Summary
Modern life is made up of a mind-boggling array of materials. A simple drinking cup, for example, might be made of Styrofoam, paper, or glass, depending on the drinker’s needs at the moment. Home storage cabinets can be made of metal, wood, or plastic. Space shuttles are assembled from silicon, steel, and hundreds of other materials. All of these items owe their properties to the chemical bonds between the atoms that make up the substance. Chemical Bonds, Third Edition examines the nature of the chemical bonds, answering fundamental questions about how they form, how they are broken, and how they help define life as we know it.
About the Author(s)
Phillip Manning is the author of four other books and 150 or so magazine and newspaper articles. His book, Islands of Hope, received the 1999 National Outdoor Book Award for nature and the environment. Manning has a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Kristi Lew is a former high school science teacher with degrees in biochemistry and genetics. She is a professional science curriculum designer and the author of over 40 books for children and young adults.