Ebook {Epub PDF} The Snowflake by Kenneth Libbrecht

As much a work of art as a testament to science, this revised, hardcover edition of the best-selling The Art of the Snowflake (now Capturing Snowflakes) includes a laser-cut silver snowflake ornament in its cover and showcases + images of snowflakes captured by the photo-microscope of the world's leading expert on the subject, Kenneth Libbrecht, a professor of physics at Caltech who also. The Snowflake: Winters Secret Beauty By Kenneth Libbrecht New book and bltadwin.ru date: . Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht is a professor of physics at Caltech, where he studies how crystals grow. His books include Ken Libbrecht’s Field Guide to Snowflakes, The Art of the Snowflake, and others. His latest news and views about snowflakes can be found at his website, bltadwin.ru by: 1.

Snowflakes and Snow Crystals. About the author Kenneth G. Libbrecht is a professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). A North Dakota native, Ken studies the molecular dynamics of crystal growth, including how ice crystals grow from water vapor, which is essentially the physics of snowflakes. Kenneth Libbrecht is the author of The Snowflake, The Art of the Snowflake, and our other snow-crystal titles. He was raised in North Dakota and educated at Caltech and Princeton, receiving his Ph.D. in physics in He subsequently joined the faculty at Caltech, where he is currently professor of physics and head of the physics department. Libbrecht's snowflake hot spots include Fairbanks, Alaska, and Hokkaido, Japan. Utah and Vermont get good crystals, but most states are too warm. "The snow just glops together," he says.

The photographs illustrate a text by physicist Kenneth Libbrecht. Dr. Libbrecht is a snow crystal researcher, and his fluid prose successfully communicates the depth of knowledge and enthusiasm he has for his subject. "The Snowflake" has eight chapters, all of which are generously illustrated with photographs and most of which are short. Kenneth Libbrecht is the author of The Snowflake, The Art of the Snowflake, and our other snow-crystal titles. He was raised in North Dakota and educated at Caltech and Princeton, receiving his Ph.D. in physics in He subsequently joined the faculty at Caltech, where he is currently professor of physics and head of the physics department. Dr. by Kenneth Libbrecht, nonfiction, book-challenge, , nf-unsorted, misc-informative, christmas, photography, Nonfiction, Holiday, Art Following the success of "The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty", this companion gift book features new, super-detailed photographs of snowflakes, detailed captions containing the science.