William D. Callister

I already had the 3rd edition of this book when I found this book which is the 8th edition (though I notice the 3rd edition is for the International Student Edition and the year of publication is relatively recent). But when I found the 8th edition on sale at a Charity book fair for $10 it was hard to pass up. This is really a very impressive text book and I've only just dipped into it from place to place. It does mention that they have a much enlarged section about electrical properties of materials. And, I guess, with all the research that's going into advanced materials it is going to be hard to keep up with developments. It's not exactly bedtime reading but still full of fascinating stuff. For example, I've just been reading about polymer structures and the difference in repeating structures (which are relatively simple in themselves but give rise to different properties of the different polymers. Maybe, I'll try reading parts of this in a systematic way...but life is short (especially when you're my age) so I doubt I'll be reading the lot. Nevertheless happy to give it 5 stars.… (mehr)

I bought this as a used copy but paid quite a bit for it. I'd been looking for a book on materials science because I donated the one that I had which was really very good but dated. Then, somewhat to my chagrin, I found a newer version on sale at a charity bookstall for just $10. And it was a much more recent edition. This current book is really good and the authors are to be congratulated. It's not exactly bedtime reading but whenever, I've picked it up to research something or just to browse, I find things that are quite fascinating. (I've just been reading about polishing and etching materials for microscopic examination, for example). Five stars from me for this book ...even when there are newer editions.… (mehr)