From Stars to Stalagmites : How Everything Connects.
Feynman once selected, as the single most important statement in science, that everything is made of atoms. It follows that the properties of everything depend on how these atoms are joined together, giving rise to the vast field we know of today as chemistry. In this unique book specifically writte...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Singapore :
World Scientific,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Feynman once selected, as the single most important statement in science, that everything is made of atoms. It follows that the properties of everything depend on how these atoms are joined together, giving rise to the vast field we know of today as chemistry. In this unique book specifically written to bridge the gap between chemistry and the layman, Braterman has put together a series of linked essays on chemistry related themes that are particularly engaging. The book begins with the age of the earth, and concludes with the life cycle of stars. In between, there are atoms old and new, the o. |
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Notas: | Why all These Differences? |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789814324984 9814324981 9789814324977 9814324973 1280669314 9781280669316 9786613646248 6613646245 |