1980 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Role of Materials in the World Economy
verfasst von : Dr. rer. nat. Dieter Gustav Altenpohl
Erschienen in: Materials in World Perspective
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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Civilization has passed through several “ages” each identified with one material. These ages include the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Now mankind is in the “Multi-materials Age”. A good illustration of the role materials play in day-to-day living is the ordinary domestic telephone. It contains 42 of the 92 naturally occurring elements in its components.