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viii PREFACE

astronom y and earth science (covering creation of the universe according
to the big bang theory, hum an exploration of the solar system , Earth’s deep
interior, global warm ing and clim ate change), physics and electronics (cov-
ering quantum and gravitational physics, electronics, advanced com puting
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and elecom m unications), and chem istry and life science (covering the
topics described below).
Topics in the present book on chem istry and life science include
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studies of atom s and m olecules in m otion, he developm ent of new
processes and m aterials, nature’s secrets of biological growth and form ,
physical techniques in biology, progress in understanding the hum an body
and m ind, and the com puter m odelling of the hum an heart.
J. M. T. Thom pson