- Philip Ball
Philip Ball (born 1962) is an English
science writer . He holds a degree in chemistry from Oxford and a doctorate in physics fromBristol University . He was an editor for the journal "Nature" for over 10 years."Critical Mass"
Ball's 2004 book "Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another" examines a wide range of topics including the
business cycle random walk s,phase transition s,bifurcation theory traffic flow ,Zipf's law ,Small world phenomenon ,catastrophe theory , thePrisoner's dilemma . The overall theme is one of applying modern mathematical models to social and economic phenomena.The book was awarded
Aventis Prize for 2005.Bibliography
*"The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science" (2006), ISBN 0-434-01134-7
*"Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful Experiments in Chemistry" (2005), ISBN 0-85404-674-7
*"Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another" (2004), ISBN 0-434-01135-5
*"The Ingredients: A Guided Tour of the Elements" (2002), ISBN 0-19-284100-9 (republished as "The Elements: A Very Short Introduction")
*"Bright Earth: The Invention of Colour" (2001), ISBN 0-670-89346-3
*"Stories of the Invisible: A Guided Tour of Molecules" (2001), ISBN 0-19-280214-3 (republished as "Molecules: A Very Short Introduction")
*"H2O: A Biography of Water" (1999), ISBN 0-297-64314-2 (published in the U.S. as "Life's Matrix")
*"The Self-made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature" (1999), ISBN 0-19-850244-3
*"Made to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century" (1997), ISBN 0-691-02733-1
*"Designing the Molecular World: Chemistry at the Frontier" (1994), ISBN 0-691-00058-1External links
* [http://www.philipball.com Philip Ball Homepage]
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