Philip Ball Quote

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

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. ...