Preface 1
Lesson One Man-made Materials 3
Lesson Two Fire 18
Lesson Three The Influence of Metallurgy on Civilization 41
Lesson Four Metallurgy and Engineering 58
Lesson Five Lead-One of the Heaviest Metals 72
Lesson Six Iron and Iron Rust 88
Lesson Seven Cost of Corrosion 111
Lesson Eight Advantages and Limitations of Powder Metallurgical Methods 125
Lesson Nine Equilibrium 141
Lesson Ten Mechanical Working of Metals 158
Lesson Eleven Metals and Non-metals 181
Lesson Twelve From Rails to Needles 192