The Substance of Civilization: Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon by Stephen L. Sass
The Substance of Civilization: Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
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Stephen L. Sass
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The Substance of Civilization: Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon

Stephen L. Sass

221 pages • first pub 1905 (view editions)

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The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze,...

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