Materials Science and Engineering for the 1990s: Maintaining Competitiveness in the Age of Materials (1989) Committee on Materials Science and Engineering, the Solid State Sciences Committee and the National Materials Advisory Board, National Research Council Front Matter i-xiv Preface xv-xviii Acknowledgments xix-xx Contents xxi-xxvi Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations 1-18 1. What is Materials Science and Engineering 19-34 2. Materials Science and Engineering and National Economic and Strategic Security 35-73 3. Research Opportunities and Functional Roles of Materials 74-109 4. Research Opportunities and the Elements of Materials Science and Engineering 110-140 5. Manpower and Education in Materials Science and Engineering 141-161 6. Resources for Research in Materials Science and Engineering 162-185 7. Comparisons of Efforts in Materials Science and Engineering of Selected Nations 186-208 Appendix A: Synthesis 209-223 Appendix B: Processing 224-241 Appendix C: Performance 242-254 Appendix D: Instrumentation 255-268 Appendix E: Analysis and Modeling 269-280 Index 281-294 Plates 295-296