The Science of New Materials
1. Edition November 1992
212 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
THE SCIENCE OF NEW MATERIALS
The Science of New Materials
Edited by Andrew Briggs
Contents
Introduction
by Andrew Briggs
1. Will anybody ever use metals and alloys again?
by Sir Alan Cottrell
2. Will ceramics ever be as strong as steel?
by J D Birchall
3. Why are new materials interesting?
by Sir Peter Hirsch
4. It's all very well in practice, but what about in theory?
by D G Pettifor
5. How shall we communicate and calculate?
by J C Bass
6. How successful are superconductors?
by Sir Martin Wood
7. Can materials stimulate advances in orthopaedics?
by W Bonfield
8. Can there be a materials policy in the UK?
by C J Humphreys
Andrew Briggs read physics at Oxford University, and then studied for a Ph.D. at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. In 1980 he returned to Oxford to develop applications of acoustic microscopy in materials science. Two years later he was appointed to a Royal Society Research Fellowship in the Physical Sciences. In 1984 he was appointed to a University Lectureship and elected to a Fellowship of Wolfson College. From 1989-1991 he was Honorary Treasurer of the Royal. Microscopical Society. His book on acoustic microscopy was published earlier this year.