Water, nanoscience and organic synthesis
Tony Tooth looks at some websites that may be of interest to chemistry teachers.
Philip Ball
I have been a fan of Philip Ball's science writing since my father gave me a copy of H2O: A biography of water as a Christmas present some years ago; I can thoroughly recommend it, and frequently do so to my students.
Philip's website promotes his writing and there are links to reviews of all his books as well as to his blog. The most recent blog entry reproduces his Crucible column from Chemistry World, wherein he muses on whether or not the periodic table has an end and the significance of the number 137!
At the top of every page there are links to areas such as Water and Nanoscience where you can find further links to the text of various articles. One such is the extended text of an article that appeared in Agenda, a book on water published by Hoffmann & Campe in 2002, and gives a very good flavour of the book if you want to 'try before you buy'.
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