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Impact of Materials on Society by Acord, Sophia Krzys, Jones, Kevin S., Bryant, Marsha

Table of Contents: “…Understanding the Material World -- Clay: The Entanglement of Earth in the Age of Clay -- Ceramics: Firing Clay and Flaking Stone -- Concrete: Engineering Society through Social Spaces -- Copper and Bronze: The Far-Reaching Consequences of Metallurgy -- Gold and Silver: Precious Metals and Coinage -- Steel: Carnegie and Creative Destruction -- Aluminum: Alcoa and Anti-Trust -- Polymers: Fantastic Plastics in Postwar America -- Writing Materials: The Politics and Preservation of Knowledge…”
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