Plastic Fantastic

2009-05-12 Science

Author : Eugenie Samuel Reich
Release : 2009-05-12
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 674/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Plastic Fantastic by : Eugenie Samuel Reich

Download or read book Plastic Fantastic written by Eugenie Samuel Reich. This book was released on 2009-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the scientific scandal that arose when researchers at Bell Laboratories discovered that wunderkind physicist Jan Hendrik Schön falsified his data to prove that he had discovered a simpler way to make transistors, which would have drastically improved energy technology.

Plastic Fantastic

2009-05-12 Science

Author : Eugenie Samuel Reich
Release : 2009-05-12
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 341/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Plastic Fantastic by : Eugenie Samuel Reich

Download or read book Plastic Fantastic written by Eugenie Samuel Reich. This book was released on 2009-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of wunderkind physicist Jan Hendrik Schön who faked the discovery of a new superconductor made from plastic. A star researcher at the world-renowned Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, he claimed to have stumbled across a powerful method for making carbon-based crystals into transistors, the switches found on computer chips. Had his experiments worked, they would have paved the way for huge advances in technology--computer chips that we could stick on a dress or eyewear, or even use to make electronic screens as thin and easy-to-fold as sheets of paper. But as other researchers tried to recreate Schön's experiments, the scientific community learned that it had been duped. Why did so many top experts, including Nobel prize-winners, support Schön? What led the major scientific journals to publish his work, and promote it with press releases? And what drove Schön, by all accounts a mild-mannered, modest and obliging young man, to tell such outrageous lies?

Fantastic Recycled Plastic

2009 Crafts & Hobbies

Author : David Edgar
Release : 2009
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 420/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Fantastic Recycled Plastic written by David Edgar. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastic is fantastic to craft withand these imaginative, whimsical creations are out of the ordinary! From colorful canine silhouette pins and magnets and a holiday snowflake decoration to marvelous masks, they turn recycling into art.Organized by level of difficulty, the items range from simple creations even a schoolchild can do to a fanciful, rolling biplane and a slithering, jointed serpent stuffed with lids and caps. All the necessary techniquescutting, shaping, fastening, heat-forming, making tabsunfold in step-by-step photos, along with clear, comprehensive instructions. Sidebars provide extra information on plastics, recycling, and more. Plus there s a gallery of innovative international work by professional artists to inspire you.What a great way to get creativewhile saving the earth, too! "

Fantastic Plastic

2008 Design

Author : Susan T. I. Mossman
Release : 2008
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 407/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Fantastic Plastic written by Susan T. I. Mossman. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantastic Plastic provides a fascinating look at how designs using plastics can be considered works of art, as well as objects of our everyday lives. Within Fantastic Plastic the material is explored, from the high end of furniture and product design, to the throwaway, disposable world of condoms and plastic bags. Fantastic Plastic shows how product design has developed and considers plastics' usability, technology and appearance. From the trademarked names of Spandex, Teflon, Nylon, Rayon, Formica and Tupperware, this book follows plastic through its iconic incarnations and reflects on how their function and reputation have changed over their lifetime.

Plastic Fantastic

2007-12-18 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Simon Cheshire
Release : 2007-12-18
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 625/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Plastic Fantastic written by Simon Cheshire. This book was released on 2007-12-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Dominic is crazy about the pop group Plastic—especially their attractive lead singer. Lisa Voyd is a style goddess, and her voice makes Dominic’s heart melt. He knows every word and every note of every song, of course, and has sworn his allegiance to all that is Plastic. So what if Dominic’s best friend, Emma, thinks he’s wasting his time? The silly girl likes classical piano music. Anyone who knows anything knows Plastic is the best. But when Dominic gets trapped in an elevator with none other than Lisa Voyd, she’s nothing like the star he thought he loved. Turns out the life of a pop singer is not all it’s cracked up to be. And the world’s biggest fan might have an even bigger fan of his own. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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