Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht

Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht

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Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht

A cute giftbook packed with glorious color microphotography of real snow crystals by Dr. SnowCaltech physicist Kenneth Libbrecht. His photos of snowflakes have appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and on Martha Stewarts TV show, as well as numerous other places. This thick cube book is packed with a blizzards worth of amazing images as well as literary quotes on the beauty of snow.
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 Art of the Snowflake, and Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes. He lives in Pasadena with his wife, Rachel Wing. They have two children.
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ISBN 13 9780760334980
ISBN 10 0760334986
Title Snowflakes
Author Kenneth Libbrecht
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Year published 2008-10-01
Number of pages 512
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.