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Atoms and Materials explores not only matter at its most basic level-atoms and their components-but also how people use materials in technology and society. Materials exist on widely different scales, from beams of particles to slabs of concrete, and all these materials are important to the environment for a variety of reasons. Atoms and Materials contains information on: atomic and molecular physics, the importance of water, liquids, nuclear energy, skyscrapers, ancient and modern, solids, the strength of materials, synthetic fibers.
This volume contains more than 40 black-and-white photographs and line illustrations, a chart of Standard International Units with their equivalents, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Web resources, the Periodic Table of Elements, and an index. Physics in Our World is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers who require information on the intriguing science of physics.
Hardcover
First published May 30, 2007