Stories of the invisible : a guided tour of molecules / Philip Ball.
Stories of the invisible : a guided tour of molecules / Philip Ball.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001.
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N541.22/18
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English
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xv, 204 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
1. Engineers of the Invisible: Making Molecules -- 2. Vital Signs: The Molecules of Life -- 3. Take the Strain: Materials from Molecules -- 4. The Burning Issue: Molecules and Energy -- 5. Good Little Movers: Molecular Motors -- 6. Delivering the Message: Molecular Communication -- 7. The Chemical C...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2001.
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"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 provi...
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Stories of the invisible : a guided tour of molecules / Philip Ball.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195) and index.
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c2001.
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N541.22/18
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74Vv8zj4LoNZ
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ISBN
0199691185 (TSP ed.)
9780192802149
0192802143
9780199691180 (TSP ed.)
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541.22
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991014185349702626
