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He includes a chapter on [[chocolate]] due in large part to his own obsession with the sweet.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |last=Forbes |first=Peter |date=July 3, 2013 |title=Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik - Review |website=theguardian.com |publisher=Guardian News & Media LLC |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/03/stuff-matters-strange-miodownik |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref> Miodownik seeks to draw connections from the materials to the lives of the people who use them, saying, "The material world is not just a display of our technology and culture, it is part of us. We invented it, we made it, and in turn, it makes us who we are."<ref name=Ceramic/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>Each of the book's chapters begins with the same photograph of Miodownik sitting on the rooftop of his London apartment.<ref name=Ceramic>{{cite magazine |last=Gocha |first=April |date=March 1, 2015 |title=Book Review: Stuff Matters |magazine=American Ceramic Society Bulletin |volume=94 |issue=2 |page=49}}</ref> In each iteration of the photo, a different object is circled {{endash}} a teacup in one chapter, a flowerpot in another, and so on {{endash}} with that chapter focused on the history and science of the material of which the highlighted item consists.<ref name=Boston>{{cite journal |last=Padjen Faia |first=Elizabeth S. |date=Winter 2018 |title=Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World |journal=Architecture Boston |volume=21 |issue=4 |page=65}}</ref> Over the course of the book, Miodownik covers a number of materials that have been around for a long time ([[steel]], [[paper]], [[glass]], [[porcelain]]), some introduced last century ([[concrete]], [[plastics]], [[carbon fiber]]), and a few relatively new inventions ([[graphene]], [[aerogels]]). He includes a chapter on [[chocolate]] due in large part to his own obsession with the sweet.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |last=Forbes |first=Peter |date=July 3, 2013 |title=Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik - Review |website=theguardian.com |publisher=Guardian News & Media LLC |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/03/stuff-matters-strange-miodownik |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref> Miodownik seeks to draw connections from the materials to the lives of the people who use them, saying, "The material world is not just a display of our technology and culture, it is part of us. We invented it, we made it, and in turn, it makes us who we are."<ref name=Ceramic/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The author takes varying approaches to explaining each material's attributes and their importance, since according to him, the "materials and our relationships with them are too diverse for a single approach to suit them all".<ref name=Telegram>{{cite news |last=Bell |first= Mae Woods |date=August 24, 2014 |title=Simple Items Have Huge Impact on Lives |newspaper=Rocky Mount Telegram |page=20 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-simple-items-have-h/157189126/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> In the process of describing the book's subjects he intersperses scientific knowledge with insights into the materials' impacts on human history.<ref name=WSJ/> For instance, historically the Chinese had a technological edge over the rest of the world in many respects (they alone held the secret to making porcelain for hundreds of years, for one example). However, their culture preferred other materials over glass, and Miodownik surmises that the resulting lack of advancement with that substance later held the culture back scientifically, as glass is a key component in such tools as [[microscope]]s and [[telescope]]s.<ref name=WSJ/><ref name=Guardian/> Elsewhere, the author describes how the sudden 19th<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>century surge in popularity of [[Cue sports|billiards]] can be linked to the invention of both [[nylon]] and [[polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]] (the need for a cheap alternative to [[ivory]] for making [[Billiard ball|pool balls]] led to the increased development of [[celluloid]], the success of which led to further innovation in plastics).<ref name=Boston/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The author takes varying approaches to explaining each material's attributes and their importance, since according to him, the "materials and our relationships with them are too diverse for a single approach to suit them all".<ref name=Telegram>{{cite news |last=Bell |first= Mae Woods |date=August 24, 2014 |title=Simple Items Have Huge Impact on Lives |newspaper=Rocky Mount Telegram |page=20 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-simple-items-have-h/157189126/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> In the process of describing the book's subjects he intersperses scientific knowledge with insights into the materials' impacts on human history.<ref name=WSJ/> For instance, historically the Chinese had a technological edge over the rest of the world in many respects (they alone held the secret to making porcelain for hundreds of years, for one example). However, their culture preferred other materials over glass, and Miodownik surmises that the resulting lack of advancement with that substance later held the culture back scientifically, as glass is a key component in such tools as [[microscope]]s and [[telescope]]s.<ref name=WSJ/><ref name=Guardian/> Elsewhere, the author describes how the sudden 19th<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>century surge in popularity of [[Cue sports|billiards]] can be linked to the invention of both [[nylon]] and [[polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]] (the need for a cheap alternative to [[ivory]] for making [[Billiard ball|pool balls]] led to the increased development of [[celluloid]], the success of which led to further innovation in plastics).<ref name=Boston/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>While much of the book relates the history of the selected materials, Miodownik also devotes time to many of their futures, including the development of a type of concrete that is infused with bacteria meant to self-repair cracks as they occur.<ref name=Boston/> Also described are aerogels, which are [[ultralight material]]s that are the best [[Thermal insulation|thermal insulator]]s known to man.<ref name=Scientist>{{cite magazine |last=Miodownik |first=Mark |date=January-February 2015 |title=Like Holding a Piece of Sky |magazine=American Scientist |volume=103 |issue=1 |pages=60–65 |jstor=43706877 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43706877 |access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> Composed of over 99% air, these materials are able to produce [[Rayleigh scattering]] in much the same way as the Earth's atmosphere, thereby appearing blue to the naked eye.<ref name=Guardian/><ref name=Scientist/> This effect, combined with the aerogel's light weight, leads Miodownik to say that holding a sample is "like holding a piece of sky".<ref name=Scientist/> The material is extremely expensive to make, however, and outside of occasional specific applications for [[NASA]] (it was a key component of that agency's [[Stardust (spacecraft)|''Stardust'']] mission), practical uses have been difficult to find.<ref name=Scientist/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>While much of the book relates the history of the selected materials, Miodownik also devotes time to many of their futures, including the development of a type of concrete that is infused with bacteria meant to self-repair cracks as they occur.<ref name=Boston/> Also described are aerogels, which are [[ultralight material]]s that are the best [[Thermal insulation|thermal insulator]]s known to man.<ref name=Scientist>{{cite magazine |last=Miodownik |first=Mark |date=January-February 2015 |title=Like Holding a Piece of Sky |magazine=American Scientist |volume=103 |issue=1 |pages=60–65 |jstor=43706877 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43706877 |access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> Composed of over 99% air, these materials are able to produce [[Rayleigh scattering]] in much the same way as the Earth's atmosphere, thereby appearing blue to the naked eye.<ref name=Guardian/><ref name=Scientist/> This effect, combined with the aerogel's light weight, leads Miodownik to say that holding a sample is "like holding a piece of sky".<ref name=Scientist/> The material is extremely expensive to make, however, and outside of occasional specific applications for [[NASA]] (it was a key component of that agency's [[Stardust (spacecraft)|''Stardust'']] mission), practical uses have been difficult to find.<ref name=Scientist/></div></td> </tr>  </table><hr class='diff-hr' id='mw-oldid' /> <h2 class='diff-currentversion-title'>Revision as of 01:00, 22 November 2024</h2> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">2014 nonfiction book by Mark Miodownik</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:125%; font-style:italic; padding-bottom:0.2em;">Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Stuff+Matters%3A+Exploring+the+Marvelous+Materials+That+Shape+Our+Man-Made+World&rft.author=%5B%5BMark+Miodownik%5D%5D&rft.date=2014&rft.pub=%5B%5BHoughton+Mifflin+Harcourt%5D%5D&rft.place=United+States&rft.pages=252+pages"></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Stuff_Matters_Miodownik_Cover_Image.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The cover art for the 2014 non-fiction book Stuff Matters"><img alt="The cover art for the 2014 non-fiction book Stuff Matters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Stuff_Matters_Miodownik_Cover_Image.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="333" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="333" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Front cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Miodownik" title="Mark Miodownik">Mark Miodownik</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Materials_science" title="Materials science">Materials science</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt" title="Houghton Mifflin Harcourt">Houghton Mifflin Harcourt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2014</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media type</th><td class="infobox-data">Print, e-book, audiobook</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">252 pages</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-544-23604-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-544-23604-2">978-0-544-23604-2</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World</b></i> is a 2014 non-fiction book by the British materials scientist <a href="/wiki/Mark_Miodownik" title="Mark Miodownik">Mark Miodownik</a>. The book explores many of the common <a href="/wiki/Material" title="Material">materials</a> people encounter during their daily lives and seeks to explain the science behind them in an accessible manner. Miodownik devotes a chapter each to ten such materials, discussing their scientific qualities alongside quirky facts and anecdotes about their impacts on human history. Called "a hugely enjoyable marriage of science and art",<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Stuff Matters</i> was critically and commercially successful, becoming a <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list"><i>New York Times</i> best seller</a> and a winner of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Society_Prizes_for_Science_Books" title="Royal Society Prizes for Science Books">Royal Society Prize for Science Books</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2></div> <p>Miodownik was working at <a href="/wiki/University_College_London" title="University College London">University College London</a> as a professor of materials and society at the time the book was published.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTBR_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTBR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He first gained interest in his field of study during his teenage years following an attempted robbery while on the <a href="/wiki/Subway_(rail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Subway (rail)">subway</a>. He was stabbed with a <a href="/wiki/Razor" title="Razor">razor</a> through multiple layers of clothing, leading him to be curious about the qualities of <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> that provided for such a sharp and strong edge.