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Life's Matrix: A Biography of Water
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Life's Matrix: A Biography of Water Paperback - 2001

by Ball, Philip

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In "Life's Matrix", Philip Ball writes of water's origins, history, and unique physical character. His provocative exploration of water on other planets highlights the possibilities of life beyond Earth. It also examines the grim realities of depletion of natural resources and its effects on the availability of water in the 21st century. Illustrations.

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  • Title Life's Matrix: A Biography of Water
  • Author Ball, Philip
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 433
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Univ of California Pr, Berkeley
  • Date 2001-06-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # FORT787818
  • ISBN 9780520230088 / 0520230086
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.88 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress subjects Water
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00047980
  • Dewey Decimal Code 553.7

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About the author

Philip Ball studied chemistry at Oxford and received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Bristol. He has worked for ten years as an editor at Nature magazine. He is the author of Designing the Molecular World: Chemistry for the 21st Century (1994), Made to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century (1997), and The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature.