The Material World
2nd Edition
- Author: Rodney Cotterill
- Date Published: November 2008
- availability: Unavailable - out of print August 2018
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521451475
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With a new prologue and two new chapters, The Material World, 2nd Edition, is a beautifully illustrated, full color, expanded account of the highly praised Cambridge Guide to the Material World. Using the cosmos as a backdrop, this volume delivers a fascinating journey of Nature’s materials, transitioning from the atom to the living organism to consciousness itself. Rodney Cotterill seamlessly blends the physics, chemistry, astronomy and biology of Nature to portray matter with all its elegance and flaws. He connects concepts and pinpoints commonalities between the inorganic and organic domains. Written with the non-specialist in mind, end of chapter summaries provide succinct overviews of individual topics. Through the breadth of topics and engaging prose, this book is a superb introduction to those intrigued by the material world we live in.
Read more- Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout
- Broad coverage of important classes of materials blending scientific disciplines
- Written with the non-specialist in mind, numerous analogies and examples to engage the reader
Awards
- Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009
Reviews & endorsements
Praise for the previous edition
“A godsend to anyone who knows little or no physics, chemistry or biology but would like a picture of the world at the microscopic and atomic levels.”
Carl Rasmussen, NY Library JournalSee more reviews“The unity and depth between physics and chemistry, between crystal defects and restriction enzymes, has never been served so well in a popular and visually engaging book.”
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: November 2008
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521451475
- length: 576 pages
- dimensions: 262 x 212 x 35 mm
- weight: 1.85kg
- availability: Unavailable - out of print August 2018
Table of Contents
Prologue
1. Solo atoms: electrons, nuclei and quanta
2. Atomic duets: the chemical bond
3. Atoms in concert: states of matter
4. Patterns within patterns: perfect crystals
5. The inevitable flaw: imperfect crystals
6. The great mediator: water
7. From mine, quarry and well: minerals
8. Almost forever: ceramics
9. Monarchs of the cave: metals
10. The busy electron: conductors and insulators
11. A mysterious harmony: glass
12. The organic world: carbon
13. Strangeness in proportion: liquid crystals
14. Of snakes and ladders: Polymers
15. The vital threads: Biopolymers
16. The essential bag: the cell
17. Mortal coils: the organism
18. A place in the sun: the plant
19. Mandatory hunter: the animal
20. Enchanted loom: the mind.
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