A search for structure : selected essays on science, art, and history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Cyril Stanley, 1903-1992
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1981]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Grain shapes and other metallurgical applications of topology
  • The discovery of carbon in steel
  • Structure, substructure, and superstructure
  • The interpretation of microstructures of metallic artifacts
  • Matter versus materials
  • The early history of casting, molds, and the science of solidification
  • Porcelain and plutonism
  • Art, technology, and science
  • Metallurgical footnotes to the history of art
  • Reflections on technology and the decorative arts in the nineteenth century
  • On art, invention, and technology
  • Some constructive corrodings
  • A highly personal view of science and its history
  • Structural hierarchy in science, art, and history.