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Cyril Stanley Smith (1903–1992)

Author of A search for structure: selected essays on science, art, and history

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A search for structure: selected essays on science, art, and history (1981) 38 copies

From Art to Science: Seventy-Two Objects Illustrating the Nature of Discovery (1980) 13 copies

Mappae clavicula;: A little key to the world of medieval techniques (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) (1974) 12 copies

A History of Metallography: The Development of Ideas on the Structure of Metals before 1890 (1988) 11 copies

Sources for the history of the science of steel, 1532-1786 (1968) 3 copies

Metallurgy as a human experience : an essay on man's relationship to his materials in science and practice throughout history 1 copy

Materials - A Scientific American Book 1 copy

The Sorby Centennial Symposium on the History of Metallurgy, Cleveland, Ohio, October 22-23, 1963 1 copy

Associated Works

On Divers Arts (1100) — Translator, some editions — 291 copies

Made of iron. Houston, Texas, September-December 1966 — Contributor, some editions — 6 copies

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Birthdate: 1903-10-04
Date of death: 1992-08-25
Gender: male
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (ScD|1926)
University of Birmingham (BSc)
Occupations: metallurgist
historian of science
Organizations: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Institute for the Study of Metals
Relationships: Smith, Alice Kimball (spouse)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Birmingham, England, UK
Place of death: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map): UK

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Books in the Bibliography of The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez (1)

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Pfizer Prize of the History of Science Society

A History of Metallography: The Development of Ideas on the Structure of Metals before 1890 (1961)

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Works: 8
Also by: 2
Members: 80
Popularity: #224,853
Rating: 4.1

ISBNs: 8

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