Stuff Matters
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Daniel Weyman
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Mark Miodownik
About this listen
A unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best known scientists.
Everything is made of something....
From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, Stuff Matters reveals the inner workings of the man-made world and the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day.
From the teacup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, from the ancient technologies of fabrics and ceramic to today's self-healing metals and bionic implants, this is a book to inspire amazement and delight at mankind's creativity.
Mark Miodownik is Professor of Materials and Society at UCL, scientist-in-residence on Dara O Briain's Science Club (BBC2) and presenter of several documentaries, including The Genius of Invention (BBC2). In 2010, he gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, broadcast on BBC4. He is Director of the UCL Institute of Making, which is home to a materials library containing some of the most wondrous matter on earth, and has collaborated to make interactive events with many museums, such as Tate Modern, the Hayward Gallery and Wellcome Collection. In 2014, Stuff Matters won the Royal Society Winton Prize.
©2013 Mark Miodownik (P)2018 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about Stuff Matters
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- Sam
- 01-03-22
Excellent, More of Such Titles are necessary
Too much listening to Cosmos, stars, black holes, and galaxies. And so are string theory, quarks, gluons, leptons, hadrons....This is one of different from these subjects. This is all about everyday things that we always wanted to know. More of such books on other scientific disciplines, like Condensed Matter Physics and Engineering are now required.
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- Tamir.M07
- 04-05-21
Why You, yes you should try it
Truly an eye opening book.
At first I wanted a nice science book to read,
I never thought how interesting this one would end up being one of the greats.
In sort, This book is a collection of stories centering around material science.
You can feel that the writer prioritized the story above the knowledge, the knowledge is the cream while the stories are the cake. you come for the cream, but stay for the cake.
truly a marvelous book.
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- Caio de Oliveira Bastos
- 11-06-18
unexpected
the book os great! I never tought a material's science book would be so interesting
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- Anonymous User
- 07-21-19
More than just stuff
I love how Mark tells about different material with stories and example. I was afraid it would be a boring read, but turned out exactly the opposite. If we would be thought like this in school, more people would become engineers.
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- Ivona
- 07-01-19
Fantastic!
I absolutely loved this book! it's really well written, it flows easily. The information is really interesting and well presented. The book was also read very well. Will recommend to everyone.
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- malak
- 09-09-19
Comprehensive and a great summary
Touches base on multiple materials that are present in our everyday lives. The summary truly is brilliant. If you want to know more about elements, materials and the way they interact with each other. I highly recommend this audible. The narrator is fantastic as well!
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- Hani Muslmani
- 03-21-21
Science book cum novel!
Mark Miodownik explains material science in a simple and memorable way using a novelistic style that captures the listener’s interest. Recommended to anyone curious to understand the materials world we live in.
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- HASHIMOTO
- 12-04-21
I love it.
For me, a science lover, this book is one of the best.
Not only the contents, the pronunciation of the reader is very good and easy to understand even for a foreigner.
I bought both a reading data from audible, text for my kindle.
I say again, I love it.
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