From Conception to Birth
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From Conception to Birth by Alexander Tsiaras
The splendor and beauty of a child's growth and development in the womb--seen through unforgettable images made possible by revolutionary advances in visualization technologyWhat's happening with the baby now? All expectant parents ask this question throughout the exhilirating months of pregnancy. Fuzzy sonograms and doctor's explanations can provide basic information, but through Alexander Tsiaras' remarkable achievements in medical imaging technology, parents can see, for the first time, the awe-inspiring process of a new life unfolding, in stunning, vivid detail. The milestones of pregnancy which before could only be described can now be witnessed: the heart's first beats; the appearance of color in the eye; the emergence of toes and teeth; the brain and nervous system directing development; the first movement of tiny legs and arms; the first indications of gender; the wondrous symbiosis of mother and child; the symphony of the body's systems coming into being and working in concert. The book tracks the development of a baby from the moment of conception, through the explosively complex early stages of development and the amazing stages of growth as the baby is nurtured by the mother, ending with the joy of birth. All this is made possible by revolutions in two sciences. As biologists have decoded the molecular basis of life, computer scientists have developed non-invasive, three-dimensional techniques for visualizing the body. Alexander Tsiaras has been a pioneer in merging these explorations and discoveries. He has created a virtual camera studio that enables him to view a human body or any part of it individually, scan it, enlarge it, rotate it, adjust its transparency so that we can view inside a living being, and light it from any angle. The result is an ability to illuminate the unseen elements that make us who we are, and the miraculous images in From Conception to Birth.
Alexander Tsiaras, President and CEO of Anatomical Travelogue, Inc., has over twenty years of experience in health, research, and art, as well as international acclaim as a photojournalist, artist, and writer. His art has appeared on the covers of Life, The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian, Discover, Geo, and The London Times Magazine, among other publications. The National Institutes of Health, the National Museum of Health and Medicine of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and New York University School of Medicine collaborated on a lot of the work for this book. Tsiaras is a frequent keynote speaker at medical conferences throughout the world, including the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Conference and Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, both hosted by the National Institute of Health. He's also given a talk at the MIT Media Lab with Stephen Hawking. Tsiaras and his family live in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385503181 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385503180 |
| Title | From Conception to Birth |
| Author | Alexander Tsiaras |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2002-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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