titles introduce both the author and his field of research, materials science." "Concrete, chocolate, paper, porcelain; this is a fascinating and informative account of the ‘stuff’ of our everyday lives." "[A] wonderful account of the materials that have made the modern world…Miodownik writes well enough to make even concrete sparkle." "A compact, intense guided tour through a handful of physical materials, from concrete to chocolate, revealing what makes them profoundly affect our lives...[Miodownik] writes with enthusiasm, empathy and gratitude, making us care for concrete or foam as much as for Mr. Darcy or the Artful Dodger...[ Stuff Matters ] puts the wonder and strangeness back into all the truly magical stuff that comprises our everyday reality." The author explores the worlds of the grandiose as he watches the construction of the Shard in London, Europe’s tallest building; and the miniscule, as he examines how small pores can lead to fractures in terra cotta, but similar fractures can be stopped in plaster (like that in a cast) by applying it over cloth. Miodownik introduces enough chemistry to explain, as his title suggests, the stuff that matters, but relates the science in such a way that the book should be accessible to all readers.
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"I purchased this book because it's my first year teaching 5th-grade science and I wanted to flesh out my curriculum with some interesting facts. The chapter on chocolate is nothing short of a love letter to one of mankind's most sophisticated and delicious engineering achievements (make sure you have some on hand while you're reading—trust me)."
"The author has the ability to use simple language and illustrations to explain the incredible complexity of the materials aound us with which we interact on a daily basis."
"I'm rounding up perhaps half a star."
"Author Mark Miodownik has written an enjoyable, clear, and very informative book on a potentially very dry subject - material science."
"The reason is that sunlight does not have enough energy to dislocate the atoms in glass but ultra violet light does. That is the reason can't get a tan thru a window."
"It gave me a whole to appreciation for the things around me, so much so that I later bought The Elements by Theodore Gray which does an exceptional job of visually exploring all the atoms in the universe so you can better appreciate the Periodic Table as a layperson."
"A amazing tale of materials that have shaped our modern world."
"Lots of stuff happened since my college years. This book provides some of the new stuff I missed or misunderstood reading the Science Section of the New York Times."
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Miodownik studies objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. " Stuff Matters is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal, and unworthy of attention...It's possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right." “ Stuff Matters is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal and unworthy of attention...It’s possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right." "Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm." "Materials scientist Miodownik intertwines humorous vignettes of daily life in London with subatomic behavior to explain the feats of engineering that brought us samurai swords, skyscrapers, pool balls and even chocolate. From concrete in Roman architecture to atom-thick graphene, Miodownik builds on a historical framework to give readers an idea of future applications. " Stuff Matters makes the seemingly banal objects of our everyday lives into an endless source of wonder, dreams and possibility." Its anecdotes, inviting prose and unusual chapter titles introduce both the author and his field of research, materials science." "Concrete, chocolate, paper, porcelain; this is a fascinating and informative account of the ‘stuff’ of our everyday lives." "[A] wonderful account of the materials that have made the modern world…Miodownik writes well enough to make even concrete sparkle." "A compact, intense guided tour through a handful of physical materials, from concrete to chocolate, revealing what makes them profoundly affect our lives...[Miodownik] writes with enthusiasm, empathy and gratitude, making us care for concrete or foam as much as for Mr. Darcy or the Artful Dodger...[ Stuff Matters ] puts the wonder and strangeness back into all the truly magical stuff that comprises our everyday reality." The author explores the worlds of the grandiose as he watches the construction of the Shard in London, Europe’s tallest building; and the miniscule, as he examines how small pores can lead to fractures in terra cotta, but similar fractures can be stopped in plaster (like that in a cast) by applying it over cloth. Miodownik introduces enough chemistry to explain, as his title suggests, the stuff that matters, but relates the science in such a way that the book should be accessible to all readers.
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"I purchased this book because it's my first year teaching 5th-grade science and I wanted to flesh out my curriculum with some interesting facts. The chapter on chocolate is nothing short of a love letter to one of mankind's most sophisticated and delicious engineering achievements (make sure you have some on hand while you're reading—trust me)."
"The author has the ability to use simple language and illustrations to explain the incredible complexity of the materials aound us with which we interact on a daily basis."
"I'm rounding up perhaps half a star."
"Author Mark Miodownik has written an enjoyable, clear, and very informative book on a potentially very dry subject - material science."
"The reason is that sunlight does not have enough energy to dislocate the atoms in glass but ultra violet light does. That is the reason can't get a tan thru a window."
"It gave me a whole to appreciation for the things around me, so much so that I later bought The Elements by Theodore Gray which does an exceptional job of visually exploring all the atoms in the universe so you can better appreciate the Periodic Table as a layperson."
"A amazing tale of materials that have shaped our modern world."
"Lots of stuff happened since my college years. This book provides some of the new stuff I missed or misunderstood reading the Science Section of the New York Times."
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Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction
Building on the extraordinary success of eight best-selling editions, Callister's new Ninth Edition of Materials Science and Engineering continues to promote student understanding of the three primary types of materials (metals, ceramics, and polymers) and composites, as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties.
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"There was at least one instance of a formula required for some homework problems being found not in the main informative parts of the chapter, but nestled within one of the example problems."
"Good packaged and well-printed textbook, fresh new one!"
"Well written and the examples are properly guided."
"Definitely some really interesting stuff in this book, but about half is it fairly abstract or stuff that normal engineering students just don't care about."
"I got A in both of the classes and I was a mechanical Engineering doing materials field but not anymore, I am a thermal fluid and dynamics guy."
"Giving the book five stars not because "I love it", as the review implies, but because the book does what it needs to do: provides you with information about materials science and engineering."
"It's required for my class, and has some parts that are very clear and interesting."
"This book is a rental and I expected it to come slightly worn, however, the whole cover of the book is falling off."
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Best Materials & Material Science

Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Miodownik studies objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. " Stuff Matters is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal, and unworthy of attention...It's possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right." “ Stuff Matters is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal and unworthy of attention...It’s possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right." "Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm." "Materials scientist Miodownik intertwines humorous vignettes of daily life in London with subatomic behavior to explain the feats of engineering that brought us samurai swords, skyscrapers, pool balls and even chocolate. From concrete in Roman architecture to atom-thick graphene, Miodownik builds on a historical framework to give readers an idea of future applications. " Stuff Matters makes the seemingly banal objects of our everyday lives into an endless source of wonder, dreams and possibility." Its anecdotes, inviting prose and unusual chapter titles introduce both the author and his field of research, materials science." "Concrete, chocolate, paper, porcelain; this is a fascinating and informative account of the ‘stuff’ of our everyday lives." "[A] wonderful account of the materials that have made the modern world…Miodownik writes well enough to make even concrete sparkle." "A compact, intense guided tour through a handful of physical materials, from concrete to chocolate, revealing what makes them profoundly affect our lives...[Miodownik] writes with enthusiasm, empathy and gratitude, making us care for concrete or foam as much as for Mr. Darcy or the Artful Dodger...[ Stuff Matters ] puts the wonder and strangeness back into all the truly magical stuff that comprises our everyday reality." The author explores the worlds of the grandiose as he watches the construction of the Shard in London, Europe’s tallest building; and the miniscule, as he examines how small pores can lead to fractures in terra cotta, but similar fractures can be stopped in plaster (like that in a cast) by applying it over cloth. Miodownik introduces enough chemistry to explain, as his title suggests, the stuff that matters, but relates the science in such a way that the book should be accessible to all readers.
Reviews
"I purchased this book because it's my first year teaching 5th-grade science and I wanted to flesh out my curriculum with some interesting facts. The chapter on chocolate is nothing short of a love letter to one of mankind's most sophisticated and delicious engineering achievements (make sure you have some on hand while you're reading—trust me)."
"The author has the ability to use simple language and illustrations to explain the incredible complexity of the materials aound us with which we interact on a daily basis."
"I'm rounding up perhaps half a star."
"Author Mark Miodownik has written an enjoyable, clear, and very informative book on a potentially very dry subject - material science."
"The reason is that sunlight does not have enough energy to dislocate the atoms in glass but ultra violet light does. That is the reason can't get a tan thru a window."
"It gave me a whole to appreciation for the things around me, so much so that I later bought The Elements by Theodore Gray which does an exceptional job of visually exploring all the atoms in the universe so you can better appreciate the Periodic Table as a layperson."
"A amazing tale of materials that have shaped our modern world."
"Lots of stuff happened since my college years. This book provides some of the new stuff I missed or misunderstood reading the Science Section of the New York Times."
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Best Testing Materials Engineering

The New Science of Strong Materials or Why You Don't Fall through the Floor (Princeton Science Library)
Philip Ball's introduction describes Gordon's career and the impact of his innovations in materials research, while also discussing how the field has evolved since Gordon wrote this enduring example of first-rate scientific communication. "Princeton has brought to the public a highly readable treatise on the science of materials that emphasizes the strength of chemical and physical bonds, crystal structure, and cracks….
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"If you haven't read it yet, start now: this amusing reading will give you a different insight on the objects of our everyday life."
"Author James Gordon has that special gift of passionately imparting sound knowledge succintly and with a refreshing sense of British humour."
"One of the most readable technical books I've yet read."
"This could probably be an undergrad textbook (with the addition of some calculus to make it rigorous), but the relative absence of mathematics except for some very basic algebra makes it comfortable armchair reading, and one learns a lot about engineering and materials science."
"The book is a classic, I've come across references to it from respected boat designers and aeronautical engineers among others."
"An interesting read."
"Great book that explains engineering principles in easy to understand, everyday language."
"This work has led to the development of composite materials and provided many insights that I rediscover each time that I read it."
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Best Fracture Mechanics

