"Ball produces a kaleidoscopic thrill-ride along paths of scientific history that branches out onto avenues of contemporary scientific thought.... He succeeds magnificently."--Susan Wilcox, The Washington Times
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Philip Ball, an editor at Nature since 1988, has written many scientific articles on all topics for the popular press. His first book, Designing the Molecular World, won the American Association of Publishers award for books on chemistry.
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