H2O A Biography of Water Author:Philip Ball Water is baffling - even to scientists. From its refusal to obey the ordinary rules of liquids to its insistence on becoming lighter when it freezes, water is as curious as it is vital. Philip Ball conducvts us on a gloriously offbeat and intelligent investigation into exactly what we do and do not know about the substance which sustains life. F... more »rom cell biology to folklore, from the Big Bang and the birth of oceans to the matrix of life itself, Ball's perspective is always accessible and stimulating.
Released in the US as Life's Matrix: A Biography of Water.« less