VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: CHEMISTRY AND LIFE SCIENCE by J. M. T. Thompson (Editor) ( 9780521805391 )

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VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: CHEMISTRY AND LIFE SCIENCE

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J. M. T. Thompson (Editor)

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0521805392

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9780521805391

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

12 July, 2001

Pages:

208

Description:

Leading young scientists give engaging reviews of their research areas and exciting visions of future developments.

Synopsis:

Leading young scientists, many holding prestigious Royal Society Research Fellowships, describe their research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well illustrated style, the articles are derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in a special Millennium Issue of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions (used by Newton, this is the world's longest running scientific journal). Carefully selected by the journal's editor, Professor J. M. T. Thompson FRS, topics include studies of atoms and molecules in motion; new processes and materials; nature's secrets of biological growth and form; progress in understanding the human body and mind. The book conveys the excitement and enthusiasm of the young authors for their work in Chemistry and Life Science. Two companion books cover Astronomy and Earth Science, and Physics and Electronics. All are definitive reviews for anyone with a general interest in the future directions of science.

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82 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press

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