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The author would go on to earn a <a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">doctorate</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jet_engine" title="Jet engine">jet engine</a> alloys before entering into academic work.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTBR_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTBR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was an occasional presenter on instructional television programs, and the year after publishing <i>Stuff Matters</i> he was the recipient of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science" title="American Association for the Advancement of Science">American Association for the Advancement of Science</a>'s Public Engagement with Science Award.<sup id="cite_ref-FT_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FT-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Award_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Award-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Stuff Matters</i> was the author's first published popular science work.<sup id="cite_ref-FT_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FT-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synopsis">Synopsis</h2></div> <p>Each of the book's chapters begins with the same photograph of Miodownik sitting on the rooftop of his London apartment.<sup id="cite_ref-Ceramic_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ceramic-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In each iteration of the photo, a different object is circled – a teacup in one chapter, a flowerpot in another, and so on – with that chapter focused on the history and science of the material of which the highlighted item consists.<sup id="cite_ref-Boston_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boston-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the course of the book, Miodownik covers a number of materials that have been around for a long time (<a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">paper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glass" title="Glass">glass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Porcelain" title="Porcelain">porcelain</a>), some introduced last century (<a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">concrete</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plastics" class="mw-redirect" title="Plastics">plastics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carbon_fiber" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon fiber">carbon fiber</a>), and a few relatively new inventions (<a href="/wiki/Graphene" title="Graphene">graphene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aerogels" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerogels">aerogels</a>). He includes a chapter on <a href="/wiki/Chocolate" title="Chocolate">chocolate</a> due in large part to his own obsession with the sweet.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Miodownik seeks to draw connections from the materials to the lives of the people who use them, saying, "The material world is not just a display of our technology and culture, it is part of us. We invented it, we made it, and in turn, it makes us who we are."<sup id="cite_ref-Ceramic_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ceramic-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The author takes varying approaches to explaining each material's attributes and their importance, since according to him, the "materials and our relationships with them are too diverse for a single approach to suit them all".<sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the process of describing the book's subjects he intersperses scientific knowledge with insights into the materials' impacts on human history.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For instance, historically the Chinese had a technological edge over the rest of the world in many respects (they alone held the secret to making porcelain for hundreds of years, for one example). However, their culture preferred other materials over glass, and Miodownik surmises that the resulting lack of advancement with that substance later held the culture back scientifically, as glass is a key component in such tools as <a href="/wiki/Microscope" title="Microscope">microscopes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telescope" title="Telescope">telescopes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elsewhere, the author describes how the sudden 19th-century surge in popularity of <a href="/wiki/Cue_sports" title="Cue sports">billiards</a> can be linked to the invention of both <a href="/wiki/Nylon" title="Nylon">nylon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride" title="Polyvinyl chloride">vinyl</a> (the need for a cheap alternative to <a href="/wiki/Ivory" title="Ivory">ivory</a> for making <a href="/wiki/Billiard_ball" title="Billiard ball">pool balls</a> led to the increased development of <a href="/wiki/Celluloid" title="Celluloid">celluloid</a>, the success of which led to further innovation in plastics).<sup id="cite_ref-Boston_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boston-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While much of the book relates the history of the selected materials, Miodownik also devotes time to many of their futures, including the development of a type of concrete that is infused with bacteria meant to self-repair cracks as they occur.<sup id="cite_ref-Boston_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boston-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also described are aerogels, which are <a href="/wiki/Ultralight_material" title="Ultralight material">ultralight materials</a> that are the best <a href="/wiki/Thermal_insulation" title="Thermal insulation">thermal insulators</a> known to man.<sup id="cite_ref-Scientist_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Composed of over 99% air, these materials are able to produce <a href="/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering" title="Rayleigh scattering">Rayleigh scattering</a> in much the same way as the Earth's atmosphere, thereby appearing blue to the naked eye.