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No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale by Frankel/Whites
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subjects
- Mathematics & Sciences
- Age Level
- Adults, Young Adults
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780674035669
- EAN
- 9780674035669
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674035666
ISBN-13
9780674035669
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73067955
Product Key Features
Book Title
No Small Matter : Science on the Nanoscale
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Mems, General, Photoessays & Documentaries, Essays
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Photography, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
It is hard to grasp what we cannot see, even harder when not even a microscope can see it. With unmatched clarity and arresting elegance, Frankel and Whitesides have designed a narrative and visual voyage into the nanouniverse, revealing its basic constructs without sacrificing its magic., Reorienting our eye to the nanoscale is No Small Matter . This coffee-table book juxtaposes images and ideas to encapsulate the significance of size and shape...Exploring where art meets science, the authors search for promising paths to make small-scale science more intuitive...Frankel and Whiteside's book adds gravitas and nuance to the popularization of nanotechnology, articulating its interest and vast opportunities., Seemingly invisible objects such as viruses and molecules are imaged in rich detail through high-powered microscopes and photography., [Frankel and Whitesides] present a game, insightful attempt to illustrate reality at the very smallest scales, where lengths are measured in billionths of a meter'e¦ Frankel's intricate work reveals a world of unexpected textures and landscapes'e¦ This visual and intellectual treat is best absorbed at leisure, with ample time for pondering the new relationships each topic reveals., [Frankel and Whitesides] present a game, insightful attempt to illustrate reality at the very smallest scales, where lengths are measured in billionths of a meter...Frankel's intricate work reveals a world of unexpected textures and landscapes...This visual and intellectual treat is best absorbed at leisure, with ample time for pondering the new relationships each topic reveals., Holy cow! It's exceptionally rare that science is rendered in such lucid, thoughtful, charming fashion. But I am not sure I've ever encountered a beautiful book as important as this one, or vice-versa. 'Awesome' is an overused phrase these days, but No Small Matter is exactly, totally, gratifyingly that., As modern science has explored the deepest foundations of the physical world, its discoveries have become ever harder to make sense of, ever more remote from everyday life. Yet these same discoveries have transformed our everyday lives, and continue to do so. Felice Frankel and George Whitesides are masters at the art of envisioning the invisible. In this beautiful and beautifully written book, they open our minds' eyes to the thrillingly enigmatic world that we inhabit, embody, and create., Reorienting our eye to the nanoscale is No Small Matter . This coffee-table book juxtaposes images and ideas to encapsulate the significance of size and shape'e¦ Exploring where art meets science, the authors search for promising paths to make small-scale science more intuitive'e¦ Frankel and Whitesides's book adds gravitas and nuance to the popularization of nanotechnology, articulating its interest and vast opportunities., No Small Matter conveys science on the nanoscale through a remarkable series of photographs... This is a brilliant book that will help a wide readership to appreciate the wonders of the very small., No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale by Felice C. Frankel and George M. Whitesides shows a world that is beyond our senses and reality. Through text, beautiful pictures, and illustrations, No Small Matter shows the small and (some of) the large things that we are ignorant about or take for granted., [Frankel and Whitesides] present a game, insightful attempt to illustrate reality at the very smallest scales, where lengths are measured in billionths of a meter... Frankel's intricate work reveals a world of unexpected textures and landscapes... This visual and intellectual treat is best absorbed at leisure, with ample time for pondering the new relationships each topic reveals., Whitesides, a professor at Harvard University, is one of the most productive chemists in the world and arguably one of the most inventive. He brings this spirit to the book, an entertaining jaunt through the world of the micro- and nanoscale. The short essays, each dripping with enthusiasm for the topic, are roughly themed around the importance of scientific endeavour on this scale to such areas as medicine, modern computing and the quantum world. It's not just the text that playfully explores some of the stranger aspects of the invisible world. Frankel's photography can be equally creative, most obviously in a photo of a quantum apple with a shadow that appears to belong to a cube. The pictures are a mix of traditional photography, CGI and images produced using various microscopic techniques, and are dazzling in the best coffee-table tradition. The text is just as vibrant, which makes cover-to-cover reading a slightly exhausting experience--but worth it when it rewards the reader with such gems as why young children at a party behave like cellular molecules, or how Beethoven had much in common with plants., No Small Matter conveys science on the nanoscale through a remarkable series of photographs...This is a brilliant book that will help a wide readership to appreciate the wonders of the very small., Whitesides, a professor at Harvard University, is one of the most productive chemists in the world and arguably one of the most inventive. He brings this spirit to the book, an entertaining jaunt through the world of the micro- and nanoscale. The short essays, each dripping with enthusiasm for the topic, are roughly themed around the importance of scientific endeavour on this scale to such areas as medicine, modern computing and the quantum world. It's not just the text that playfully explores some of the stranger aspects of the invisible world. Frankel's photography can be equally creative, most obviously in a photo of a quantum apple with a shadow that appears to belong to a cube. The pictures are a mix of traditional photography, CGI and images produced using various microscopic techniques, and are dazzling in the best coffee-table tradition. The text is just as vibrant, which makes cover-to-cover reading a slightly exhausting experience'e"but worth it when it rewards the reader with such gems as why young children at a party behave like cellular molecules, or how Beethoven had much in common with plants., Reorienting our eye to the nanoscale is No Small Matter. This coffee-table book juxtaposes images and ideas to encapsulate the significance of size and shape...Exploring where art meets science, the authors search for promising paths to make small-scale science more intuitive...Frankel and Whiteside's book adds gravitas and nuance to the popularization of nanotechnology, articulating its interest and vast opportunities., Reorienting our eye to the nanoscale is No Small Matter . This coffee-table book juxtaposes images and ideas to encapsulate the significance of size and shape... Exploring where art meets science, the authors search for promising paths to make small-scale science more intuitive... Frankel and Whitesides's book adds gravitas and nuance to the popularization of nanotechnology, articulating its interest and vast opportunities., No Small Matter conveys science on the nanoscale through a remarkable series of photographs'e¦ This is a brilliant book that will help a wide readership to appreciate the wonders of the very small.
Dewey Decimal
620.5
Synopsis
A small revolution is remaking the world. The only problem is, we can't see it. This book uses dazzling images and evocative descriptions to reveal the virtually invisible realities and possibilities of nanoscience. An introduction to the science and technology of small things, No Small Matter explains science on the nanoscale. Authors Felice C. Frankel and George M. Whitesides offer an overview of recent scientific advances that have given us our ever-shrinking microtechnology--for instance, an information processor connected by wires only 1,000 atoms wide. They describe the new methods used to study nanostructures, suggest ways of understanding their often bizarre behavior, and outline their uses in technology. This book explains the various means of making nanostructures and speculates about their importance for critical developments in information processing, computation, biomedicine, and other areas. No Small Matter considers both the benefits and the risks of nano/microtechnology--from the potential of quantum computers and single-molecule genomic sequencers to the concerns about self-replicating nanosystems. By making the practical and probable realities of nanoscience as comprehensible and clear as possible, the book provides a unique vision of work at the very boundaries of modern science., No Small Matter uses dazzling images and evocative descriptions to reveal the virtually invisible realities and possibilities of nanoscience. It considers both the benefits and the risks of nano/microtechnology--from the potential of quantum computers and single-molecule genomic sequencers to the concerns about self-replicating nanosystems.
LC Classification Number
T174.7
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- n***r (277)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book is in great condition, well-packaged, and arrived safely!
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