Materials and Civilization

Catalog description

Focuses on exploring how materials technology can change people's lives. Traces how societies evolved based on the access to materials and the ability to exploit them and trade them among nations. Studies the role of materials in a variety of contexts such as food, art, warfare, transportation, medicine, information and energy from the Stone Age through the industrial revolution to the modern world. Analyzes the connection between the dramatic developments in civilization and advances in materials through the lens of structure, properties and processing of materials.