{"product_id":"lifes-matrix-a-biography-of-water-9780520230088","title":"Life's Matrix: A Biography of Water","description":"One of the four elements of classical antiquity, water is central to the environment of our planet. In \u003ci\u003eLife's Matrix, \u003c\/i\u003ePhilip Ball writes of water's origins, history, and unique physical character. As a geological agent, water shapes mountains, canyons, and coastlines, and when unleashed in hurricanes and floods its destructive power is awesome. Ball's provocative exploration of water on other planets highlights the possibilities of life beyond Earth. \u003ci\u003eLife's Matrix \u003c\/i\u003ealso examines the grim realities of depletion of natural resources and its effects on the availability of water in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16400\"\u003ePhilip Ball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520230088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520230086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT038000\"\u003eNatural Resources\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT010000\"\u003eEcology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Ball \u003c\/b\u003estudied chemistry at Oxford and received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Bristol. He has worked for ten years as an editor at \u003ci\u003eNature \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDesigning the Molecular World: Chemistry for the 21st Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), \u003ci\u003eMade to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1997), and \u003ci\u003eThe Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44296965652717,"sku":"9780520230088","price":51.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9b08cfbb-df23-4d47-b199-3b6b58222f37.jpg?v=1697217086","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/lifes-matrix-a-biography-of-water-9780520230088","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}