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| Author | Mark Miodownik |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Materials science |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 252 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-544-23604-2 |
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World is a 2014 non-fiction book by the British materials scientist Mark Miodownik. The book explores many of the common materials people encounter during their daily lives and seeks to explain the science behind them in an accessible manner. Miodownik devotes a chapter each to ten such materials, discussing their scientific qualities alongside quirky facts and anecdotes about their impacts on human history. Called "a hugely enjoyable marriage of science and art",[1] Stuff Matters was critically and commercially successful, becoming a New York Times best seller and a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
- ^ Robshaw, Brandon (March 16, 2014). "Stuff Matters". The Independent. p. 20. Retrieved November 5, 2024.