All 7 Uses of
atom
in
Angels & Demons
- Until recently antimatter has been created only in very small amounts (a few atoms at a time).†
Chpt Intr. *
- Particle physics is the study of atoms, isn't it?†
Chpt 8
- Atoms look like planets compared to what we deal with.†
Chpt 8
- Our interests lie with an atom's nucleus-a mere ten-thousandth the size of the whole.†
Chpt 8
- A leather-bound Bible sat on Vetra's desk beside a plastic Bohr model of an atom and a miniature replica of Michelangelo's Moses.†
Chpt 13-14
- Atoms!†
Chpt 29-30
- You proclaim that even the slightest change in the force of gravity or the weight of an atom would have rendered our universe a lifeless mist rather than our magnificent sea of heavenly bodies, and yet you fail to see God's hand in this?†
Chpt 93-94
Definition:
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(atom) the smallest part of any material that cannot be broken up by chemical means; comprised of a nucleus of protons and neutrons surrounded by orbiting electrons