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The power of imperfections a key to technology, love, life and survival
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | The power of imperfections : a key to technology, love, life and survival/ Peter Townsend. |
| 개인저자 | Townsend, P. D.(Peter David), author. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
| 기타형태 저록 | 9780192857477 |
| ISBN | 9780191948268 0191948268 9780192671950 0192671952 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references. |
| 내용주기 | 1 Before we begin -- 2 The case for technological imperfections -- 3 Cookery and technological spices -- 4 A short log of technology from wood -- 5 Reader beware -- 6 Key features of chemistry and solids -- 7 Examples of new glass technologies -- 8 Optical fibre communication -- 9 Beauty from imperfections -- 10 Valuable imperfections in crystal lattices -- 11 Impurities and the growth of semiconductors -- 12 Small anomalies and long-range consequences -- 13 Photonics in the twenty-first century -- 14 Chemistry and catalysis -- 15 Imperfections in music -- 16 Evolution achieved through imperfections -- 17 Hints for a successful scientific career -- 18 Science in the realm of opinion -- 19 Improving our future lives -- 20 The greatest challenges that we face. |
| 요약 | A stimulating and highly readable introduction to the science of imperfections, this book focuses on their crucial role in technology, as well as their influence on society, love, life, health, politics, career development, and key environmental issues, enabling readers to counteract scientific misinformation. |
| 일반주제명 | Science --Philosophy. Imperfection. Science --Study and teaching --Philosophy. Imperfection. Sciences --E?tude et enseignement --Philosophie. Science --Study and teaching --Philosophy. |
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