A ""must-have"" for materials engineers, chemists, physicists, and geologists, this is one of the first ""coffee-table"" books in the field of glass science. Containing over fifty beautiful micrographs, the book reflects 35 years of original research by a highly regarded authori…
"The city of Nīshāpūr, located in Eastern Iran, was a place of political importance in medieval times, and a fllourishing center of art, crafts and trade. Excavated by the Iranian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum in 1935-40 and again in 1940, the site yielded a wealth of ar…
THE CONTAINER INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR USER of paints and coat ings. The reported number of cans used in the United States per year is about 130 billion. The majority of these are coated individually, most with different coatings on each side. These coatings provide corrosion resista…
A history of technology
by Hall, A. R., Raper, Richard, Williams, Trevor I., Singer, Charles, Holmyard, E. J.
This book contains eight chapters that discuss the manufacturing methods, surface treatment, composite interfaces, microstructure-property relationships with underlying fundamental physical and mechanical principles, and applications of carbon fibers and their composites. Recent…