{"product_id":"9780241955185","title":"Stuff Matters","description":"Author: Miodownik, Mark\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241955185\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Apr 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best-known scientists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best-known scientists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything is made of something...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, \u003ci\u003eStuff Matters\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the inner workings of the man-made world, and the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the tea-cup 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Miodownik \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Materials and Society at UCL, scientist-in-residence on \u003ci\u003eDara O Briain's Science Club\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC2) and presenter of several documentaries, including \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Invention\u003c\/i\u003e  (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 \u003ci\u003eStuff Matters \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Royal Society Winton Prize.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150300098718,"sku":"UBD-9780241955185","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241955185.jpg?v=1786963968","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241955185","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}