Microcosmos: Discovering the world through Microscopic Images from 20 X to over 22 Million X Magnification

Science News,  Nov 3, 2007  

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MICROCOSMOS: Discovering the world through Microscopic Images from 20X to over 22 Million X Magnification BRANDON BROLL

The scanning-electron microscope (SEM) is a marvelous tool. Magnified 20 million to 22 million times, ordinary objects assume an other-worldly quality. The images, Broil explains, are examples of science "crossing over into art." This visually arresting collection, provided by the Science Photo Library of London, provides examples of SEM images from a wide variety of sources and arranged in six sections: microorganisms, botanics, the human body, zoology, minerals, and technology. Examples include the kiwi fruitlike appearance of the cell wall of plankton, the flowerlike folds of the fallopian tubes, and the colorful waves of butterfly scales. Broll's informative text highlights the noteworthy features of each image. Firefly, 2007, 422 p., hardcover, color photos, $29.95.

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