Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780128042335)

Although the last two generations have seen an enormous amount of attention paid to advances in electronics, the fact remains that high-income, high-energy societies could thrive without microchips, etc., but, by contrast, could not exist without steel. Because of the importance of this material to comtemporary civilization, a comprehensive resource is needed for metallurgists, non-metallurgists, and anyone with a background in environmental studies, industry, manufacturing, and history, seeking a broader understanding of the history of iron and steel and its current and future impact on society. Given its coverage of the history of iron and steel from its genesis to slow pre-industrial progress, revolutionary advances during the 19th century, magnification of 19th century advances during the past five generations, patterns of modern steel production, the ubiquitous uses of the material, potential substitutions, advances in relative dematerialization, and appraisal of steel's possible futures, Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World by world-renowned author Vaclav Smil meets that need.

Author: Vaclav Smil
ISBN-10: 0128042338
ISBN-13: 9780128042335
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2016
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d