{"product_id":"ceramic-innovations-in-the-20th-century-isbn-9781574980936","title":"Ceramic Innovations in the 20th Century","description":"More than 100 important innovations in ceramics in the last 100 years are individually described. These include such major advances as the float glass process, continuous glass fibers and glass wool, the zirconia oxygen sensor, honeycomb ceramics, tape casting and multilayer ceramics, advances in tunnel kilns, low loss optical fiber, dental ceramics, basic oxygen steelmaking refractories, and uranium dioxide as a nuclear fuel. In addition, a summary of progress in ceramics is given that relates ceramic advances to general trends in the progress of science and industrial development.  The Development of Modern Ceramic Technology (John B. Wachtman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trends in Ceramic Technology before 1899.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trends in Ceramic Technology since 1899.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Advances in Ceramic Technology since 1899 Grouped by Application.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Archaeology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Automobiles and Related Vehicles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Processing Technology for General Applications of Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Coatings Technology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chemical and Structural Studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Consumer Products.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Defense.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electrical and Electronic Uses of Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fluid Filters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glass Production Technology for General Applications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lasers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Machinery in General.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Machining of Metals and Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mechanical Property Enhancement.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Medical and Dental Applications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nuclear Applications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Optical Communications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Radio and Television.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Refractories for Metal, Glass and Cement Processing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sensors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Single Crystals\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Synthesis of Totally New Ceramic Materials.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Descriptions of Important Ceramic Innovations in the Past 100 Years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Basic Ceramic Processing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePowders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Low-Soda Calcined Alumina (G. MacZura).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tabular Alumina Aggregates (R.A. Marra).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Calcined and Reactive Aluminas (R. Racher).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Silicon Nitride Powder Improvement (T. Yamada).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nanophase Ceramics (B.H. Kear and G. Skandan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nanopowder Process for Ultra-Fine and Ultra-Fast Pulverizing (K. Kugimiya).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spray Drying (S. Lukasiewicz).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eForming.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Isotatic Pressing (J.W. Hinton and J.S. Owens).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Injection Molding (G. Krug).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Enzyme Catalysis in Ceramic Forming (L.J. Gauckler, T.J. Graule, and F.H. Baader).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tape Casting (E.R. Twiname and R.E. Mistler).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sheet-Formed Ceramics (J. Thompson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laminated Multilayer Ceramic Technology (D.L. Wilcox Sr).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFiring.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kiln Design Innovations in the 20th Century (R.J. Eicher).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conveyer Technology for Tile Firing in Tunnel Kilns (A.E. Rokhvarger).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hot Isostatic Pressing (Dale Niesz).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sintering of Alumina at Temperatures of 1400°C and Below (E.P. Hyatt).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pore-Free Ceramics (J. Burke).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pore-Free Silicon Carbide Ceramics (S. Prochazka).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSpecial Chemical Processing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Early History of Sol-Gel Ceramics (T.E. Wood0.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sol-Gel Processing of Ceramics (R. Roy0.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sol-Gel Ceramic Products (H.G. Sowman0.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Large Silica Glass Bodies from Colloidal Sols (D.W. Johnson, Jr. and J.B. Mac Chesney).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBasic Glass Processing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Glass Windows, Bottles, and Bulbs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Float Glass Process (W.R. Prindle).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Enhanced Float-Glass Process (T. Nishikori).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ribbon Machine for Glass Bulbs (W.R. Prindle).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ribbon Machine for Glass Light Bulb Forming (W. Rhodes and R. Alspaugh).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Owens Suction Bottle Machine (W.R. Prindle).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Danner Process for Making Glass Tubing (W.R. Prindle).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Continuous Melting of Optical Glass (W.R. Prindle).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFiberglass.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Continuous Glass Fibers (D. Hofmann0.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Steam-Blown Glass Wool (C. Rapp0.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rotary Fiberizing (N. Cameron0.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlass Specialty Items.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Glass-Ceramics (L.R. Pinckney).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glass-Ceramics (A.R. Boccaccini).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Radiant Glass-Ceramic Cooktops (G.H. Beall).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glass Microspheres (W. Beck).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laminated Glass (P.S. Danielson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Borosilicate Laboratory and Consumer Glassware (P.S. Danielson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Large, Flat-Glass TV Tubes (Y. Sato).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Automotive Solar Control Electrically Heated Windshield (E.N. Boulos).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Automotive Tempered Window 2.5 mm Thick (M. Iwase).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Photochromic and Photosensitive Glasses (R.J. Araujo).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic and Glass Foodware Safety (E. Ruh, L.S. Geczi, and R. Lehman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCeramics in the Processing of Other Materials.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRefractories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Basic Oxygen Process Refractories (R. Bradt).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resin-Bonded Magnesia-Graphite Refractories for Application in Basic Oxygen Furnaces (J. Ainsworth).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Refractory Slide Gates (E. Ruh).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e High-Purity Calcium Aluminate Cements (R. McConnell).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Advanced Refractory Castables (R.E. Fisher).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fusion Cast Refractories (M.A. Nelson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fused Cast High-Zirconia Refractories (K. Tajima).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fused Cast Refractories for Molten Glass Contact Application (S.M. Winder).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fused Cast Refractories for Glassmelting Superstructure Application (S.M. Winder).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dense Zirconia Refractories (A.D. Davis Jr).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chromic Oxide Refractories (A.D. Davis Jr).