Metallo. Dal cuore della terra alla civiltà umana
by Paoli Petra
Precious or common, magical or useful, sacred or of everyday use, metals have accompanied us throughout history to the present day. But it took a long time for men to develop the knowledge and technology needed to extract metals from ores, and to process them, allowing civilisation to progress and evolve. This book tells about the most important metals, their history, characteristics, uses and properties. From ancient to modern metals, passing through the precious metals and arriving to future ones: a journey to the heart of the Earth. After a general introduction on metals, the periodic element’s table, and metallurgy, each metal is presented with a short “identity card”and is then told enlighting its origins, uses, related technologies and geoghraphy, its history and future. Metals included: COPPER – BRONZE – IRON – GOLD – SILVER– TUNGSTEN – ALUMINIUM – STEEL – TANTALIUM –COBALT – LITHIUM – RARE EARTHS. A short chapter on environmental and working risks concludes the book.
- Publishing house Nomos Edizioni
- Year of publication 2023
- Number of pages 88
- ISBN 9791259580849
- Foreign Rights Benedetta Tosi, benedetta.tosi@nomosedizioni.it
- Price 24.90
Paoli Petra
A ceramist and atelierist, Petra Paoli graduated in 1994 in Faenza where she specialised at the International Ceramics Museum in Bruno Munari’s Giocare con l’arte method. She specialises in children’s literature and children’s literature and teaches at the Drosselmeier Academy – School for Booksellers and Study and Research Centre for Children’s Literature in Bologna. For over twenty years she has been involved in the design and running of ateliers for children aimed at visual education.
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