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SCIENCE AT THE EXTREME: SCIENTISTS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF DISCOVERY
Taylor, Peter Lane
2000 10874 "This is a book that will astonish you." National Geographic Adventure Whether hanging from suspension bridges to track the flight of raptors, scuba diving into the crushing cores of moving glaciers, or exploring the burning cauldrons of active volcanoes, there is a special breed of scientist willing to go wherever they must and do whatever it takes to get the data they need. Science and nature writer and photojournalist Peter Lane Taylor, accompanied nine of these "extreme scientists" and experienced firsthand the rigors of their special brand of research. In Science at the Extreme, he combines stunning original photographs with gripping narrative accounts to take readers on a thrilling adventure with a purpose to the very frontiers of discovery. SYNOPSIS Enter the endless possibilities of extreme science With a fascinating narrative and stunning photography, Science at the Extreme destroys the stereotypes of the scientist as a white-coated laboratory hermit cut off from the real world. This dazzling new breed of candid, impassioned, and risk-taking explorers have emerged to tackle today's most bewildering scientific mysteries, and are the practitioners of what Taylor has dubbed "extreme science." Framing the adventures within the larger context of science's enduring mission to test the limits of human knowledge, Taylor vividly relates his exploits alongside nine extreme scientists. Together they hang from suspension bridges, climb the tallest trees on earth, crawl into the cores of glaciers, and explore the cauldrons of active volcanoes. These stories hold tight to the axiom that there is no substitute for first-hand experience-and absolutely no room for mistakes. Featuring over 140 striking photographs and a foreword by Thomas E. Lovejoy-biodiversity counselor to the Smithsonian Institution & the United Nations-Science at the Extreme is a finely wrought, rich narrative; a consistently eye-opening achievement, transporting readers to realms as exotic and endangered as any that could be imagined. Published at thirty dollars. . McGraw-Hill Companies, The 0071354190 / 9780071354196
Hardcover New New York
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21.07 USD
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