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Impact of Materials on Society Sophia Acord

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Open textbook libraryDistributor: Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook LibraryPublisher: Gainesville, Florida University of Florida [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781944455248
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH301
  • H1
Online resources:
Contents:
Understanding the Material World -- Clay: The Entanglement of Earth in the Age of Clay -- Ceramics: Firing Clay and Flaking Stone -- Concrete: Engineering Society through Social Spaces -- Copper and Bronze: The Far-Reaching Consequences of Metallurgy -- Gold and Silver: Precious Metals and Coinage -- Steel: Carnegie and Creative Destruction -- Aluminum: Alcoa and Anti-Trust -- Polymers: Fantastic Plastics in Postwar America -- Writing Materials: The Politics and Preservation of Knowledge
Subject: This textbook supports the Impact of Materials on Society course and teaching materials, developed with the Materials Research Society. The textbook offers an exploration into materials (including ceramics, clay, concrete, glass, metals, and polymers) and the relationship with technologies and social structures. The textbook was developed by an interdisciplinary team from Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences, including anthropologists, sociologists, historians, media studies experts, Classicists, and more.
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Understanding the Material World -- Clay: The Entanglement of Earth in the Age of Clay -- Ceramics: Firing Clay and Flaking Stone -- Concrete: Engineering Society through Social Spaces -- Copper and Bronze: The Far-Reaching Consequences of Metallurgy -- Gold and Silver: Precious Metals and Coinage -- Steel: Carnegie and Creative Destruction -- Aluminum: Alcoa and Anti-Trust -- Polymers: Fantastic Plastics in Postwar America -- Writing Materials: The Politics and Preservation of Knowledge

This textbook supports the Impact of Materials on Society course and teaching materials, developed with the Materials Research Society. The textbook offers an exploration into materials (including ceramics, clay, concrete, glass, metals, and polymers) and the relationship with technologies and social structures. The textbook was developed by an interdisciplinary team from Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences, including anthropologists, sociologists, historians, media studies experts, Classicists, and more.

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