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Materials are the very foundations of technology, since without suitable materials nothing can be constructed. A portion of a dictionary definition of an engineer is: ‘one who designs or carries out the construction of works of public utility; one who constructs engines.’ It will be apparent that no matter how brilliant a new piece of engineering design may be, it is of no avail if there are no suitable materials available for converting the design into ‘hardware’.
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John, V. (1975). Atomic Structure and Bonding. In: Materials for Technology Students. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02434-6_1
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