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Editing the "History of Materials Science" Information
** Information will first be added chronologically but if there is a big section of one material in either era I may just make it it's own chunk.Aedmv7 (talk) 23:46, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Antiquity
(8th Century BC-6th Century AD)(800 BC-600AD)

Certain structures were made possible by the character of the land upon which these structures are built. Romans mixed powdered limestone, volcanic ash found from Mount Vesuvius, and water to make a binder. A volcanic peninsula with stone aggregates and conglomerates containing crystalline material will produce material which weathers differently from soft, sedimentary rock and silt. With the discovery of cement paste, structures could be built with irregular shaped stones and have the binder fill the voids to create a solid structure. The cement gains strength as it hydrates, thus creating a stronger bond over time. That is one of the reasons that the concrete Pantheon of Rome could last for 1850 years, and why the thatched farmhouses of Holland sketched by Rembrandt have long since decayed.

~TrevBeuke

In Alexandria in the the first century BC glass blowing was developed in part due to new furnaces that could create higher temperatures by using a clay coated reed pipe. Aedmv7 (talk) 22:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Plant ash and natron glass, the latter being the primary component, were used in blown pieces. Coastal and semi desert plants worked best due to their low magnesium oxide and potassium oxide content. The Levant, North Africa, and Italy were where blown glass vessels were most common. Aedmv7 (talk) 22:10, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

The use of cork, which has been recently added to the category of materials science, had it's first mentions beginning with Horace, Pliny, and Plutarch. Aedmv7 (talk) 04:34, 17 March 2020 (UTC) It had many uses in antiquity including in fishing and safety devices because of it's buoyancy, an engraving medium, sandals soles to increase stature, container stoppers, and being an insulator. It was also used to help cure baldness in the second century. Aedmv7 (talk) 05:05, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Polymeric composites also made an appearance during this time frame in the form of wood. By 80 BC petrified resin and keratin were used in accessories as amber and tortoise shell respectively. Aedmv7 (talk) 04:34, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

In the Ancient Roman Era glassblowing became an art involving the additions of decor and tints.They were also able to created complex shapes due to the use of a mold. This technology allowed the to imitate gemstones. Window glass was formed by casting into flat clay molds then removed and cleaned. The texture in stained glass comes from the texture the sand mold left on the side in contact with the mold. Aedmv7 (talk) 22:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Middle Ages
(5th Century AD-15th Century AD)(500 AD-1500AD)

During the Early middle ages the technique of creating windows steered more towards glass blowing non-tinted balls that were later flattened but then in the late Middle Ages returned to the method from antiquity with a few minor adjustments including be rolled with metallic rollers. Aedmv7 (talk) 22:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Understanding Materials Science by Hummel...(unsure on how to obtain access)

Woolfson, Michael Mark. Materials, Matter and Particles : A Brief History, Imperial College Press, 2009. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.libproxy.mst.edu/lib/umr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1681180. (Online Access-Has materials sections)Aedmv7 (talk) 18:52, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Review by K8shep (talk) 18:55, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
1. What does the article do well? Is there anything from your review that impressed you? Any turn of phrase that described the subject in a clear way? You've got a lot of good and short additions here. I wonder if you're going to put them in different sections of your article? But I like how you've picked out statements that were clearly missing and written them up here.

2. What changes would you suggest the author apply to the article? Why would those changes be an improvement? Nothing much so far. I think you're on the right track. Where will you be adding these?

3. What's the most important thing the author could do to improve the article? Watch sources and keep up the good work!

Article Evaluation
Marcel Tolkowsky

The material was relevant until you get close to the bottom in discussion of his book. it becomes unclear towards the end what the updates to his book are.

The article appears bias in the sense it claims he is "the father of the modern round brilliant diamond cut" where there is no clear citation for that claim. I would be interested in doing more research on if this is in fact true. It also claims his book was a "diamond-cutting benchmark in North America." Which would also need further discovery.

I feel that his life outside of diamonds is heavily underrepresented If he is prominent as this article makes him seem it definitely needs more information because it seem to just introduce his other family members and his published titles.

Link 4 does not take you anywhere.

Other than the reference from 4, all of the facts with references seem to be reliable. There is a newspaper and then the reference from his books are just what he states no opinions. As mentioned before there are no citation for many claims and statements.

Pretty much everything needs to be added in terms of his personal life. The talk page highlights most of the missing material. His thesis, personal life, and diamond designs would be very interesting to look into.

As mentioned above the talk page is what is missing and a good way to format it all.

The article is rated Stub-Class in WikiProject Biography. It is rated Start-Class and High Importance for WikiProject Gemology and Jewelry and is supported by the People subpage. Aedmv7 (talk) 18:52, 1 March 2020 (UTC)