Gertner chronicles the unfathomable hardships, amazing discoveries, and scientific achievements of the Arctic’s explorers and researchers with a transporting, deeply intelligent style—and a keen sense of what this work means for the ...
Much as he did with his depiction of solid-state engineers and laser scientists in his bestselling book The Idea Factory, Gertner chronicles the amazing advances, almost unfathomable hardships, technological leaps, and scientific ...
... the ice earlier in the spring season, and at higher elevations, than ever before. The lakes cover the white surface like giant beads of aquamarine, attesting to the fact that the warming Arctic air is now ... THE ICE AT THE END OF THE WORLD.
Gertner chronicles the unfathomable hardships, amazing discoveries, and scientific achievements of the Arctic's explorers and researchers with a transporting, deeply intelligent style--and a keen sense of what this work means for the rest ...
As Hralekana, the wounded humpback whale, confronts the kraken and leads his pod in search of food, his human friend Mark, on board, the Rainbow Whale, faces warships preparing to explode a nuclear device which is accidentally dropped in a ...
Like the two previous books in the trilogy, this captivating tale evokes for readers of all ages the rich poetry of whales sea, and sky."--Back cover.