As a Christian material scientist, I come to acknowledge that God, my Saviour, is the wonderful
and perfect Creator of heaven and earth. As my knowledge of God and His creation grow, I find
myself in awe of creative and detailed results of His hands in creating materials as resources of
the earth provided for human usage. (Genesis 1:28) The term materials used in this paper is to
mean those chiefly inorganic materials that are extracted from the Earth’s crust and are restricted
to metals and ceramics only which are the major interests of the author. All the materials needed
for health and prosperity of human societies have come from the Earth, His creation directly and
indirectly. God wants us to use what He has put in the world: “For the Lord your God is bringing
you into a good land – …… a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the
hills. (Deuteronomy 8: 9, NIV) This paper aims and focuses on exploring and showing God’s
perfect works in creating materials (Genesis 1:31-2:1) by revealing some fundamental concepts
learned in materials science as a result of the creativity and curiosity of man as an image bearer
of his Creator. (Genesis 1:27; 2:15) The discussion in this paper is based on the belief and
understanding of God’s Word mainly in the book of Genesis chapter 1 and 2: the world was
made by God, man had to work; and He that gave us this earth for our habitation, has made us
something to work upon to share our time and thoughts. Moving from the Stone Age to the Age
of Silicon, from the days of prehistoric survival to the cutting edge of nanotechnology, this paper
connects the worlds of minerals and molecules to the sweep of human history, and shows not
only that materials will dominate the century ahead but also how creative and innovative God,
the Creator has inspired the inventors of modern materials in changing our world.
