Middle World by M Haw

Middle World by M Haw

Between the microscopic world of quarks and atoms, and the macroscopic (observable) one of pebbles and planets, there is another world, strangely neglected by science. It is inhabited by things like pollen, DNA and viruses. Physicist Mark Haw tells the story of how scientists finally saw the restless middle world, having ignored it for so long.

'A delightful story of an overlooked and underappreciated science and the scientists who made itThe writing never falters.' - Mark Buchanan, author of Nexus

'Haw's excellent descriptions ensure that concepts normally encountered only at degree level are just part of a riveting story'. -Chemistry World

'An accessible and racy account...there is something for everyone in this highly enjoyable little book.' - Nature

'It's a phenomenal book. It's slender and makes for an easy read, yet still it explains fundamental concepts well, in terms of the experiments that led to their discovery. There's a reason we make biology students take physics and chemistry, and it's because their essential ideas are all tightly interlinked and this book makes a good case that viewing molecules as inhabitants of that Middle World is a powerfully unifying perspective.'

PZ Myers, Pharyngula Blog (www.scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/)

MARK HAW is a Materials Scientist at the University of Nottingham, UK, having spent a decade researching Brownian motion at the University of Edinburgh and the Ecole des Mines, France. He has written Physics and Chemistry features for Nature and Physics World, published numerous short stories and penned three novels.

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ISBN 13	9781403986030
ISBN 10	1403986037
Title	Middle World
Author	M Haw
Series	Macmillan Science
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Palgrave USA
Year published	2006-11-28
Number of pages	202
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.