Molecules: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
by Philip Ball
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Availability:In StockContributor:Philip BallSeries:Very Short IntroductionsPublish date:2003-12-01Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780192854308ISBN-10:192854305UPC:9780192854308Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Chemistry, Life Sciences, PhysicsBook Topic:Molecular Biology, Atomic & MolecularSize:6.90 x 4.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCMYBQNV75
The processes in a single living cell are akin to that of a city teeming with molecular inhabitants that move, communicate, cooperate, and compete. In this Very Short Introduction, Philip Ball explores the role of the molecule in and around us--how, for example, a single fertilized egg can grow into a multi-celled Mozart, what makes spider's silk insoluble in the morning dew, and how this molecular dynamism is being captured in the laboratory, promising to reinvent chemistry as the central creative science of the century.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780192854308ISBN-10:192854305UPC:9780192854308Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Chemistry, Life Sciences, PhysicsBook Topic:Molecular Biology, Atomic & MolecularSize:6.90 x 4.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCMYBQNV75
Philip Ball is a science writer and a consultant editor for Nature. His previous books include Designing the Molecular World, The Self-Made Tapestry, H20: A Biography of Water and The Ingredients: A Guided Tour of the Elements. He lives in London.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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