Faces of Science [FIRST PRINTING]
Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2005
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Some edgewear to dust jacket. Minor shelfwear to boards. Photographs of famous current scientists by the last living protege of Ansel Adams. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 175 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. By the author of 'Mathematicians' and 'Manhattan Island to My Self'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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- Title
- Faces of Science [FIRST PRINTING]
- Author
- Cook, Mariana, and Piel, Gerard (Introduction by)
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393061183
- ISBN 13
- 9780393061185
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
An intimate look at the people behind some of the great discoveries of our time.
Here a renowned photographer turns her camera on some of the greatest men and women of the scientific community. The seventy-seven extraordinary portraits included in Faces of Science make their subjects accessible to us and less formidable than they may have seemed in the past. Each image is paired with a short autobiographical essay explaining how the scientist became interested in his or her chosen field. The combination of word and image illuminates the individual character of each scientist, from Francis Crick and Richard Leakey to Miriam Rothschild and Mary Eubanks. It also reveals some of what they have in common: intellectual curiosity, a desire to help mankind, and an ability to work with others to accomplish their tasks. Faces of Science is both an inspiration and a confirmation of the human spirit. 85 duotone photographs"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Gerard Piel was the founding editor of Scientific American.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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