| Cosmic Imagery: Key Images in the History of Science Contributor(s): Barrow, John D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393061779 ISBN-13: 9780393061772 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: This remarkable book traces the history and influences of nearly 200 iconic images that have changed human conceptions of the universe. Entertaining and informative essays accompany the powerful pictures. Full color throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Science | History |
| Dewey: 520.222 |
| LCCN: 2008017099 |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 7.42" W x 9.52" (3.00 lbs) 624 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We live in a visual age, an age of images--iconic, instant, and influential--that have crystallized our conception of the large, the small, and the complex, of both inner and outer space. Some, like Robert Hooke's first microscopic views of the natural world, arose because of new technical capabilities. Others, like the first graphs, were breathtakingly simple but perennially useful. The first stunning picture of Earth from space stimulated an environmental consciousness that has grown ever since; the mushroom clouds from atomic and nuclear explosions became the ultimate symbol of death and destruction; Mercator's flat map of the Earth cemented an entire worldview. John D. Barrow's collection encompasses the frontiers of modern science and its most memorable historic moments. But this is much more than a picture book. Entertaining and informative essays accompany the powerful display of images that have illuminated concepts of far-reaching significance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrow, John D.: - John D. Barrow is professor of mathematical sciences and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the best-selling author of many books on science and mathematics, including Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn't Know about the World of Sports and 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World. |