Water
a very short introduction
$28.74
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2015
Summary
Water: A Very Short Introduction
Water dominates Earth’s surface and is vital for life. It’s a remarkable liquid with anomalous behavior. This Very Short Introduction delves into the science of water, exploring how the structure of water molecules shapes its physical and chemical properties.
Considering water in its three states – ice, steam, and liquid – it explains the importance of understanding its structure and behavior to fields like chemistry, astrophysics, and earth …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198708728 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198708726 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | John Finney |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 126g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 116mm x 10mm |
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a wake-up call to those who only think about it when their holiday’s are washed out or their water bills arrive.
a wake-up call to those who only think about it when their holiday’s are washed out or their water bills arrive. * Northern Echo, Stephen Craggs *
About The Author
John Finney
John Finney is Emeritus Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London and the London Centre for Nanotechnology. His research has focussed on liquids and disordered solids, beginning with his Ph.D. work with J.D. Bernal on liquid structure, subsequently developing to work on water, aqueous solutions and the role of water in protein stability and enzyme activity. He co-chaired the 2002 Gordon Research Conference on Waterand Aqueous Solutions, organised a 2003 Royal Society Discussion Meeting on The molecular basis of life: is life possible without water? and co-edited Water and Life: the unique properties of H2O. Hewas a leading member of the research teams that have discovered four phases of ice, the first new phases to be found since the 1930s. From 1988 - 1993, he was Head of Neutron Science, and then Chief Scientist at the ISIS Pulsed Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
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