On the surface of things : images of the extraordinary in science / Felice Frankel and George M. Whi...
On the surface of things : images of the extraordinary in science / Felice Frankel and George M. Whitesides.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1997.
Call Numbers
TQ063802
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Language
English
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Physical content
160 p. : col. ill. ; 25 x 26cm.
Contents
the sizes of things -- light -- form -- order -- change -- disorder -- illusion.
Publication information
Publisher
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1997.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
How many electrons can dance on the head of a pin? What do DNA strands look like when chased by an electrical charge? Using innovative photographic technology, MIT artist-in-residence Felice Frankel finds startling abstract beauty in the undulations of liquid crystal film, the gymnastics of plastic microstructures, the migratory trudge of bacteria,...
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Full title
On the surface of things : images of the extraordinary in science / Felice Frankel and George M. Whitesides.
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from NQ530.417/1.
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Date Copyright
c1997.
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Call Numbers
TQ063802
Record Identifier
74VMQZvAQ30y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQZvAQ30y
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ISBN
0811813940 (pb)
9780811813716 (hc)
0811813711 (hc)
9780811813945 (pb)
DDC
530.417
MMS ID
991000343579702626