(Free pdf) The Substance of Civilization Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
♥ Stephen L. Sass ♥
| #117818 in Books | 2011 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.25 x5.60 x5.50l,.75 | File Name: 1611454018 | 328 pages
||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| melts at a relatively low temperature making it relatively easy to pour into molds|By Israel Ramirez|Light and Interesting introduction to the historical technologies behind metals, glass, plastics, and other materials.
The exposition was generally non-technical with a strong emphasis on how these materials influenced people's lives. It is studded with quotations, m|From Scientific American|Although the author and his publisher committed the unforgivable sin of omitting an index, The Substance of Civilization indeed contains much of substance and is a good starting place to develop an appreciation for the history an
The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze, lend their names to the ages. Others, such as gold, silver, and diamond, contributed to the rise and fall of great empires. How would history have unfolded without glass, paper, steel, cement, or gunpowder?
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