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The new science of strong materials : or, Why you don't fall through the floor

All questions about the nature of materials are vital to engineers but also fascinating as scientific problems. Using both SI and imperial units, Gordon's account of material science is a demonstration of the sometimes curious and entertaining ways in which scientists isolate and solve problems.
Print Book, English, 1991, 1976
Penguin Book, London, 1991, 1976
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287 pages, [16] pages de planches : illustrations ; 19 cm
9780140135978, 0140135979
40092712