Harvesting heat
“Harvesting heat”, Chemistry World 27 October 2014. Available here.
Forgotten prophet of the Internet
“Forgotten prophet of the Internet” (book review), Nature 509, 425 (2014). Available here.
Forgotten prophet of the Internet
“Forgotten prophet of the Internet” (book review), Nature 509, 425 (2014). Available here.
The hidden structure of liquids
“The hidden structure of liquids”, Nature Materials 13, 758-759 (2014). Available here.
There is no gene “for” everything
“There is no gene for everything”, Prospect December 2014. Available here.
Philip Ball discusses Alan Turing’s research on morphogenesis
2015 sees the 350th anniversary of the journal Philosophical Transactions, making it the world’s oldest scientific journal. As part of the celebrations to mark this anniversary, The Royal Society has published a special issue of Philosophical Transactions A (physical sciences papers) and Philosophical Transactions B (life sciences papers), looking back at pioneering papers from the archive, with commentaries by leading scientists, historians and science writers. Here we talk to one of the authors, Philip Ball, about his discussion of Alan Turing’s 1952 paper on ‘The chemical basis of morphogenesis’.
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Reviews: SERVING THE REICH: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics Under Hitler
Selected for science books of the year in the Observer and Times Higher Education. Shortlisted for the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books.
“The story is intriguing for it reveals the lack of insight of many of the world’s greatest physicists.”Robin McKie, Observer
“Ball’s book shows what can happen to morality when cleverness and discovery are valued above all else.”Philip Maughan, New Statesman
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Reviews: CURIOSITY: How Science Became Interested in Everything
“Curiosity is a wonderful book that revises popular assumptions about the Scientific Revolution with great wit and insight. But ultimately it is both a cogent and vigorously argued reflection on what drives modern experimental science… Philip Ball distinguishes himself as unquestionably one of our finest – and most curious – writers on the history and future of science.”Jerry Brotton, Literary Review
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