The Nature of Matter: Understanding the Physical World

The Nature of Matter: Understanding the Physical World « Series from 2015

Series from 2015

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Genres: Special Interest

Discover how the immense variety of matter - stars, mountains, plants, people - is made by a limited number of elements that combine in simple ways.

In The Nature of Matter, no scientific background is needed to appreciate everyday miracles like a bouncing rubber ball or water's astonishing power to dissolve.

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Matter, Energy, and Entropy

The Nature of Light and Matter

A New Theory of Matter

The Structure of Atoms and Molecules

The Stellar Atom-Building Machine

The Amazing Periodic Table

Ionic versus Covalent Matter

The Versatile Element: Carbon

The Strange Behavior of Water

Matter in Solution

Interactions: Adhesion and Cohesion

Surface Energy: The Interfaces among Us

The Eloquent Chemistry of Carbon Compounds

Materials for Body Implants

The Chemistry of Food and Drink

Fuels and Explosives

The Air We Breathe

Materials: The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages

Again and Again: Polymers

Recycling Materials

Resistance Is Futile: Superconductors

Resistance Is Useful: Semiconductors

Out of Many, One: Composites

The Future of Materials