The magic of ceramics /
Most people would be surprised at how ceramics are used, from creating cellular phones, radio, television, and lasers to its role in medicine for cancer treatments and restoring hearing. The Magic of Ceramics introduces the nontechnical reader to the many exciting applications of ceramics, describin...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley/American Ceramic Society,
2012
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Most people would be surprised at how ceramics are used, from creating cellular phones, radio, television, and lasers to its role in medicine for cancer treatments and restoring hearing. The Magic of Ceramics introduces the nontechnical reader to the many exciting applications of ceramics, describing how ceramic material functions, while teaching key scientific concepts like atomic structure, color, and the electromagnetic spectrum. With many illustrations from corporations on the ways in which ceramics make advanced products possible, the Second Edition also addresses the newest. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781118392287 1118392280 9781118392300 1118392302 9781118392294 1118392299 9781118392317 1118392310 0470638052 9780470638057 9781283598965 1283598965 9786613911414 6613911410 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
