A Positron Named Priscilla: Scientific Discovery at the Frontier - National Academy of Sciences - Books - National Academies Press - 9780309048934 - 1994
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A Positron Named Priscilla: Scientific Discovery at the Frontier


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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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