The magic of ceramics / David W. Richerson ; with a foreword by Bonnie J. Dunbar.

Title: 
The magic of ceramics / David W. Richerson ; with a foreword by Bonnie J. Dunbar.

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Author/Artist: 
Richerson, David W., 1944-
Publisher: 
Westerville, Ohio : American Ceramic Society, 2000.
Description: 
vii, 290 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Ceramics.
Bib ID: 
63974
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
TP807.R52
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Notes: 
Includes index.
See index under Glass.
Contents: 
1. Our constant companions --
2. From pottery to the space shuttle --
3. The beauty of ceramics --
4. Ceramics and light --
5. Amazing strength and stability --
6. Ceramics and the electronics age --
7. Piezo power --
8. Medical miracles --
9. Ceramics and the modern automobile --
10. Heat beaters --
11. The hardest materials in the universe --
12. Energy and pollution control.
ISBN: 
1574980505

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG object: 79.1.4, p. 25 (2-4).