Beginning with a history of plastic―from the first scientific discovery of the material to its diversity of forms and uses in the present day―Plastics and Microplastics: A Reference Handbook discusses the history and evolution of plastic and its many uses, both in the United States and around the world.
Nanoparticles have emerged as important players in modern techniques, having applications from medicine and drug delivery to textiles and agriculture.
In the late 19th century, bicyling and motoring offered new ways for a hardy minority to travel. Escaping from the ‘tyranny’ of the train timetables, these entrepreneurs were able to promote private mobility when the road, technology and infrastructure were unequal to the task. With a moribund network out of town, poor roadside accommodation and few services, how could road traction persist and ultimately thrive?
A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism
The Essence of Reality was written over the course of just three days in 514/1120, by a scholar who was just twenty-four.
The Plastic Turn offers a novel way of looking at plastic as the defining material of our age and at the plasticity of plastic as an innovative means of understanding the arts and literature.
A beautifully illustrated examination of the women artists whose inspired search for artistic integrity and equality influenced Expressionist avant-garde culture
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