This book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives. Each chapter covers a particular material, how the material was discovered or invented, when it was first used, how this material has impacted the world, what makes…
"This second edition of Fundamentals of Ceramics adds a section on density functional theory calculations for shedding light on properties. It also adds more on applications, including solid oxide fuel cells as a case study and a major overhaul of the last chapter on optical pro…
"Esta es una historia de la porcelana como producto comercial y de consumo, desde el siglo XVIII hasta la actualidad. Se han escrito muchos libros sobre la porcelana china como importación exótica de Asia, pero este libro cuenta la historia de la reinvención centroeuropea y la p…