Materials, energy and knowledge together comprise the three basic elements of all industrial activity. Materials as a field of endeavor is not a unified discipline in the traditional sense but is, rather, interdisciplinary, involving several traditional disciplines. The science and technology of materials application have established a community of interest and common purpose for a wide variety of activities, including a significant portion of physics.
© 1976 American Institute of Physics.
1976
American Institute of Physics
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