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Stories of the Invisible: A Guided Tour of Molecules

Stories of the Invisible: A Guided Tour of Molecules

by PhilipBall (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

What are things made of? 'Everything is composed of small mollycules of itself, and they are flying around in concentric circles and arcs and segments,' explains Sergeant Fottrell in Flann O'Brien's The Dalkey Archive. Philip Ball shows that the world of the molecule is indeed a dynamic place. Using the chemistry of life as a springboard, he provides a new perspective on modern chemical science as a whole. Living cells are full of molecules in motion, communication, cooperation, and competition. Molecular scientists are now starting to capture the same dynamism in synthetic molecular systems, promising to reinvent chemistry as the central creative science of the new century.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 12 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0192803174
ISBN 13: 9780192803177

Media Reviews
In a society of chemical agnostics, it is a brave missionary who tries to reveal its mysteries, but that is what the author of Stories of the Invisible has attempted to do--and done remarkably well...Ball is the right person to write this gospel...At no point does Stories of the Invisible sacrifice
sound science for sound bites--we are in the hands of a scholar and true believer. --John Emsley, Nature
Science News. Ball's inspiring tour this small world illustrates how molecules assemble and fuction and how that action influences myriad aspects of the macro world. --Science News
Ball uses the same refreshing style evident in his previous books...to bring the world of chemistry to the lay reader. --Library Journal
An intriguing, quick-reading introduction to chemistry's state of play. --Booklist
Pop-science enthusiasts will eat it up. --Publishers Weekly


In a society of chemical agnostics, it is a brave missionary who tries to reveal its mysteries, but that is what the author of Stories of the Invisible has attempted to do--and done remarkably well...Ball is the right person to write this gospel...At no point does Stories of the Invisible sacrifice
sound science for sound bites--we are in the hands of a scholar and true believer. --John Emsley, Nature
Science News. Ball's inspiring tour this small world illustrates how molecules assemble and fuction and how that action influences myriad aspects of the macro world. --Science News
Ball uses the same refreshing style evident in his previous books...to bring the world of chemistry to the lay reader. --Library Journal
An intriguing, quick-reading introduction to chemistry's state of play. --Booklist
Pop-science enthusiasts will eat it up. --Publishers Weekly

In a society of chemical agnostics, it is a brave missionary who tries to reveal its mysteries, but that is what the author of Stories of the Invisible has attempted to do--and done remarkably well...Ball is the right person to write this gospel...At no point does Stories of the Invisible sacrifice sound science for sound bites--we are in the hands of a scholar and true believer. --John Emsley, Nature
Science News. Ball's inspiring tour this small world illustrates how molecules assemble and fuction and how that action influences myriad aspects of the macro world. --Science News
Ball uses the same refreshing style evident in his previous books...to bring the world of chemistry to the lay reader. --Library Journal
An intriguing, quick-reading introduction to chemistry's state of play. --Booklist
Pop-science enthusiasts will eat it up. --Publishers Weekly


In a society of chemical agnostics, it is a brave missionary who tries to reveal its mysteries, but that is what the author of Stories of the Invisible has attempted to do--and done remarkably well...Ball is the right person to write this gospel...At no point does Stories of the Invisible sacrifice sound science for sound bites--we are in the hands of a scholar and true believer. --John Emsley, Nature


Science News. Ball's inspiring tour this small world illustrates how molecules assemble and fuction and how that action influences myriad aspects of the macro world. --Science News


Ball uses the same refreshing style evident in his previous books...to bring the world of chemistry to the lay reader. --Library Journal


An intriguing, quick-reading introduction to chemistry's state of play. --Booklist


Pop-science enthusiasts will eat it up. --Publishers Weekly


Author Bio

Philip Ball is a science writer and consultant editor for Nature. He is the author of Self-Made Tapestry, Designing the Molecular World, and H2O: A Biography of Water. He lives in London.