Biografie van de Nederlandse wis- en natuurkundige Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), die als eerste wiskundige formules gebruikte voor het oplossen van natuurkundige problemen.
Hugh Aldersey-Williams Boeken
1 januari 1959
Deze auteur onderzoekt het fascinerende snijvlak van wetenschap, design en nationale identiteit. Voortbouwend op een achtergrond in de natuurwetenschappen gecombineerd met een diepe interesse in de kunsten, duikt zijn werk in de complexiteit van de moderne wereld. Via boeken en tentoonstellingen beoogt hij de kloof tussen schijnbaar uiteenlopende gebieden te overbruggen, en biedt hij lezers een uniek perspectief op de krachten die ons vormen.
An overview of the design work of the students, designers-in-residence, and alumni of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, for the period 1980 to 1990
A quirky trend of building designs inspired by bizarre animals has emerged in the last few years. Why and how has this happened? Is it because of new technical possibilities in materials and structural engineering? Or is the answer to be found in new social preoccupations in science? After a brief look at the historical precedents, the book focuses on contemporary examples from around the world and shows the various ways in which the organic/animal forms inform the architectural ones. Featured architects include Frank Gehry, Michael Sorkin, and Greg Lynn.
Tide
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"From Cnut to D-Day: the history and science of the ever-powerful tide explored for the first time. Half of the world's population today lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. On our little island, we live surrounded by water and love to be beside the seaside. But it rises and falls according to rules that are a mystery to almost all of us. To fully grasp the influence of the tide, we must bring together centuries of science but also the literary history and folklore it has inspired: mistaken by Caesar, captured in the art of Turner and now puzzled over by the world's leading researchers. With Aldersey-Williams as our guide, chasing the most feared and celebrated tides around the world, from the original maelstrom in Scandinavia and today's danger-zone in Venice to the 15-metre beasts in Canada, for the first time its effects on our civilization become startlingly clear."--Jacket.
Anatomies: The Human Body, Its Parts and The Stories They Tell
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- 11 uur lezen
Including facts, stories and information drawn from across history, science, art and literature - from finger-prints to angel physiology, from Isaac Newton's death-mask to the afterlife of Einstein's brain, this title explores our relationship with our bodies and investigates our changing attitudes to the extraordinary physical shell we inhabit.