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
Annals of the Western Shore Annals of the Western Shore Annals of the Western Shore, sometimes called Chronicles of the Western Shore, is a young adult series by Ursula K. Le Guin. It consists of three books: "Gifts" (2004), "Voices" (2006), and "Powers" (2007). Each book has different main characters and settings, but the books are linked by some recurring characters and locations. "Gifts" won the PEN Center USA 2005 Children's literature award. "Powers" won the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novel. The books in the trilogy share the same imaginary world; their plots are set among small city states and independent polities, in a