Glass
"Deeply satisfying."
-- Los Angeles Review of Books
"Recommended reading for anyone interested in the cultural history of technology."
-- Cultural History
“This brilliant book takes us through the looking glass, allowing us to see an everyday material in a whole new light.”
-- Colin Milburn, Professor of English and Science & Technology Studies, University of California Davis, USA
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Pause and look around: you will see that you are surrounded by glass. It reflects and refracts light through your windows; it encircles a glowing filament above you; it's in a mirror hanging on the wall; it's the window through which you read this. What can the history of this curious substance tell us about who we are and how we wish to be?