Philip Ball
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Philip Ball is a freelance science writer. He worked at Nature for over 20 years, first as an editor for physical sciences (for which his brief extended from biochemistry to quantum physics and materials science) and then as a Consultant Editor. His writings on science for the popular press have covered topical issues ranging from cosmology to the future of molecular biology.

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The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It
The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It
Paperback: £5.19 Kindle Edition: £4.93
3 Feb 2011
3.3 out of 5 stars   (18)
Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another
Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another
Paperback: £6.60
3 Feb 2005
3.8 out of 5 stars   (16)
The Elements: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
The Elements: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Paperback: £4.31 Kindle Edition: £4.09
8 April 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars   (4)
Molecules: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Molecules: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Paperback: £4.12 Kindle Edition: £3.91
27 Nov 2003
4.5 out of 5 stars   (2)
Flow: Nature's patterns: a tapestry in three parts
Flow: Nature's patterns: a tapestry in three parts
Paperback: £5.19 Kindle Edition: £4.93
26 May 2011
4.0 out of 5 stars   (1)
Branches: Nature's patterns: a tapestry in three parts
Branches: Nature's patterns: a tapestry in three parts
Paperback: £5.19 Kindle Edition: £4.93
26 May 2011
1.0 out of 5 stars   (1)
Shapes: Nature's patterns: a tapestry in three parts
Shapes: Nature's patterns: a tapestry in three parts
Paperback: £5.19
26 May 2011
4.2 out of 5 stars   (8)
The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science
The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science
Paperback: £6.99
5 April 2007
4.6 out of 5 stars   (5)
Made to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century (Princeton Paperbacks)
Made to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century (Princeton Paperbacks)
Paperback: £17.90
13 Sep 1999
4.5 out of 5 stars   (2)
The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature
The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature
Paperback: £43.61 Kindle Edition: £29.18
5 July 2001
3.5 out of 5 stars   (2)
Unnatural: The Heretical Idea of Making People
Unnatural: The Heretical Idea of Making People
Paperback: £6.99 Kindle Edition: £6.64
1 Mar 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars   (1)
Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful Experiments in Chemistry
Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful Experiments in Chemistry
Hardcover: £17.55
1 Aug 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars   (1)

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