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scientist_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This effect, combined with the aerogel's light weight, leads Miodownik to say that holding a sample is "like holding a piece of sky".<sup id="cite_ref-Scientist_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The material is extremely expensive to make, however, and outside of occasional specific applications for <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> (it was a key component of that agency's <a href="/wiki/Stardust_(spacecraft)" title="Stardust (spacecraft)"><i>Stardust</i></a> mission), practical uses have been difficult to find.<sup id="cite_ref-Scientist_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Miodownik writes that civilization is built on the materials around us, and that we acknowledge their importance by naming our historical eras after them.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Observer_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Stone_Age" title="Stone Age">Stone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Iron_Age" title="Iron Age">Iron Ages</a> are well known, and Miodownik argues that the steel age likely began in the late 19th century and we could be considered to be currently living in the <a href="/wiki/Silicon" title="Silicon">silicon</a> age.<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constant desire for improvements in our lives (improved comfort, improved safety, etc.) drives the constant improvements to the materials that comprise our world. Therefore, Miodownik concludes, materials are "a multi-scale expression of our human needs and desires".<sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div> <p><i>Stuff Matters</i> was a <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list"><i>New York Times</i> best seller</a> and won the 2014 <a href="/wiki/Royal_Society_Prizes_for_Science_Books" title="Royal Society Prizes for Science Books">Royal Society Prize for Science Books</a> as well as the 2015 <a href="/wiki/National_Academies_Communication_Award" title="National Academies Communication Award">National Academies Communication Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ISR_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISR-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book released to generally positive reviews. Writing for <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Book_Review" title="The New York Times Book Review">The New York Times Book Review</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Rose_George" title="Rose George">Rose George</a> praised Miodownik's blend of science and storytelling.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTBR_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTBR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a></i> called it a "thrilling account of the modern material world",<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i> was impressed with the "learned, elegant discourse" Miodownik conducts in each chapter.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">The Observer</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> <a href="/wiki/Robin_McKie" title="Robin McKie">Robin McKie</a> considered the book "deftly written" and appreciated the author's conclusions drawn from the historical record.<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reviewer for the <i><a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a></i> enjoyed the book but was critical of the occasional error, as when Miodownik mistakenly identifies the Greek word for chocolate as being much older than it is.<sup id="cite_ref-FT_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FT-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The reviewer for <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> wrote that Miodownik occasionally lapsed into technical speak in a book meant for a broader audience, but that the author's clear enthusiasm for his subject outweighed any such negative aspects.<sup id="cite_ref-EW_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EW-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Science_News" title="Science News">Science News</a></i> considered Miodownik's explanations of the more science-intensive material to be accessible and praised the humor interspersed throughout the book.<sup id="cite_ref-SN_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SN-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Stuff Matters</i> was well-received by certain trade journals as well. The <a href="/wiki/American_Ceramic_Society" title="American Ceramic Society"><i>American Ceramic Society Bulletin</i></a> wrote that Miodownik's writing worked both as an introduction to the layperson as well as a "reminder of the field's broad purpose" for those with more knowledge on the subject,<sup id="cite_ref-Ceramic_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ceramic-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the journal of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Society_of_Architects" title="Boston Society of Architects">Boston Society of Architects</a> particularly enjoyed the book's chapter on concrete.<sup id="cite_ref-Boston_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boston-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a> reviewed the book favorably on his website, writing, "In political contests, voters sometimes put more weight on whether they’d like to have a beer with a candidate than on the candidate’s qualifications. Miodownik would pass anyone’s <a href="/wiki/Beer_question" title="Beer question">beer test</a>, <i>and</i> he has serious qualifications."<sup id="cite_ref-Gates_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gates-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Independent-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Independent_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Independent_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRobshaw2014" class="citation news cs1">Robshaw, Brandon (March 16, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/love-nina-stuff-matters-how-to-be-a-victorian-topics-about-which-i-know-nothing-and-the-sea-of-innocence-paperback-reviews-9193187.html">"Stuff Matters"</a>. <i>The Independent</i>. p. 20<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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