{"product_id":"9781461595038","title":"Design of New Materials","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDesign of New Materials\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCocke, David L.; Clearfield, Abraham\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. George P. Thomon, Nobel Laureate in Physics said, \"We have labelled civilizations by the main materials which they have used: The Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age ••• a civilization is both developed and limited by the materials at its disposal. Today, man lives on the boundary between the Iron Age and a New Materials Age.\" The ever more stringent requirements for materials to accomplish specific functions and withstand extreme conditions, as dictated by the needs of industry and defense, con­ tinue to spur ever more intensive research in Materials Science. According to the recent report \"Trends and Opportunities in Materials Research\" a vital goal of materials research is to design synthesize and fabricate in high yield, new materials with properties that can be pre­ dicted, varied and controlled. In the past this has been a fairly empirical process, but as we gain more comprehensive understanding of the behavior of matter on an atomic and molecular scale this goal becomes ever more attain­ able. An important recent trend is the increasing sophistication and power of theoretical approaches. Aided by the development of computers and versa­ tile numerical techniques, as well as concepts from statistical mechanics, theorists are beginning to confront the complexity of real materials. Important advances are expected through a concentrated attack on model systems in which the theorist, experimental scientist and engineer all work together towards designing new materials and controlling their properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-02-12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461595038\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-9501-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 244.0cm x170.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 378.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44421783453836,"sku":"9781461595038","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461595038.jpg?v=1756246976","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461595038","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}