從茶杯、噴氣發(fā)動機(jī)到家用電器、內(nèi)褲，我們的生活充滿了材料。但你想過沒有，為什么玻璃是透明的？是什么讓橡皮筋有彈性？為什么曲別針會彎曲？為什么不銹鋼不生銹？水泥也能做成衣服？世界上最薄卻最堅硬的東西是什么？為什么某一種材料做成的東西會長那樣？材料如何塑造了我們的世界又對我們的生活產(chǎn)生了怎樣的影響？
世界頂級材料學(xué)大師帶你用材料科學(xué)家的眼睛，以全新的方式看待你身邊的每一樣?xùn)|西：鋼、紙、混凝土、巧克力、塑料、玻璃、瓷器……
本書以淵博的知識和極富感染力的文字寫就。它不僅揭露了各種物質(zhì)背后的神奇結(jié)構(gòu)，還告訴我們隱藏在其背后的精采故事。每一章介紹一種材料，輔以照片和手繪圖，極富可讀性和趣味性。
An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science
Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that Mark Miodownik is constantly asking himself. A globally-renowned materials scientist, Miodownik has spent his life exploring objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world.
