Gordon, J.E.

The New Science of Strong Materials or Why You Don’t Fall Through the Floor.

Second Edition. London etc. Penguin, 1978. 11 cm x 18 cm. 287 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following essays: Elasticity and the theory of strength / Cracks and dislocations – or why things are weak / Crack-stopping – or how to be tough / Iron and steel – Hephaistos among the Satanic Mills / Appendix 1: On the various kinds of solids – and what about treacle? / Appendix 2: Simple beam formulae – or do your own stressing etc.

• Keywords: Science
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780140209204
• Inventory Number: 71961AB

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