Book
Seeing science : the art of making the invisible visible / Jack Challoner.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780262544351 : PAP
- ISBN: 0262544350 : PAP
- Physical Description: 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2022.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Science > Pictorial works. Visual communication in science. Information visualization. |
| Genre: | Illustrated works. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Hanover Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etna Library | 502 CHA | 31257000307511 | Adult collection | Available | - |
Summary:
"This bountifully illustrated book demonstrates the power of images to represent the unseeable, offering stunning visualizations of science that range from the microscopic to the incredibly vast. With more than 200 color images and an engaging text by leading science writer Jack Challoner, Seeing Science explains and illustrates the techniques by which scientists create visualizations of their discoveries. We see the first detection of a black hole as represented by an image from an Xray telescope, get adirect view of DNA through an electron microscope, and much more. Visualizations are also used to make sense of an avalanche of data--concisely presenting information from the 20,000 or so human genes, for example"--