The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-close Look at the Art & Science of Snowflakes - Rilegato

Libbrecht, Kenneth

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ISBN 10: 0760336768 ISBN 13: 9780760336762

Casa editrice: Voyageur Pr, 2009

Riassunto

<p>Before a snowflake melts on your tongue, it makes an epic journey. This is the beautiful, full-color story of that journey, step by step, from a single snowflake&#8217;s creation in the clouds, through its fall to earth, to its brief and sparkling appearance on a child&#8217;s mitten. Told by a scientist who knows snowflakes better than almost anyone, the story features his brilliant photographs of real snowflakes, snowflakes forming (in the author&#8217;s lab), water evaporating, clouds developing, ice crystals, rain, dew, and frost--all the elements of the world and weather that add up, flake by flake, to the white landscape of winter. Aimed at readers from 6 to 12, <i>The&#160;Secret Life of a Snowflake</i> gets to the heart of one of nature&#8217;s most magical phenomena while making the wonder of the snowflake all the more real.</p>

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<p><b>Kenneth Libbrecht</b> is a professor of physics at Caltech, where he studies the molecular dynamics of crystal growth, especially how ice crystals grow from water vapor, which is essentially the physics of snowflakes. He has authored several books on this topic, including <i>The Snowflake: Winter&#39;s Secret Beauty</i>, <i>The Snowflake: Winter&#39;s Frozen Artistry, </i><i>The Art of the Snowflake</i>, and <i>Field Guide to Snowflakes</i>. Dr. Libbrecht served as science consultant on the Disney film <i>Frozen</i>. He lives in Pasadena with his wife, Rachel Wing. They have two children.</p>

Kenneth Libbrecht is a professor of physics at Caltech, where he studies the molecular dynamics of crystal growth, especially how ice crystals grow from water vapor, which is essentially the physics of snowflakes. He has authored several books on this topic, including The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty, The Snowflake: Winter's Frozen Artistry, The Art of the Snowflake, and Field Guide to Snowflakes. Dr. Libbrecht served as science consultant on the Disney film Frozen. He lives in Pasadena with his wife, Rachel Wing. They have two children.

Kenneth Libbrecht is a professor of physics at Caltech, where he studies the molecular dynamics of crystal growth, especially how ice crystals grow from water vapor, which is essentially the physics of snowflakes. He has authored several books on this topic, including The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty, The Snowflake: Winter's Frozen Artistry, The Art of the Snowflake, and Field Guide to Snowflakes. Dr. Libbrecht served as science consultant on the Disney film Frozen. He lives in Pasadena with his wife, Rachel Wing. They have two children.

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Scientist Ken Libbrecht has an unusual hobby: He looks at snowflakes under a microscope and takes photographs of what he sees. His amazing photos reveal each snowflake to be a crystal of clear ice. Discover beautiful snow crystals that look like flowers, ferns, and stars—but also unusual flakes that look like pencils, needles, and even wheel axles.

As a scientist, Dr. Libbrecht tries to understand how things work in the natural world. Why do snowflakes form such different shapes? How do they grow? Why are no two alike? Join him as he answers these questions and more. Learn the secret life of a snowflake!

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Voyageur Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0760336768
• ISBN 13: 9780760336762
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Disegnatore: Sorenson Vanessa
• Numero di pagine: 48
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile