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Title: Nothing great
Review: There's nothing terribly wrong with this book, but unfortunately it came out at about the same time as Phillip Ball's vastly superior "Made to Measure," which covered the same ground, at least as regards technology. Mr. Amato must be one of the few people on Earth who can be so awestruck by a technical conference -- he devotes at least an entire chapter to the thrill and wonder of a Materials Research Society meeting, which is, well, just a technical conference.
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