Following in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking's 'A brief history of time' and Simon Singh's
'Fermat's Last Theorem' this exceptionally accessible book will you leave marveling at the
wonders of the world and if you didn't listen to your science teachers wishing you had.
Graham writes with the mind of a physicist and the soul of a poet. Nicki Hayes CCO The
Communications Practice author of First Aid for Feelings. Only a few writers have managed to
turn the highly technical jargon of science into language accessible for interested lay
readers. Isaac Asimov showed us how it could be done and Carl Zimmer and Brian Greene are
continuing today. In Molecular Storms his first book Liam Graham has shown that he has the
essential quality required to join this group a love of first learning then explaining how the
universe works. David Deamer Professor of Biomolecular Engineering University of California
Santa Cruz author of Assembling Life. Why is the universe the way it is? Wherever we look we
find ordered structures: from stars to planets to living cells. This book shows that the same
driving force is behind structure everywhere: the incessant random motion of the components of
matter. Physicists call it thermal noise. Let's call it the molecular storm. This storm drives
the fusion reactions that make stars shine. It drives whirlpools and currents in atmospheres
and oceans. It spins and distorts molecules until they are in the right orientation to react
and form new substances. In living cells it drives proteins to fold and molecules to
self-assemble. It is behind every detail of the astonishing molecular machines that control
cellular processes. Using cutting-edge research Molecular Storms takes us on a dazzling
journey from the early universe to the interior of the smallest living things. There in a
nanoscale world of biological devices it explains the physics behind the chemical system which
we call Life. Whether you're someone with a general interest in science or a student looking to
add context to your studies this book is for you. Molecular Storms is an accessible and
captivating read that will deepen your appreciation of the power of science to explain the
world.
