![]() ![]() He also brings in some newer materials like graphene – which matched up nicely with my chemistry A Level at the time. Each chapter focusses on a different material, and gives some real insight into how these work on an everyday basis, and why we have continued to use them for such a long time. He talks about a whole range of materials like glass, paper, steel and plastic – as well as chocolate, due to his love for it – and is enthusiastic about each one, no matter how mundane they seem. Though maybe it’s a slightly unorthodox book to read when applying for medicine, I was immediately drawn to it because of how it explains the material science behind everyday materials – just as medicine studies how body systems sometimes stop working, and the effects of this on health. I picked up this book by chance it was in the new releases section of my local bookshop. ![]()
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