
Stuff Matters
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Narrated by:
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Daniel Weyman
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By:
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Mark Miodownik
About this listen
A unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best known scientists.
Everything is made of something....
From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, Stuff Matters reveals the inner workings of the man-made world and the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day.
From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, from the ancient technologies of fabrics and ceramic to today's self-healing metals and bionic implants, this is a book to inspire amazement and delight at mankind's creativity.
Mark Miodownik is Professor of Materials and Society at UCL, scientist-in-residence on Dara O Briain's Science Club (BBC2) and presenter of several documentaries, including The Genius of Invention (BBC2). In 2010, he gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, broadcast on BBC4. He is Director of the UCL Institute of Making, which is home to a materials library containing some of the most wondrous matter on earth, and has collaborated to make interactive events with many museums, such as Tate Modern, the Hayward Gallery and Wellcome Collection. In 2014, Stuff Matters won the Royal Society Winton Prize.
©2013 Mark Miodownik (P)2018 Penguin AudioExcellent, More of Such Titles are necessary
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At first I wanted a nice science book to read,
I never thought how interesting this one would end up being one of the greats.
In sort, This book is a collection of stories centering around material science.
You can feel that the writer prioritized the story above the knowledge, the knowledge is the cream while the stories are the cake. you come for the cream, but stay for the cake.
truly a marvelous book.
Why You, yes you should try it
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Comprehensive and a great summary
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Science book cum novel!
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Not only the contents, the pronunciation of the reader is very good and easy to understand even for a foreigner.
I bought both a reading data from audible, text for my kindle.
I say again, I love it.
I love it.
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unexpected
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More than just stuff
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Fantastic!
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