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Woolfson, M. M.

Materials, matter & particlesa brief history /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Materials, matter & particlesMichael M. Woolfson.
Reminder of title:	a brief history /
remainder title:	Materials, matter and particles
Author:	Woolfson, M. M.
Published:	London :Imperial College Press ;c2010.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 316 p.) :ill. (some col.)
Notes:	Includes index.
Subject:	MatterHistory.
Online resource:	http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/P671#t=toc
ISBN:	9781848164611 (electronic bk.)

Materials, matter & particlesa brief history /
Woolfson, M. M.

Materials, matter & particlesa brief history /[electronic resource] :Materials, matter and particlesMichael M. Woolfson. - London :Imperial College Press ;c2010. - 1 online resource (ix, 316 p.) :ill. (some col.)

Includes index.

This book traces the history of ideas about the nature of matter and also the way that mankind has used material resources that the world offers. Starting with the ideas of ancient civilizations that air, earth, fire and water were the basic ingredients of all matter, it traces the development of the science of chemistry beginning within the ranks of the alchemists. First, the idea of elements grew and then the atomic nature of matter was verified. Physicists had entered the scene, showing the nature of atoms in terms of fundamental particles and then introducing the concept of wave-particle duality that altered the basic concepts of what matter was. Finally the physicists discovered a panoply of fundamental particles, some observed within atom-smashing machines and the existence of others merely postulated. In parallel with the above there is a description of various kinds of matter as it affects everyday life - including the nature of matter associated with life itself. The way that early man used the materials directly given by nature, such as stone, wood and animal skins, is followed by the use of materials requiring some process to be employed - e.g. metals which include bronze and also concrete. Some important modern materials are discussed, such as synthetic fibres and plastics and semiconductors, and potentially important future products from new developments in nanotechnology.

ISBN: 9781848164611 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 9786612760013Subjects--Topical Terms:

648145
Matter
--History.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QC171.2 / .W66 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 539.7

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