Encyclopedia of Smart Materials

info:

author(s): wiley-interscience
date : december 17, 2001
pages : 1200
format : pdf
language : english
isbn-10 : 0471177806

Optics, and medical technology. advances in smart materials are impacting disciplines across the scientific and technological landscape.

now, practictioners and researchers have an authoritative source to go to for answers about this emerging new area. encyclopedia of smart materials provides a-to-z coverage of the entire field of intelligent materials. discussions of theory, fabrication, processing, applications, and uses of these unique materials are presented here in a collection of concise entries from the world's foremost experts in the field--including scientists, educators and engineers.

this encyclopedia is as broad in scope as the technology itself, addressing daily, commercial applications as well as sophisticated units designed to operate in space, underwater, underground, and within the human body. extensively cross-referenced and generously supplemented with bibliographies and indexes, this book's treatment also broaches the specialized ties and coatings that are required for the use of materials in extreme conditions.

illustrated with photographs, tables, line drawings, and equations, encyclopedia of smart materials is the premier reference for material scientists, chemists, chemical engineers, process engineers, consultants, patent attorneys and students in these areas. an essential resource on the shelves of laboratories, government facilities, and academic libraries.

editor-in-chief, mel schwartz has over forty years of experience with metals, ceramics, and composites, with special expertise in brazing. the holder of five patents, he has authored thirteen books and more than one hundred technical papers and articles.

reach the information you need rapidly and easily with the online edition of the encyclopedia of smart materials. the online edition delivers all the rich content of the print edition with the added benefits of an advanced search engine and the desktop convenience of web access.

Download from here:Encyclopedia of Smart Materials