JavaScript: Programming Basics for Absolute Beginners (Step-By-Step JavaScript Book 1)
We guide you through choosing an IDE, as well as the various elements of coding in JavaScript. Introduction to JavaScript For newcomers to JavaScript we look at what the language has to offer, its origin and design goals, features and capabilities, as well as JavaScript based frameworks, before stepping into more in-depth topics. Basics of JavaScript Writing Your First Program, Step-By-Step Basic Program Structure Which IDE to Choose Features and Uses of JavaScript Sample Applications Data Types Variables Operators Type Conversions Numbers Strings Booleans Working with Dates.
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"I can definitively recommend it to anyone who wants to learn javascript and programming."
"There are a lot of terms and ideas in this book that are new to me, as I am just a beginner, but I feel like I have a much better understanding of the process now."
"If you think you might want to gain expertise with this important computer tool, this is an easy (and inexpensive) way to test your aptitude."
"I have read another of Nathan's books and found he has a great talent for teaching new things with easy to follow examples."
"Nathan has created a series of books dedicated to helping beginners learn programing."
"A spelling correction and the addition of hyphens would improve the narrative portions."
"Excellent book!"
"Lots of information here, but no real writing."
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Best Inorganic Chemistry

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The soft sell about proton numbers and electron shells thus closes the deal for Kean’s anecdotes about elements of war, elements of health, and elements of wealth, plus the title’s practical joke of a spoon (made from gallium).
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"Basically the history of the development of the periodic table, with specific tales of the scientists who discovered the proper placement of elements in the periodic table."
"History as viewed through this paper and ink chemical filter becomes exciting and eye opening in this book as much as chemistry becomes interesting and compelling in a historical light."
"I love reading about science having previously read several physics books (Elegant Universe, Universe in a nut Shell) i figured it would be fun to move to a more chemistry oriented book."
"Some of the comments made (Dr. Ritter, etc...) are valid factual points, but most seem to be a word choice or syntactical preference issue. A physician myself who also teaches middle school and high school science, I had my chemistry students read this book this year as an example of how science writing can be accessible and enjoyable."
"This book covers a great expanse, not just that of the periodic table - & it's utterly fascinating history - but that of the origin of the universe, of the world wars, of the cold war, & tales of rivalries, madness, love. But then the author does a few acrobatic stunts with themes shifting to wars, physics & biology, to human traits of avarice, art & nuttiness & finally to rather esoteric stuff about states of matter, bubbles, scientific tools & what not. There are stories of remarkable scientific rigor, as there are tales of tall, & rather foolish, claims. Kean does a great job of bringing oodles of mirth to his writing, & displays the ability throughout of presenting a balanced picture."
"Ok, I am biased, because I do like chemistry, but the book is not about atoms, molecule structure and hydrogen bonds."
"Mr. Kean uses stories to explain science and in so doing makes learning about the elements much more interesting than those high school chemistry classes we all attended. The spies were especially tickled that the poison would cause all his hair, including his famous beard, to fall out, which they hoped would emasculate Castro in front of his comrades before killing him."
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Best Metallurgy Materials Engineering

How To Weld (Motorbooks Workshop)
Bridigum discusses gas, stick, wire-feed (MIG and TIG), even brazing, completing each section with a series of exercises that fully illustrate the skills he has covered. Todd Bridigum is a welding instructor at Minneapolis Community Technical College.
Reviews
"I'm primarily interested in Wire feed welding now and its been 20yrs since I've last welded at all with a stick and this book helps out tremendously."
"Great book , lots of helpful info and pictures about all kind of welding ."
"This is a great, practical reference that demystifies some of the details of welding in its various forms."
"Used the book to review what I did back in collage and after a few test welds produced a good weld."
"I bought this book for an experienced welder who is teaching a young welder."
"I'm fairly new to welding. Not only just welding exercises, but the explanation of the process, what to look for, what to stay away from, safety, all types of welding, soldering, brazing etc."
"He has now told me numerous times that it is exactly what he wanted - it has clear, concise information which is well written & able to be comprehended easily."
"I prefer to have something physical to look at, so I'll keep this book but will add printouts of the helpful items I found online."
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Best Concrete Materials Engineering

