1st. ed. 2004 , Hardcover with the dust jacket, 232 page book with hundreds of color photos from space to mico photos . Condition : Very Fine / Fine , very light creaces to the DJ . see photo. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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Title

INVISIBLE WORLDS : Exploring the Unseen

Publisher

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, United Kingdom

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

0297843427

ISBN 13

9780297843429

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Various Contributors

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Very Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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Synopsis

Take an amazing and truly awe-inspiring visual voyage, courtesy of 100 incredible images made from the most sophisticated, cutting-edge technology, and see what can�t be seen with the naked eye.

It�s an eye-opening experience: from the smashing of atoms to the diffraction of X-rays skimming through a crystal of DNA, the deepest patterns of nature�s building blocks are revealed to thrilling effect thanks to revolutionary technology. These thoroughly breathtaking images delve deep into the invisible world, letting us peer into the hidden secrets of heat, sound, and all manner of exotic energies and radiations. View the human body as seen in a colored Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan; a photo of a huge solar prominence, taken by an Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope; an enhanced electron scan of tiny dust mites; and striking spots of light from the distant galaxies. Computer simulations, powered by 21st-century mathematics, hint that there are still greater truths out there. It�s as unbelievable as the best science fiction�and it�s all true.

About the Author

Dr Jim al-Khalili is a theoretical physicist and senior lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of Surrey. He has twice been nominated for the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Award for the Public Understanding of Science and is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges lecturer. He is the author of BLACK HOLES, WORMHOLES AND TIME MACHINES and has appeared on Radio 4's LEADING EDGE and the BBC's TOMORROW'S WORLD and HORIZON programmes. Piers Bizony is a science writer and television producer. He is a regular contributor to FOCUS magazine, THE INDEPENDENT, the EVENING STANDARD and WIRED. He is the author of five previous books on film and space. Dr Jim Al-Khalili is a theoretical physicist at the University of Surrey. He has twice been nominated for the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Award for the Public Understanding of Science and is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges lecturer. He is the author of the acclaimed BLACK HOLES, WORMHOLES AND TIME MACHINES and QUANTUM.

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