The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-Close Look at the Art and Science of Snowflakes

Libbrecht, Kenneth George

ISBN 10: 0760336768 / ISBN 13: 9780760336762

Editore: Voyageur Press (MN), 2010

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.21. Codice articolo G0760336768I4N00

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>

Informazioni sugli autori: <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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Titolo: The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-Close ...
Casa editrice: Voyageur Press (MN)
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket