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A Positron Named Priscilla: Scientific Discovery at the Frontier
National Academy of Sciences
Reports on some of the discoveries and developments in fields from astronomy to molecular biology. This book tells the story of "buckyballs," or buckminsterfullerenes, a form of carbon discovered only a few years ago, that have the potential to be used in a variety of important applications, from superconductivity to nanotechnology.
360 pages, colour photographs, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | 1994 |
| ISBN13 | 9780309048934 |
| Publishers | National Academies Press |
| Pages | 360 |
| Dimensions | 203 × 254 × 25 mm · 301 g |
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