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Sources of all quotes in The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics by Philip Ball To be added soon. To the book description Published Autumn 2026 (University of Chicago Press) The post Sources of all quotes in The Man Who Broke Reality by Philip Ball first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics by Philip Ball A thrilling biography of Nobel Prize–winning Danish physicist Niels Bohr, the most radical quantum mechanician of all. In the first half of the twentieth century, the tremendous energy locked up in the nuclei of atoms was discovered and then [ ] The post The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of…
Science hasn’t gone ‘woke’ – the only people meddling with it are the Tories The Guardian, 4 October 2023 The post Science hasn’t gone ‘woke’ first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
The Final Ethical Frontier Aeon 24 October 2023 The post The Final Ethical Frontier first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
What lies beneath: Review of Deep Water by James Bradley The Guardian, 7 March 2024 The post What lies beneath: Review of Deep Water first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
We’re trying to find the shape of space’: scientists wonder if the universe is like a doughnut The Observer, 9 June 2024 The post ‘We’re trying to find the shape of space’ first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
We Are Not Machines Aeon 12 July 2024 The post We Are Not Machines first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
Animal magic: Review of Living on Earth by Peter Godfrey Smith The Guardian, 10 August 2024 The post Animal magic: Review of Living on Earth first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
Many of many myths: Review of The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts The Guardian, 14 September 2024 The post Many of many myths: Review of The Many Lives of James Lovelock first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .
The biology of human frailty: Review of Seven Deadly Sins by Guy Leschziner The Guardian 10 December 2024 The post The biology of human frailty: Review of Seven Deadly Sins first appeared on Philip Ball | Science Writer .