![]() ![]() ![]() "Stuff Matters is about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal, and unworthy of attention.It's possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, his stories of analysis will make you see stuff in a whole new way. In Stuff Matters, Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff is a singularly powerful blueprint to unlocking your most precious resource: time. rating 13,129 Ratings An adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science. Studying objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, he uncovers the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. Reclaim your time and focus on what really matters in life and at work. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik 4.09 avg. ![]() ![]() Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist New York Times bestselling author Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. In this New York Times Notable Book, "Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm."-Scientific American Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books ![]()
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