Mark E. Eberhart is a professor of geology at the Colorado School of Mines, and the author most recently of Feeding the Fire: The Lost History and Uncertain Future of Mankind's Energy Addiction (Harmony). He is also the author of Why Things Break (Harmony). 

Eberhart received his doctorate in materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

REVIEWS

“An engaging personal account not just of the physics and chemistry of materials but of the ethics, economics, and politics of innovation, with delightful bonuses on topics from the origins of ‘ghostly' noises in old houses to the amazing co-evolution of armor and armor-piercing projectiles. If it ain't broke, Mark Eberhart can tell you why—and explain equally well why a shatterproof world remains beyond our reach.” —Edward Tenner, author of Our Own Devices and Why Things Bite Back

“I don't remember a book that has taught me so much, nor previously encountering a teacher like the marvelous Mark Eberhart.” —Richard Restak, M.D., author of Mozart's Brain

“A fascinating discussion of the forces that hold atoms and molecules together. A lively, unvarnished look at chemistry on the cutting edge.”  —Kirkus