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More than 100 important innovations in ceramics in the last 100 years are individually described. These include such major advances as the float glass process, continuous glass fibers and glass wool, the zirconia oxygen sensor, honeycomb ceramics, tape casting and multilayer ceramics, advances in tunnel kilns, low loss optical fiber, dental ceramics, basic oxygen steelmaking refractories, and uranium dioxide as a nuclear fuel. In addition, a summary of progress in ceramics is given that relates ceramic advances to general trends in the progress of science and industrial development.Product Identifiers
PublisherAmerican Ceramic Society
ISBN-139781574980936
eBay Product ID (ePID)95540146
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Subject AreaChemical Engineering
Publication NameCeramic Innovations in the 20th Century
SubjectEvolution
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
AuthorJohn B. Wachtman
Dimensions
Item Height236 mm
Item Weight630 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
EditorJohn B. Wachtman