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Doloma Zirconia Refractories (D. Griffin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electric Melting of Glass with Molybdenum or Tin Oxide Electrodes (R.W. Palmquist).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Refractory Tin Oxide Electrodes (A.D. Davis Jr).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Refractory Insulating Fiber (J.M. Webb).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMetal Processing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Shell Mold Investment Casting Process (M. Yasrebi, D.H. Sturgis and K. Taft).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Cores for Investment Casting (S. Uram).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbrasives, Cutting Tools, and Wear-Resistant Materials.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Advances in Abrasive Materials Technology in the Past Hundred Years (D.A. Sheldon).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acheson Process for Silicon Carbide (N.N. Ault).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Synthetic Superhard Materials: Diamond and Cubic Boron Nitride (R.C. DeVries).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cemented Carbide (H. Pastor).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nanophase Cemented Carbides (B.H. Kear and L.E. McCandlish).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Monolithic Silicon Carbide by CVD (M.A. Pickering).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SiC-Whisker-Reinforced Ceramics (T. Tiegs).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFunctional Use of Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Electrical Insulators, Dielectrics and Conductors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Barium Titanate (H. Thurnauer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Microwave Dielectric Ceramics (H. O'Bryan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Ion Conductors (R.S. Gordon).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Superconducting Ceramics (R.J. Cava).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Zinc Oxide Varistors (L.M. Levinson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTransducers and Actuators.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Piezoelectric Ceramics in Medical Ultrasonic Imaging (T.R. Gururaja).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Piezoelectric Ceramics from Igniters to Computers and Telecommunication Devices (K. Kugimiya).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Telecommunication Devices (K. Kugimiya).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Piezoceramic Vibration Control (B. Mulcahey and R.L. Spangler).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMagnetic Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hard Ferrites (A. Goldman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soft Ferrites (J.B. Ings).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Magnetic Recording Media (R.J. Youngquist).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Crystal Oriented Hot-Pressed Manganese Zinc Ferrites (K. Kugimiya).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOptical Ceramics and Glasses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A1ON Transparent Ceramic (Aluminum Oxynitride) (E.A. Maguire).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chemically Vapor Deposited ZnS and ZnSe (B.A. diBenedetto).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Uncooled Infrared Cameras (B.M. Kulwicki).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electroopic Ceramics (G. Haertling).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlass Lasers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Glass and Ceramic Lasers (M.J. Dejneka).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glass Lasers (E.W. Deeg).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Low-Loss Optical Fiber (J.B. MacChesney).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Erbium-Doped Optical Fiber Amplifiers (K. Walker).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ultraviolet-Induced Refractive Index Changes in Glasses (T.A. Strasser).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSensors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Positive Temperature Coefficient Resistors (B.M. Kulwicki).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Smart Electroceramics (R.E. Newnham).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fiber Optic Sensors (R. Wastwig).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Zirconia Oxygen Sensors (E.M. Logothetis).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Humidity Sensor for Automatic Microwave Ovens (K. Kugimiya).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStructural Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Armor (S.R. Skaggs and J.A. Rubin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Continuous Ceramic Fibers (R.E. Tressler).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tough SiC-Based Thermostructural Ceramic-Matrix Composites (R.R. Naslain and P.J. Lamicq).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Melt-Infil Transformation Toughening in ZrO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e-Based Ceramics (A.H. Heuer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e High-Performance Reactive Powder Concrete (P.R. Boch).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chemical Tempering of Glass Products (E.W. Deeg).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn situ\u003c\/i\u003e-Reinforced Silicon Nitride (C.-W. Li).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Silicon Nitride Turbocharger Rotors (J. Holowczak, T. Sakamoto and D. Carruthers).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e First Man-Rated Spacecraft Application for Silicon Nitride Ceramic Bearings (J. Holowczak and R. Bursey Jr.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSpecial Applications of Ceramics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Medical and Dental Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bioceramics (J.F. Shackelford).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bioactive Glasses, Ceramics and Glass-Ceramics (L.L. Hench).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hydroxyapatite Coatings Assist Bone Bonding (K.A. Gross).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dental Ceramics (J.R. Kelly).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dental Restoration-Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal (P.J. Cascone).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sol-Gel Transplantation Therapies (E.J.A. Pope).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Scintillators for Medical X-ray Detectors in Computed-Tomography Body Scanners (C.D. Greskovich).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNuclear and Environmental Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Uranium Dioxide (UO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) as a Nuclear Fuel (I.J. Hastings).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Fuel for Space Exploration (D.T. Rankin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nuclear Waste Glasses (G.G. Wicks).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Honeycomb Ceramics (J.R. Johnson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Honeycomb Ceramics (M.K. Faber).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOther Special Ceramics and Techniques.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inorganic Ceramic Membranes (A.J. Burggraaf).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramic Water Filter (R. Roth).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Low-Expansion Ceramics (R. Roy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Phase Diagrams for Ceramists (S. Freiman and R. Roy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thermoluminescence Dating of Ceramics (C. Maurer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tubular-Sheathed Heaters (M. Borom).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Single-Crystal Oxide Materials (T. Keig).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mass Production of Refractory Oxide Crystals: Cubic-Zirconia (J.F. Wenckus).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gas-Metal Eutectic Direct Bonding for Advanced Metallization and Metal Joining (V.A. Greenhut).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceramics for Paper (V.A. Greenhut). \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN B. WACHTMAN\u003c\/b\u003e, PHD, was Sosman Professor of Ceramics at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Since he received his degree from the University of Maryland in 1961, he has worked as a research scientist, division chief, and director of the Center for Materials Research at the National Bureau of Standards. Dr. Wachtman is the author of several books and holds many awards, honors, and offices in various scientific societies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-American Ceramic Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988898005221,"sku":"NP9781574980936","price":102.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781574980936.jpg?v=1761781968","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ceramic-innovations-in-the-20th-century-isbn-9781574980936","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}