John Loadman

Broschiertes Buch

Tears of the Tree

The Story of Rubber--A Modern Marvel

Beschreibung

This unique book tells the fascinating story of four thousand years of rubber as seen through the lives of the adventurers and scientists who promoted it, lusted after it, and eventually tamed it into the ubiquitous, yet crucial material of our lives today.

Autor

John Loadman began his working career as an analytical chemist with the Natural Rubber Producers' Research Association (now Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre or TARRC, Hertford, UK) in 1967, having obtained a Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Durham. He continued in that area of work through to retirement in 1999, having reached the position of Head of the Materials Characterization Group.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 136mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9780198705000
• ISBN-10: 019870500X
• Artikelnr.: 40029050