Silicon and Silicones: About Stone-age Tools, Antique Pottery,

Silicon and Silicones: About Stone-age Tools, Antique Pottery, Modern Ceramics, Computers, Space Materials and How They All Got That Way

An Overview for the General Reader The fact that silicone rubber boots made those footprints on the moon, and that other silicone polymers made possible the construcÂ tion and functioning of space suits and space vehicles, has led to the general belief that silicones are very modem materials conjured up to meet the needs of space travel. Actually, though, silicone chemisÂ try has deep roots in human history, dating from the dawn of the race and extending through all of geology, mineralogy, and the ancient ceramic arts. This little book seeks to put the development of silicone materials in perspective as part of the fascinating involvement of the element silicon in our daily lives, from the stuff the earth and the moon are made of to the modem use of ultraÂ pure silicon in transistors and computers, and the use of ordiÂ nary elementary silicon to make silicone rubber, silicone oil, siliÂ cone resins, and silicon or silicone-containing polishes, drugs, and fragrances. Of course these are not our only connections with silicon. The natural compounds of silicon and oxygen (the silicates) are the starting materials for making bricks, tile, cement, glass, and a host of modem ceramic products. The widespread usefulness of silicon and its compounds comes about for two reasons: first, there is so much of it, and second, it is so versatile.
Country USA
Brand Springer
Manufacturer Springer
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1987-07-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783540175650

Country	USA
Brand	Springer
Manufacturer	Springer
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	1987-07-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783540175650

Silicon and Silicones: About Stone-age Tools, Antique Pottery, Modern Ceramics, Computers, Space Materials and How They All Got That Way

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