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The beauty of chemistry : art, wonder, and science / Philip Ball ; photographs by Wenting Zhu and Yan Liang.

MIT Press Direct 2021 Collection Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
Contributor:
Zhu, Wenting, photographer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chemistry--Popular works.
Chemistry.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]
Summary:
"This book will combine photographs with evocative text to show how chemistry underpins the formation of snowflakes, the patterns of animal markings, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Elemental
Effervescent
Orderly
Insoluble
Exuberant
Incendiary
Galvanizing
Chromatic
Calescent
Organic
Creative.
Notes:
Includes index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
0-262-36272-4
0-262-36352-6
OCLC:
1202266494

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