Faces of Science Portraits

Name: Faces of Science Portraits
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ISBN: 9780393061185

ISBN-10: 0393061183

ISBN-13: 9780393061185

Edition: 2005

Authors: Mariana Ruth Cook, Gerard Piel, Mariana Ruth Cook

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Here a Renowned Photographer turns her camera on some of the greatest men and women of the scientific community. The seventy-seven extraordinary portraits included in Faces of Science make their subjects accessible to us and less formidable than they may have seemed in the past. Each image is paired with a short autobiographical essay explaining how the scientist became interested in his or her chosen field. The combination of word and image illuminates the individual character of each scientist, from Francis Crick and Richard Leakey to Miriam Rothschild and Mary Eubanks. It also reveals some of what they have in common: intellectual curiosity, a desire to help mankind, and an ability to…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/17/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 1.02" wide x 1.19" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 3.014
Language: English

Mariana Cook's work is exhibited internationally and held in many major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Portrait Gallery. Her acclaimed books include "Couples", "Fathers and Daughters", "Mothers and Sons", and "Generations of Women" (all Chronicle). R. C. Gunning is professor of mathematics at Princeton University.