Philip Ball

Branches

Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts

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Produktbeschreibung

Philip Ball explores the science of the branching patterns we see in nature, revealing that there is much more to these networks than meets the eye. Whether trees, snowflakes, forked lightning, or systems of arteries and veins, he explains how there are hidden rules at work that can give us extraordinary insights into the nature of life itself.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 146mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 419g
• ISBN-13: 9780199237982
• ISBN-10: 0199237980
• Artikelnr.: 23285084

Autorenporträt

Philip Ball is a freelance writer and a consultant editor for Nature , where he previously worked as an editor for physical sciences. He is a regular commentator in the scientific and popular media on science and its interactions with art, history and culture. His ten books on scientific subjects include The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature , H2O: A Biography of Water , The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science , and Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another , which won the 25 Aventis Prize for Science Books. He was awarded the 26 James T. Grady - James H. Stack award by the American Chemical Society for interpreting chemistry for the public. Philip studied chemistry at Oxford and holds a doctorate in physics from the University of Bristol.