Aluminum Dreams The Making Of Light Modernity

Aluminum shaped the twentieth century. It enabled high-speed travel and gravity-defying flight. It was the material of a streamlined aesthetic that came to represent modernity. And it became an essential ingredient in industrial and domestic products that ranged from airplanes and cars to designer chairs and artificial Christmas trees.

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

MIT Press Ltd

Editions

1

Pages

367

ISBN

9780262026826

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