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Philip Ball is a freelance writer who lives in London. He worked for over twenty years as an editor for Nature, writes regularly in the scientific and popular media, and has authored many books on the interactions of the sciences, the arts, and the wider culture, including, most recently, Serving mostrar más the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler, also published by the University of Chicago Press. mostrar menos

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Obras de Philip Ball

La invención del color (2001) 480 copias
H2O: una biografía del agua (1999) 308 copias
The Water Kingdom (2016) 107 copias
The Sun and Moon Corrupted (2008) 18 copias
Cuántica (2018) 10 copias

Obras relacionadas

The New Science of Strong Materials or Why You Don't Fall through the Floor (1968) — Introducción, algunas ediciones386 copias
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019 (2020) — Contribuidor — 103 copias
Time unwrapped : kings place : programme 2018 — Contribuidor — 1 copia

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Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1962
Género
male
Nacionalidad
UK
País (para mapa)
England, UK
Lugares de residencia
London, England, UK
Educación
University of Oxford
University of Bristol
Ocupaciones
science writer
Organizaciones
Nature (editor)

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Reseñas

Brimful of facts, the book enhances our understanding of colors, color perception and production, drawing and history of art in general. It portrays interesting intertwinement of painting techniques development and 'hardware' available for artists at various points in history.

I found it impossible to read without an Internet access available around. Despite a number of illustrations the author constantly refers (and for good reasons) to a yet greater number of works. Thus it is more rewarding - both estethically and cognitively - to check those paintings to better understand the points made by this brilliant author.… (más)
 
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Den85 | 10 reseñas más. | Jan 3, 2024 |
Ampio, approfondito e ambizioso. Ball riesce molto bene a informare, analizzare e ipotizzare, in modo diverso - e con difficoltà e astrazione crescente - procedendo dai primi capitoli basati sulla comprensione del linguaggio musicale e della sua armonia verso gli ultimi, dove il cosiddetto linguaggio musicale è esposto in quanto tale a una comparazione con linguaggi più propriamente intesi - in primis quello verbale - che apre a una raccolta di riflessioni illustri che risultano interessanti spesso proprio perché ardite e arbitrarie. In tutto ciò, il filo rosso della musica come istinto attraversa l'intero libro, ponendosi come ulteriore spunto ambizioso che, con tutte le difficoltà interpretative che presenta, non può che affascinare e far apprezzare l'impresa di ricerca e scrittura di Ball.… (más)
 
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d.v. | 2 reseñas más. | May 16, 2023 |
As to be expected from Philip Ball, a solid book that captures both the science and beauty of chemistry. Highly recommended!

Thanks to MIT Press for access to a digital ARC via NetGalley.
 
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Obras
38
También por
5
Miembros
5,134
Popularidad
#4,855
Valoración
½ 3.7
Reseñas
94
ISBNs
212
Idiomas
14
Favorito
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