“Incandescent carbon particles, by the tens of millions, leap free of the log and wave like banners, as flame. Several hundred significantly… — John McPhee Copy Share Image
Originally, the atoms of carbon from which we're made were floating in the air, part of a carbon dioxide molecule. The only… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
“Carbon originates in the Universe via a two-step process from nuclei of helium, or alpha particles as we usually call them. Two… — John D. Barrow Copy Share Image
“We live and we die, but we are made of sterner stuff. The carbon atoms in our fingernails, the calcium in our… — Keith Heyer Meldahl Copy Share Image
“The calcium of bones, the keratin of eyelashes, the exhalations of our bodies - all these are reconstituted as carbon atoms, used… — Hermione Eyre Copy Share Image
