Download or read book Imperial College Inaugural Lectures In Materials Science And Materials Engineering written by Don W Pashley and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001-04-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains six important articles in materials science and materials engineering, based upon inaugural lectures given by professors at Imperial College, London. Each author deals with an area of work in which he has been involved over a period of years, and gives a personal account, partly historical, of the main features and importance of his subject. The topics covered include: the strength and deformation of metals, the brittle behaviour of ceramics, electrical materials, biomaterials, friction and lubrication, and modern engineering adhesives.