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Spectrums "In Spectrums, David Blatner blends narrative and illustration to illuminate the variety of spectrums that affect our lives every day: numbers, size, light, sound, heat, and time. There is actually very little in this universe that we can feel, touch, see, hear, or possibly even comprehend. It's not an easy task to stretch the mind to encompass both billions of years and billionths of seconds; the Full description
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"Leavened with wit and colorful anecdotes, each section reveals a wealth of astonishing and quirky details about the world around us....Complete with illustrative charts, photos, and pithy quotes from celebrities as diverse as George Carlin and Max Planck, Blatner's work is one of those rare nonfiction gems that make learning about science eyeopening and fun."--"Booklist """
"I found myself charmed and, yes, even amazed by some of Mr. Blatner's examples." --Peter Pesic, "The Wall Street Journal"
Leavened with wit and colorful anecdotes, each section reveals a wealth of astonishing and quirky details about the world around us .Complete with illustrative charts, photos, and pithy quotes from celebrities as diverse as George Carlin and Max Planck, Blatner's work is one of those rare nonfiction gems that make learning about science eyeopening and fun. "Booklist"
I found myself charmed and, yes, even amazed by some of Mr. Blatner's examples. "Peter Pesic, The Wall Street Journal""
"Leavened with wit and colorful anecdotes, each section reveals a wealth of astonishing and quirky details about the world around us....Complete with illustrative charts, photos, and pithy quotes from celebrities as diverse as George Carlin and Max Planck, Blatner's work is one of those rare nonfiction gems that make learning about science eyeopening and fun." --Booklist
"I found myself charmed and, yes, even amazed by some of Mr. Blatner's examples." --Peter Pesic, The Wall Street Journal
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- PublisherWalker & Co
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0802717705
- ISBN 13 9780802717702
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages183
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