This series intends to follow the footsteps of the German biologist Ernst Haeckel’s Art Forms in Nature, using digital media and state-of-the-art visual technology to bring the beauty and wonder of chemistry to a wide audience. The two titles present exquisite pictures by 4K UltraHD camera and macro lenses that capture chemical reactions in astonishing details without the distraction of beakers or test tubes. At the molecular scale, computer graphics (CG) are used to showcase some of the most beautiful chemical structures selected from a large volume of scientific literature. At the “History” section, the author used photorealistic CG renderings to reproduce some of the most important historical chemical instruments.

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History 1 _x000D_

Chemical Symbols – Part of Chemical Language 2 _x000D_

Atomic Structure – From Atomic Theory to Quantum Mechanics 6 _x000D_

Chemical Bonds – Foundation of All Chemical Structures 12 _x000D_

Crystal Structure – From Macroscopic Geometry to Atomic Arrangement 16 _x000D_

Organic Molecular Structure – Countless Possibilities of Carbon Atoms 24 _x000D_

Polymers – Establishment of Macromolecular Concept 30 _x000D_

Biomacromolecules – Sophisticated Molecular Machines of Life 34 _x000D_

Nanoparticles – Both Old-fashioned and Modern 40 _x000D_

Carbon Nanostructure – Generating Research Excitement Again and Again 44 _x000D_

Surface Atomic Structure – From Seeing to Moving Atoms 48 _x000D_

Gallery 53 _x000D_

Molecules 54 _x000D_

Biomacromolecules 66 _x000D_

Crystals 80 _x000D_

From order to disorder 102 _x000D_

CG Animation Frames 110 _x000D_

Annotation 127