The Magic of Ceramics

ISBN: 9780470638057 出版年：2012 页码：317 David W Richerson Wiley

Preface & Acknowledgments for the First Edition vii Preface & Acknowledgments for the Second Edition ix Foreword to the First Edition, by Bonnie J. Dunbar, Ph.D. xi Introduction xiii 1 Our Constant Companions 2 2 From Pottery to the Space Shuttle 14 3 The Beauty of Ceramics 34 4 Ceramics and Light 56 5 Amazing Strength 80 6 Ceramics and the Electronics Age 108 7 Piezo Power 132 8 Medical Miracles 148 9 Ceramics and the Modern Automobile 170 10 Heat Beaters 186 11 The Hardest Materials in the Universe 208 12 Energy Conservation and Conversion Efficiency 228 13 From Pollution Control to Zero Pollution 252 14 What s New and What s Coming 270 Conclusion 291 About the Author 293 Index 295