The Most Beautiful Molecule: The Discovery of the Buckyball
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
The molecule, buckminsterfullerene, is beautiful physically and intellectually. Its qualities, and even some of its properties, can be appreciated instantly and intuitively by nonscientists. Its uniqueness is bound to lead to novel applications—superconductivity is the leading contender at the moment.
- Publisher
- White Lion Publishing
- Genre
- Topics
- Buckminsterfullerene discoveryMolecular chemistryNanotechnology
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyShortlisted(1996)
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