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The obvious choice is the introductory holy bible of MSE. If you already know the basics of how materials are categorized and behave, that book /u/Tartarus116 posted looks pretty good.
There's an entire chapter on corrosion detection on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in Rust: The Longest War. It describes the process of pigging with some historical context. Not technical at all.
> Like my can of corn is pure metal
Your corn comes in an aluminum can??
In seriousness - it's an acidity thing. Some energy drinks will straight up dissolve aluminum if they weren't lined with plastic/polymer.
There's a fantastic book called Rust: the longest war that has a chapter on it (even talks about the pop company that dissolved a rat in their product for a court trial). Book sounds boring from a high level, but it's actually pretty compelling.
https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Longest-War-Jonathan-Waldman/dp/1451691602
75 bucks on amazon new, cheaper used
I have also seen it offered in pdf format but no clue what it costs in that form
Of course! And I know circumstances are difficult right now so I also recommend you consider procuring “Contemporary Lampworking” by Bandhu, there are two volumes but you only need volume 1 to start and it’s considered the good standard of lampworking textbooks with solid explanations of technique.
https://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Lampworking-Practical-Guide-Shaping/dp/0965897214
Just another option as a resource
I don't have the book myself anymore but I believe there's a section in Contemporary Lampworking about these, IIRC they were common when borosilicate glassblowing was just getting popular and blowers would follow carnivals and fairs around making these just by pulling rod into stringer and building it up bit by bit, there's only a touch of basic translucent color because single rods of cobalt and similar colors were very expensive in the 70's and 80's. It would be very hard to track down who exactly made this if there's no signature on it.
https://www.amazon.com/Materials-Science-Engineering-Introduction-8th/dp/0470419970
Callister is pretty much the go-to for materials basics. Edition doesn’t matter much, the info is basically all the same
I just finished the book 'The World in a Grain' and it makes it that much more harrowing to see haphazard abuse of sand based resources.
>Not all sand is equal. Beach sand is not suitable for concrete.
You have just reminded me to buy my holiday reading.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set: The New Millennium Edition
$129.04
>Rust has been called “the great destroyer,” the “pervasive menace,” and “the evil.” “This look at corrosion—its causes, its consequences, and especially the people devoted to combating it—is wide-ranging and consistently engrossing.
The story of how close even the Statue of Liberty came to being destroyed from years of neglect and mismanagement is pretty wild. And the finger-pointing went on and on and on.
Those books have a pretty decent over-view of the different tools used in furnace glass blowing.
A glass lathe is a tool used by lampworkers as opposed to furnace workers. (this sub is mainly about furnace glassblowing as opposed to r/lampworking which is mainly about lampworking...pipes and bongs and such are generally lampworked although there is quite a bit of overlap).
A great set of lampworking basics books are Contemporary Lampworking by Bandhu Dunham. These give great practical beginning steps for lampworking, he goes over the tools basic techniques and major equipment used and safety as well.
These don't touch on pipes and bongs though. It is mainly about color and technique and the glass itself. A great batch of youtube videos for making pipes and stuff is called revere glass or revereglass.com
https://www.amazon.ca/Fluid-Mechanics-Fundamentals-Applications-Cengel/dp/0073380326
I used this textbook for my undergrad fluid mechanics course, chapter 4 has a really good explanation on the RTT and fluid mechanics in general, easily one of the best textbooks I've ever owned. It's a bit pricy but if you scour the internet you can probably find a pdf of it.
I read a great book on material science many years ago that I would recommend: Why Things Break: Understanding the World By the Way It Comes Apart
A zero tech way to find out how acidic your canned tomatoes are is to look at the can.
If the can has a lining inside so the tomatoes don't eat away at the can they will be be highly acidic, the more impressive the lining the more acidic. If there is no lining and it's just bare metal they are low acid.
It's a good idea to avoid the lined cans because in the US there are less rules they you would think about just what is in the witches brew they use in the lining and there is essentially no public information about what is in there.
See the chapter on canned food in the book Rust: The Longest War for more.
One, I'm not attacking anyone and particularly not the youngsters. I'm trying to speed their progress. I provided plenty of directions on what they should be reading. Go up to my initial comment here. I didn't dismiss Graham completely; instead I suggested people read Zhang first for some proper framework. In particular, his approach is compatible with efficient markets so the premiums are there to be earned by everyone. (More broadly I like to live with an abundance mindset. It's not always zero sum, mi amigo, especially since we are not talking about alpha here.)
