Introduction: Tools in Materials Research

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

doi:10.1142/9789811207631_0001

Introduction: Tools in Materials Research

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

Authors

Dr Joseph Martin joseph.d.martin@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Cyrus C.M. Mody

Contributors

Dr Joseph Martin joseph.d.martin@durham.ac.uk
Editor

Cyrus C.M. Mody
Editor

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

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Martin, J. D., & Mody, C. C. 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, with permission from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.