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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Challoner, Jack
Titre(s) : Seeing science [Texte imprimé] : the art of making the invisible visible / Jack Challoner
Édition : MIT Press edition
Publication : Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT press, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (272 p.) : ill. en coul. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
"We live among patterns of delicate beauty and exquisite chaos that our eyes can't
detect; we are surrounded by invisible particles and shifting fields of matter that
permeate all of space. Our very cells are intricate molecular machines, and the story
of our origins stretches back through an unimaginable amount of time. How can we see
the richness of what lies beyond our sensory perception? Scientists have developed
visualization tools that can make the invisible visible. This bountifully illustrated
book demonstrates the power of images to represent the unseeable, offering stunning
visualizations of science that range from the microscopic to the incredibly vast.
With more than 200 color images and an engaging text by leading science writer Jack
Challoner, Seeing Science explains and illustrates the techniques by which scientists
create visualizations of their discoveries. We see the first detection of a black
hole as represented by an image from an Xray telescope, get a direct view of DNA through
an electron microscope, and much more. Visualizations are also used to make sense
of an avalanche of data--concisely presenting information from the 20,000 or so human
genes, for example. Scientists represent complex theories in computer models, which
take on a curious beauty of their own. And scientists and artists collaborate to create
art from science visualizations, with intriguing results"
Sujet(s) : Communication visuelle en sciences
Data visualisation
Sciences -- Informatique
Indice(s) Dewey :
501.4 (23e éd.) = Sciences naturelles et mathématiques - Communication
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780262544351. - ISBN 0262544350 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47306157n
Notice n° :
FRBNF47306157
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: the importance of seeing ; Making the invisible visible ; Microscopes
and telescopes ; Photography and electron microscopes ; Beyond the visible spectrum
; Fields and particles ; Data, information, knowledge ; Visualizing data ; Communicating
information ; Passing on knowledge ; mathematical models and simulations ; Mathematics
as a model of reality ; Computational fluid dynamics ; Art in science ; Art and
Science ; Paleoart ; Space art.