Molecules are the smallest units of meaning in chemistry. It is through molecules, not atoms, that one can tell stories in the sub-microscopic world. They are the words: atoms are just the letters... And in molecules, as in words, the order in which the component parts are put together matters: "save" and "vase" do not mean the same thing.


Stories of the Invisible, Chapter 1 (p. 13), Oxford University Press, Inc. 2001

Philip Ball Quotes

Molecules are the smallest units of meaning in chemistry. It is through molecules, not atoms, that one can tell stories in the sub-microscopic world. ...

Molecules are the smallest units of meaning in chemistry. It is through molecules, not atoms, that one can tell stories in the sub-microscopic world. ...

Molecules are the smallest units of meaning in chemistry. It is through molecules, not atoms, that one can tell stories in the sub-microscopic world. ...

Molecules are the smallest units of meaning in chemistry. It is through molecules, not atoms, that one can tell stories in the sub-microscopic world. ...