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Science & technology
The New Science of Strong Materials
J. E. Gordon
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- Author
- J. E. Gordon
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- Pelican Original (Penguin Books) · not confirmed
- Binding
- Paperback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 0140209204
About this copy
J. E. Gordon's The New Science of Strong Materials, or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor, a Pelican Original from Penguin Books. By J. E. Gordon. Published by Penguin Books.
Professor Gordon brings a lively, accessible touch to the science behind why wood, steel, glass and even treacle behave the way they do. Written for curious readers and engineers alike, it explains how the arrangement of atoms shapes the strength of materials, with memorable examples such as a perfect crystal whisker of Epsom salts outperforming steel piano wire. It was also a set book for the Open University Technology Foundation Course.
This copy has its distinctive turquoise Pelican cover, designed by Mel Calman and Graham Bishop, in good readable condition.
Condition
- Book
- Good - A sound, complete paperback with its bright cover art intact. There is edge and corner wear, some creasing to the spine and light marks on the back cover.
A pre-owned book; any wear beyond that described is minor and in keeping with its age.
Collector's notes
- A Pelican Original with the classic Penguin design and Open University set-book connection
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Cover design by Mel Calman and Graham Bishop
- Back cover prices: UK 45p, Australia $1.55, New Zealand $1.55, Canada $1.95 A lovely copy, ready for its next reader.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
