Taming the Atom: The Emergence of the Visible Microworld [Book Review]
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- Zewail, Ahmed H.
Abstract
Twenty-four centuries ago, the Greek philosopher Democritus and his teacher Leucippus gave birth to a new way of thinking about matter's invisible and elementary entity, the atom. Democritus's atomism was born on a purely philosophical basis, surely without anticipating some of this century's most triumphant scientific discoveries - atoms can now be seen, seen in motion and manipulated. Von Baeyer vividly and eloquently describes the past, present and future of atomism. His account of present-day discoveries is largely centred on the three fundamental dimensions, space, time and number, and is written in a coherent and personal style. As Roald Hoffman notes on the dust jacket, the author has provided a striking verbal picture of the contemporary scene of physics and chemistry.
Additional Information
© 1993 Nature Publishing Group. Book Review of: Taming the Atom: The Emergence of the Visible Microworld. By Hans Christian von Baeyer. Random House: 1992. Pp. 223.Additional details
- Alternative title
- Small is Beautiful
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- 57467
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20150512-150328188
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