Introduction: Tools in Materials Research

Martin, Joseph D.; Mody, Cyrus C.M.

Abstract

The science of materials has contributed to changes in our civilization as pervasive as they are profound. The ways we travel, communicate, wage war, build buildings, dress, heal, play sports, read, listen to music, use energy, and care for the young, the old, and the vulnerable have all been shaped and reshaped by our knowledge and mastery of metals, semiconductors, organic and biocompatible materials, gels, plastics, polymers, plasmas, and other substances. But our large-scale historical understanding of materials research is still surprisingly flimsy. We might say of materials research, as common as it is, what Clifford Geertz said of common sense: “it lies so artlessly before our eyes it is almost impossible to see”…

Citation

Martin, J. D., & Mody, C. C. (2020). Introduction: Tools in Materials Research. In J. D. Martin, & C. C. Mody (Eds.), Between making and knowing : tools in the history of materials research (1-12). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811207631_0001

• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jun 23, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 21, 2023
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
• Pages: 1-12
• Book Title: Between making and knowing : tools in the history of materials research.
• ISBN: 9789811207624
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811207631_0001
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1651445