On the Surface of Things [Paperback]

Felice Frankel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0811813940 | ISBN-13: 978-0811813945 | Edition: 1

Using innovative photographic technology Fel ice Frankel captures on film events at the submicroscopic le vel with an accompanying text by George Whitesides that expl ains each image and how and why the captured phenomena occur . '

Editorial Reviews

From Scientific American

... [a] poetic volume ... remarkable, balancing weighty concepts from the laboratory with a literate tone as light and elegant as a spider's web. A wonderful achievement indeed. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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...one of the year's more intriguing concepts for an art book (or is it a science book?) It's a rare yin and yang concoction that satisfies both sides of the brain. -- Wired, Reena Jana

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; 1 edition (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811813940
• ISBN-13: 978-0811813945
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,054,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Science photographer Felice Frankel is a research scientist in the Center for Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received awards and grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, among others. Felice was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and was awarded the Distinguished Alumna Award at Brooklyn College, CUNY and the Lennart Nilsson Award for Scientific Photography.

For more information: www.felicefrankel.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing pictures and understandable explanations, March 31, 1998

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Stephan Stuecklin "thduggie" (Basel, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Surface of Things (Paperback)

As a student in Material Science and Engineering, I couldn't resist when I heard of this book, and I was not disappointed. Mrs. Frankel's photography is beautiful and illustrative without losing an artful touch as far as composition is concerned, and Mr. Whitesides' explanations can be easily grasped due to their intuitive approach. For someone who wants to know more about the science behind the effects the explanations may not be detailed enough, which is why I don't rate this book a ten, but whoever desires to gain an overview of surface effects and understand the basics of it, this is the book to read. I sincerely recommend this book.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic. A joy to look at and to read, June 10, 1999

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Nomad (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Surface of Things (Paperback)

This book consists of a number of fascinating photos drawn from the world of science. The pictures are works of art in themselves, and include a simple scale indicator to give you a clue whether what you're looking at is microscopic or full sized. The accompanying prose explains in a short description what you're looking at and why it's so interesting. The prose is brilliantly written and easy to read.

This book is not for scientists per se, but for anyone with a fascination for the world around them. A perfect accent to any coffee table.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great photography book !, October 11, 1998

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José Eduardo - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Surface of Things (Paperback)

This is not a science book ! The photos are really great, but the name fooled me...it is not a book on surface science ! Just a photography book that have some phothos that were taken with the help of scientific media.....