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Stories of the Invisible Philip Ball

Stories of the Invisible By Philip Ball

Stories of the Invisible by Philip Ball


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This text provides a new perspective on modern chemical science as a whole. Living cells are full of molecules in motion, communication, co-operation, and competition; applied to synthetic molecular systems they could prove a starting point for the creative reinvention of chemistry.

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Stories of the Invisible: The Molecular World by Philip Ball

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, co-operation, 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 21st century.

Table of 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 Computer: Molecular informatoin. Notes and Further Reading

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CIN0192802143VG
9780192802149
0192802143
Stories of the Invisible: The Molecular World by Philip Ball
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
20020514
220
N/A
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