{"product_id":"molecules-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Molecules: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Ball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Ball\u003c\/strong\u003e is a science writer and a consultant editor for \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eDesigning the Molecular World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Self-Made Tapestry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eH20: A Biography of Water\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ingredients: A Guided Tour of the Elements\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753912041760,"sku":"9780192854308","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e5098dc9151ca17268a5bee48e9cbd40.webp?v=1780029396","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/molecules-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}