Books written by Philip Ball, science writer. Writing at the interface of science and culture.
Selection of articles Water; Patterns; Colour; Nanoscience; Materials; Physics of Society; Alchemy; Other
 
 
WATER
A selection of articles and presentations about water by Philip Ball
 
  • Water - life's matrix: extended text of an article for 'Water - Reflections on an Element', Agenda Edition No.1 (Hoffmann & Campe, 2003).
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  • Water in the cell: an article in Cell and Molecular Biology 47(5) (2001).
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  • Water in the cell: a talk delivered at Arnhem, the Netherlands, for the University of Utrecht, 2002
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  • Water at surfaces: an article published in Nature 423, 25 (2003).
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    BBC Radio 4 website

    BBC - Radio 4 - The Cosmic Ocean 18/03/2004
    Water in the universe - with contributions from Philip.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/cosmicocean.shtml

  • Seeking the solution: feature on water’s role in astrobiology, Nature, August 2005.
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