Molecules : the elements and the architecture of everything / Theodore Gray ; photographs by Nick Mann.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781579129712
- ISBN: 1579129714
- ISBN: 9781603763967
- ISBN: 1603763961
- Physical Description: 240 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. A house built of elements : atoms, molecules, and the infinite connections of chemistry -- 2. The power of names : the right name makes all the difference -- 3. Dead or alive : living or nonliving, rock or wool, what is organic? -- 4. Oil and water : soap brings together ancient enemies -- 5. Mineral and vegetable : the two worlds of sticky, oily, pasty things -- 6. Rock and ore : rocks, minerals, and the source of all compounds -- 7. Rope and fiber : yes, ropes really are made of long, thin molecules -- 8. Pain and pleasure : a family tree of painkillers and their cousins -- 9. Sweet and double sweet : Sugar and all the tasty things that are not sugar -- 10. Natural and artificial : who does a better job us or Mother Nature? -- 11. Rose and skunk : some molecules smell really good, and some really don't -- 12. Color me chemical : the beautiful palette of molecules -- 13. I hate that molecule : poor innocent compounds caught up in politics -- 14. Machines of life : when is a molecule not a molecule? |
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Author Notes
Molecules : The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, Book 2 Of 3
Theodore Gray is the author of The Elements, Molecules , and Reactions , as well as Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science . He is the creator of the bestselling iPad apps "Elements" and "Molecules," which have both been named "App of the Week" by Apple and was Director of "Disney Animated" (also honored by Apple as "iPad App of the Year"). Gray appeared on stage with Steve Jobs several times in his capacity as a software creator. He also co-founded Wolfram Research, Inc., makers of the widely-used software Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha website. He lives in Urbana, Illinois. Nick Mann is a photographer specializing in taking beautiful photos of inanimate objects on black backgrounds. His other work includes Molecules, , Reactions, and How Things Work. Originally of Urbana, IL, he lives in Champaign, IL and North Liberty, IA, where he is working towards a geology degree at Cornell College.