Foundations & Concrete Work: Revised and Updated (For Pros By Pros)
Foundations & Concrete Work , with its fresh new design and completely updated content, will secure its reputation as the most respected, widely followed how-to guide for dedicated pros and passionate amateurs. Since 1981 Fine Homebuilding has been providing information and inspiration to everyone who cares about quality home improvement and construction.
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"This was a good book which showed many option when building a foundation and some insulation and vapor barrier options as well."
"Learnt so many things from this book."
"book explained exactly what I wanted, Thanx."
"As another reviewer mentioned, this book is great if you want to watch over your contractor and have an understanding of the work that they're doing. In reality, and I wish I'd seen this at the start - this book is just a collection of articles from a magazine written by different authors."
"?Everything in this book is laid out so you would have to give a contractor tens of thousands of dollars to have even a simple footing put in. I was looking for a LOT more than this book which basically says put concrete in expensive forms and smooth it out."
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Best Strength of Materials Engineering

Strength of Materials (Dover Books on Physics)
Perhaps the chief reason for this is that in addition to all the customary elementary material on the subject (i.e., clear instructions to the fundamentals of tension, torsion, bending, compound stresses, deflection of beams, etc.). This material is presented in starred sections (which may be omitted on a first reading without interrupting the flow of the presentation) and includes a full treatment of the Mohr circle and its application to the determination of moments of inertia and strains as well as stresses; a lucid elementary presentation of the theory of the center of shear; and one of the few elementary presentations of the theory of the center of shear; and one of the few elementary discussions of the "Myosotis" method of calculating beam deflections, a method which often possesses considerable advantages over the more usual methods involving moment-area or the differential equation of bending. J. P. Den Hartog: The Reprint Engineer J. P. Den Hartog (1901–1989), who taught for most of his career at MIT, was one of the founders of the Dover reprint program in engineering.
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"Very informative and useful!"
"Den Hartog is an excellent review of the fundamentals of the strength of materials."
"Informative and easy to follow."
"Very good book, excellent price, and excellent seller."
"This is a classic engineering text."
"Exactly what I was looking for, worked very well for me."
"I have been using this book for years doing structural analysis on aircraft."
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Best Polymers & Textiles

Mill
The mills at Wicksbridge are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are quite typical of mills developed in New England throughout the nineteenth century. In Mill , a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, David Macaulay pays tribute to the historically important mills of 19th-century New England. Using close-up pen-and-ink illustrations, Macaulay thoroughly explains the Yankee ingenuity that went into the elaborate process of running machines that were generated by the flow of water.
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"Macaulay's renderings provide a rich insight into an 18th century mill-- from site planning to the development of the dam and the initial mill works."
"Mill shows why David Macaulay is the greatest architect artist."
"It is an informative book from a very enjoyable series."
"We are using this book to teach visitors to our historic two hundred year old mill how a mill is built and how it affected the birth of industry which built our country and made it the greatest nation in the world."
"Another good, solid book by Macaulay."
"I am redeveloping two historic cotton mills in Baltimore so this book has special meaning for me."
"I highly recommend this great children's book to everyone."
"The four books: Pyramid, Mill, City and Castle."
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Best Extraction & Processing Engineering

Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Product, and Process Engineering
You need Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Product, and Process Engineering. "Sanjay Mazumdar's book entitled Composites Manufacturing is intended to serve as a textbook for college students and/or a self-study took for engineers and professionals in the composites industry...The book is well written and illustrated, logically organized and easy to follow. -Jovan Mijovic, Professor, Polytechnic University "a very good book that provides a comprehensive coverage for many aspects of Manufacturing of CompositesFor a newcomer, this book provides a good introduction into the many facets of Composites Manufacturing that needs to be known." -John Marks, Vice President and General Manager, COI Materials Inc., San Diego, California, USA" Provides a broad overview of the topics of composites manufacturingPulls together key references and provides guidelines to help navigate through this complex fieldCovers many topics not often covered elsewhere, such as production planning, cost, and recycling" -Timothy Gutowski, Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA "This is a good, basic introduction to the field of composites manufacturing and product development.
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"Good overview of composite manufacturing."
"This book is reviewed by several leading experts in the field of composites manufacturing. By Gerald E. Sutton, Vice President-RTM, ATP, Inc., Intellitec Division, DeLand, Florida, USA. " · Provides a broad overview of the topics of composites manufacturing. · Pulls together key references and provides guidelines to help navigate through this complex field. · Covers many topics not often covered elsewhere, such as production planning, cost, and recycling". By Timothy Gutowski, Professor. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T. By Dr. John O. Taylor, Vice President, Engineering and R&D. Goodrich Corporation, Glacier Garlock Bearings Division, Thorofare, New Jersey, USA. "The book covers the whole spectrum of topics from the Applications of Composite Materials, Raw Materials, Materials Selection for Manufacturing, Product Development, Design for Manufacturing, Manufacturing Techniques, Process Models, Production Planning and Manufacturing Instructions, Joining, Machining and Cutting, Cost Estimation and Recycling. This book therefore will be useful as an introduction to different aspects of Composites Manufacturing."
"The book is filled with this sort of checking off the boxes approach without a lot of substance. Many of the graphs were originally in color and are reproduced in non gray scale black and white and are completely useless."
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