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Ian Baker - Sports Matter, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Sports Matter

The Impacts of New Materials on the Evolution of Sports

Av Ian Baker

1176 kr

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This engaging book explores how advances in materials have transformed the way sports are played. It traces the adoption of new materials across a range of popular sports, showing how innovations in equipment have influenced performance, technique, safety, and even the evolution of the games themselves.Alongside the history and development of each sport—including the emergence of new sports from established ones—the book outlines how rules have changed over time. It also examines the discovery, development, and structure of the materials used in sporting equipment, explaining the properties that make them suitable for particular applications and comparing them with alternative materials. Each chapter concludes by considering how future innovations may continue to shape the game. The book is a valuable resource for general readers, sports enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the science behind sporting equipment.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-12-22
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x undefined mm
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 366
  • Förlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
  • ISBN: 9789815352238
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Ian Baker earned his B.A. and D. Phil. in metallurgy and science of materials at the University of Oxford before joining the faculty of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, where he currently serves as the Sherman Fairchild Professor of engineering and Senior Associate Dean for research and graduate education. He was director of the NIST-funded Center for Nanomaterials Research at Dartmouth (2002–2005) and the NIH-funded Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence on Magnetic Hyperthermia (2011–2016). He is a chartered engineer (UK) and a fellow of ASM International, TMS, MRS, IOMMM (UK), and AAAS. He was editor-in-chief of the journal Materials Characterization from 2008–2020 and is currently the co-editor-in-chief of the journal High Entropy Alloys and Materials and field chief editor for the journal Frontiers in Metals and Alloys. He has published around 500 papers and articles, and a book entitled Fifty Materials that Make the World. He has delivered more than 400 presentations to conference, academic, and industry audiences.

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