Philip Ball: Molecules | Taschenbuch

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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.

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Über den Autor

Philip Ball is a science writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he was formerly an editor for physical science for over 10 years. He writes about all areas of science for the international press, and has broadcast on TV and radio. 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 holds a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and a doctorate in physics from Bristol University. He lives in London, where his Homunculus Theatre Company occasionally performs on a shoestring budget.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Very Short Introductions
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780192854308
ISBN-10:	0192854305
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Ball, Philip
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press Very Short Introductions
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße:	176 x 113 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Philip Ball
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.11.2003
Gewicht:	0,165 kg