The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1452108226 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Really nice" according to Amazon Customer. A lot of fun, terrific illustrations. Nice hardbound book that I hope will be in our family for a long time. If you'd like to see some more examples of the illustrations (all of which are full-page, color), I recommend checking out the review at the blog "Book by it's Cover".. Highly recommended! J. Broderick If you love science and you love art, you will find this book as irresistible as we do. The authors invited seventy-five artists to make illustrations based on questions posed to fifty scientists. Each two-page spread features the scientist’s question and answer on one side and an artist’s interpretation on the other.The questions are ones most of us all wonder about: What existed before the Big Bang? What is the origin of the moon? Why do we blush? How do migrating animal find their way back home? What did dinosaurs eat? How much of human behavior is predetermined? How do squirrels remember where they bury their nuts? Why d. Sometimes more questions than answers “The Why, the Where, and the How” is interesting, if you can understand it. I found this book portraying “the wondrous mysteries of science” was frequently beyond my ability to comprehend. Subjects like “What is antimatter?” and “What happens to time as you approach the speed of light?” carry a language of their own and almost require a physics background to make much sense.Also, “theories” is the operative word for many of these mini-chapters. The confession that scientists’ conclusions “might be” accurate dots these pages, especially those pages dealing with
"The Where, The Why, and The How is the authors' attempt to revel in those "mysteries that can't be entirely explained in a few mouse clicks." Volvovski and her coauthors selected 75 not quite answerable questions--from "Where did life come from?" to "Why do cats purr?" to "How does gravity work?"--and let artists and scientists loose on them. The artists created whimsical illustrations, and the scientists responded with thoughtful essays." - Smithsonian
Inside these pages some of the biggest (and smallest) mysteries of the natural world are explained in essays by real working scientists, which are then illustrated by artists given free rein to be as literal or as imaginative as they like. Featuring work by such contemporary luminaries as Lisa Congdon, Jen Corace, Neil Farber, Susie Ghahremani, Jeremyville, and many more, this is a work of scientific and artistic exploration to pique the interest of both the intellectually and imaginatively curious.. The result is a celebration of the wonder that inspires every new discovery. A science book like no other, The Where, the Why, and the How turns loose 75 of today's hottest artists onto life's vast questions, from how we got here to where we are going