Skip to content

Search for:

Books
Biography
- Awards and Appointments
Publications
- General
- Popular
- Academic
- Other
Articles
- Alchemy
- Colour
- Materials
- Music
- Nanoscience
- Other
- Patterns
- Physics of Society
- Water
Presentations
Phil’s Blogs
- Homunculus
- Water in Biology

Books
Biography
- Awards and Appointments
Publications
- General
- Popular
- Academic
- Other
Articles
- Alchemy
- Colour
- Materials
- Music
- Nanoscience
- Other
- Patterns
- Physics of Society
- Water
Presentations
Phil’s Blogs
- Homunculus
- Water in Biology

Home
Publications by Philip Ball
Popular Publications
The death of ‘progress’

The death of ‘progress’

March 5, 2026

The New World 25 February 2026. Available here.

← Previous Post

Categories

Categories

Publications

Academic Publications
General Publications
Other Publications
Popular Publications

Radio

The Burning Question
Led by the Science
Science Stories – Series Five
Science Stories – Series Four
Science Stories – Series Three
Science Stories – Series Two
Science Stories – Series One
The Unseen – A History of the Invisible
The Radio 3 Documentary

Presentations

Talks and Presentations 2023
Talks and Presentations 2024
Theatre

Archives

Archives

PHILIP BALL

Philip Ball is a writer. Most of his books are concerned with science in some form or another: its history, its interactions with the arts and society, its achievements, delights and detours. He is a regular columnist for several magazines and an occasional radio presenter and broadcaster. He was an editor of Nature for many years, and long ago, a chemist and physicist of sorts.

Random Book Covers

The Elements

Designing the Molecular World

La invención del color hardback (Spain)

Curiosity

Critical Mass

The Self-Made Tapestry

Bright Earth

The Beauty of Chemistry

H2O

Beyond Weird

The Sun and Moon Corrupted

The Book of Minds UK cover

Pt.1: Shapes

H2O

Patterns in Nature

The Modern Myths

Unnatural paperback

Serving the Reich

Stories of the Invisible

The Devil’s Doctor

The Music Instinct – UK cover

Bright Earth – USA cover

The Music Instinct – US cover

Stories of the Invisible:

Made to Measure

Bright Earth Penguin paperback

The Ingredients

Water Kiingdom

The Ingredients

The Ingredients

The Elements

Universe of Stone

(USA cover) The Book of Minds

Flow

Elegant Solutions

Universe of Stone

Unnatural

Pt.3: Branches

Stories of the Invisible

Home
Latest News
Books
Publications
Articles
Privacy
Cookie Policy
Sitemap
Contact Philip

Copyright © 2026 Philip Ball | Science Writer | Powered by AlexRowbotham.com

Scroll to Top