a: Chemical reaction ~
b: dance

What: "The hope is that one will be able to gain an insight into the molecular dance in chemical reaction by observing the molecular partners while they are on the stage, rather than in the wings before or after the dance is over. (This simile is a favourite one of Polanyi's, acknowledged at a gala performance of the National Ballet of Canada in 1987 at which Polanyi was invited, briefly, to observe the ballet from centre stage.)

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Writer: JOHN CHARLES POLANYI
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Date: Oct 30 2013 7:53 PM


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