Sharp, John C.

This thesis examines the religions and theological foundations of natural science. A mythology has arisen, both popularly and academieally, that locates the historical origins of science in the great humanistic movements of the Renaissance and Eniightenment. Conversely Calvinism…

This thesis concerns molecules with potential uses for information storage on the atomic scale. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to study the molecules in depth, to further understand their properties and to ascertain whether they are suited to such applicat…