{"product_id":"nanocosmos-michael-benson-9780810997974","title":"Nanocosmos: Journeys in Electron Space","description":"\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking tour of the natural world is offered in \u003ci\u003eNanocosmos\u003c\/i\u003e, an examination of majestic topographies revealed by powerful scanning electron microscope (SEM) technologies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The humbling beauty and cosmic immensity of our surrounding universe of planets, stars, and galaxies has inspired humanity since prehistoric times. But what about the vistas at the other end of the size-scale? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The tiny worlds here, invisible to our unassisted eyes, are if anything more intricate, complex, and extraordinary than anything so far seen in deep space. Lauded artist and author Michael Benson's sensational \u003ci\u003eNanocosmos\u003c\/i\u003e corrects this oversight with an unprecedented examination of natural design at sub-millimeter scales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nothing like \u003ci\u003eNanocosmos\u003c\/i\u003e has ever been seen before. Benson has produced an exhilarating, aesthetically magnificent examination of complex microscopic worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Constructed from SEM scans that he made over the course of six years at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Quebec, the images presented here reveal an eerie, awe-inspiring beauty in subjects taken from the natural world. These include radiolarians, dinoflagellates, and diatoms, as well as many varieties of insects, microscopic flowers, and even lunar samples from the Apollo program. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The composite mosaic micrographs in \u003ci\u003eNanocosmos\u003c\/i\u003e fuse art and science in revelatory ways, exposing an astonishing sublimity hidden to the naked eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810997975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810997974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Michael Benson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962519867647,"sku":"9780810997974","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10bbd0cd-ab6b-4484-8ab3-3bca7303740b.jpg?v=1750651695","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nanocosmos-michael-benson-9780810997974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}