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
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.
"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"Pop-science enthusiasts will eat it up."--Publishers Weekly"Ball's inspiring tour of this small world illustrates how molecules assemble and function 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
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