Jennifer R Vail: Friction, Gebunden

Jennifer R Vail

Friction

Buch

A Biography

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Publisher:: Harvard University Press, 01/2026
Binding:: Gebunden
Language:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9780674290662
Item number:: 12308231
Volume:: 248 Pages
Weight:: 419 g
Format:: 210 x 140 mm
Thickness:: 16 mm
Release date:: 13.1.2026
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Blurb

Friction, the force that resists motion, has shaped technological progress for millennia. Jennifer Vail shows how the quest to master friction has driven innovation, culture, and even human evolution. Now, scientists are learning that friction influences the course of disease and may be key to solving the climate crisis.