Table of Contents Last updated Oct 18, 2022 Save as PDF InfoPage Acknowledgments Page ID78033 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Acknowledgments Aluminum: Alcoa and Anti-Trust Ceramics: Firing Clay and Flaking Stone Clay: The Entanglement of Earth in the Age of Clay Concrete: Engineering Society through Social Spaces Copper and Bronze: The Far-Reaching Consequences of Metallurgy Gold and Silver: Precious Metals and Coinage Polymers: Fantastic Plastics in Postwar America Steel: Carnegie and Creative Destruction Understanding the Material World Writing Materials: The Politics and Preservation of Knowledge