Shore durometer Shore durometer The Shore durometer is a device for measuring the hardness of a material, typically of polymers, elastomers, and rubbers.. Higher numbers on the scale indicate a greater resistance to indentation and thus harder materials. Lower numbers indicate less resistance and softer materials. The term is also used to describe a material‘s rating on the scale, as in an object having a “‘Shore durometer’ of 90.” The scale was defined by Albert Ferdinand Shore, who developed a suitable device to measure hardness in the 1920s. It was neither the first hardness tester nor the first to be called a
The Shore of Women The Shore of Women The Shore of Women is a 1986 feminist science fiction novel by American author Pamela Sargent. The story follows the point of view of Laissa and Arvil in the first part, titled "The Enclave". It follows Birana and Arvil in the second part, "The Refuge". In the final part called, "The Shrine", it is reserved to Laissa again. After a devastating nuclear war, women take the upper hand in the world. They build large walled cities and reject men who wander in the wastes outside of the cities in bands of nomadic tribes. They worship fantasy