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Under the direction of Professor Robert Cahn a distinguished editorial board has commissioned over 100 new articles that revise and extend original material from the Encyclopedia and review newly emerging areas of research.
The Coming of Materials Science both covers the discipline of materials science, and draws an impressionistic map of the present state of the subject.The first chapter examines the emergence of the materials science concept, in both academe and industry. The second and third chapters delve back into the prehistory of materials science, examining the growth of such concepts as atoms, crystals and thermodynamics, and also examine the evolution of a number of neighbouring disciplines, to see what helpful parallels might emerge. The book contains numerous literature references. Many refer to the earliest key papers and books, while others are to sources, often books, offering a view of the prese...
The 18-volume series is designed to meet the needs of scientists and engineers in the discipline of materials science, which draws upon physics, metallurgy, chemistry, ceramic and polymer science, chemical and electrical engineering, energy, and electronics. Each volume details a subdivision, contains 10 to 20 chapters, extensive cross-referencing.
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For more than a quarter of a century Robert Cahn has been writing articles for Nature and other esteemed journals. Written in the author's distinctive style, Artifice and Artefacts: 100 Essays in Materials Science presents a compilation of 100 articles and reviews chosen to represent a broad range of subjects that map the growth of materials science during this period. The book provides an informative and entertaining record of scientific development. Topics range from the fractal analysis of fracture surfaces on flint to the scientific detection of frauds in the labeling of wine. The articles themselves have largely been reproduced as they first appeared, promoting insight into the ideas prevalent at the time. This unique collection appeals to physical and materials scientists as well as chemists, geologists, and biologists.