You present yourself as a thinking man and professional, but sometimes I wonder if you have a reading comprehension problem or alternatively your reading ability is fine but you are so resistant to the viewpoints of others that you fail to understand them properly before you lash out. I'm no psychologist so I will leave that to your therapist.
Second, go knock yourself out with his lectures (https://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Physics-boxed-set/dp/0465023827/) . Not a real test since you are smarter than the average /r/investing bear but give it an honest effort and report back in a month.
Robert B. Laughlin, Nobel Laureate in Physics, endowed chair in physics, Stanford University, had this to say about aether in contemporary theoretical physics (source):
"It is ironic that Einstein's most creative work, the general theory of relativity, should boil down to conceptualizing space as a medium when his original premise [in special relativity] was that no such medium existed [..] The word 'ether' has extremely negative connotations in theoretical physics because of its past association with opposition to relativity. This is unfortunate because, stripped of these connotations, it rather nicely captures the way most physicists actually think about the vacuum. . . . Relativity actually says nothing about the existence or nonexistence of matter pervading the universe, only that any such matter must have relativistic symmetry. [..] It turns out that such matter exists. About the time relativity was becoming accepted, studies of radioactivity began showing that the empty vacuum of space had spectroscopic structure similar to that of ordinary quantum solids and fluids. Subsequent studies with large particle accelerators have now led us to understand that space is more like a piece of window glass than ideal Newtonian emptiness. It is filled with 'stuff' that is normally transparent but can be made visible by hitting it sufficiently hard to knock out a part. The modern concept of the vacuum of space, confirmed every day by experiment, is a relativistic ether. But we do not call it this because it is taboo."
I was in this exact class, and you couldn't be more wrong. He writes all his own exams, draws all the figures himself. Shit, he even <em>wrote the book on dynamics</em>. He legitimately cares about students learning, his office is always filled with ~7 students when he has hours.
Depends on what you want to do -- lampworking (torch) or full-on "furnace" glassblowing -- and how serious you want to get about it. You can put together a basic lampworking setup for about $1000, maybe $1500 nowadays. For furnace glassblowing, I only ever rented time at existing studios, which ran $100 to $150 per hour. I wouldn't even want to guess what a home setup would cost, probably in the multiple tens of thousands. Not to mention the ongoing gas bills, which are going to be high.
For lampworking, I suggest reading Bandhu Scott Dunham's text, preferably 2nd edition if you can find it (the 3rd edition isn't as good, IMHO).
For glassblowing, his text is probably still a good start, but the tools are quite different. I never saw a text for it, just took classes. If you are in Seattle, I can point you at some local classes and galleries.
Look up Bandhu Scott Dunham's book.
http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Lampworking-Practical-Guide-Shaping/dp/0965897214
Studio setup is probably around $1500 now. A decent torch will start at around $500 for a midsized one.
"Rust: The Longest War". Yes, it's a book about rust, and it's absolutely fascinating. I learned about the Statue of Liberty, soda cans, painting bridges...
Highly recommended!
Dont listen to the post above. There's many people who teach themselves who can beat out people who take classes from the masters too early. The truth is getting your own studio set up is gunna cost a lot. Ventilation is huge so you dont fuck up your lungs. Then get some glasses and dont skimp. Get your torch after you have things set up safteywise or your gunna get that thing set up and hurt yourself in the long run. There's plenty of videos and books available. Get these books. They will help a bunch. MountainGlass.com is a great website to grab what you need and they have sales multiple times a month. You're gunna be churning out shit glass for awhile. Dont let it keep you down. Everyone starts somewhere. Go from dabbers to dishes to spoons to rigs or anywhere in between. What else do you want to know?
That's where a course in dynamics comes into play. I cannot recommend this book enough when it comes to the subject of vectorial analysis of dynamics. Rao is extremely detailed and systematic throughout. By the end of the book you can prove things like the tennis racket theorem, or derive the equations of motion of complicated systems like this.
I recommend the Feynman Lectures on Physics, they are very clear and reaches up to quantum theory. If you feel that you don't know enough mathematics then you can read Schaum's Outline series on Calculus, and whatever other topic you feel is stopping you.
See if you can find a digital copy of Callister's Materials Science and Engineering. IMO it is a very good resource and you can actually learn a lot from reading the book (unlike a fair amount of textbooks).
Personally, I really enjoy the book we used for intro to materials. it's this written by Callister/Rethwisch. If you have any experience with it, I'd love to hear your comments and if you think there's anything they could have done better. I've since graduated, but it's one of the books I still reference if I'm a little hazy on a subject.