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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375708820
ISBN-13
9780375708824
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1895773
Product Key Features
Book Title
Northern Lights : the True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Physics / Geophysics, History, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"As gripping as a Conan Doyle adventure." – Harper's Magazine "Fascinating... evokes the manic, punishing era of polar exploration."– The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating nugget of history... Jago charts her course unerringly."– Chicago Tribune "Jago deftly paints a historical background for some of the most important concepts in electromagnetic theory today, breathing life into [her] subject."– Scientific American "Thrilling... if you like a Faustian fable, war, and weird science, then this is for you."- Conde Nast Traveler, "In a narrative style that makes even the most confusing science easily understood, Lucy Jago has not merely researched and written the incredible story of one man's total and ill-respected dedication to science, but the story of many creative people: those who give the world so much at the expense of their one most valuable commoditytheir minds." Providence Sunday Journal "Jago is a taut, imaginative writer. Her description of the winter Birkeland and his young protégés spent huddled by the stove makes one gasp at the old, reckless days of science. . . . The pleasure of the biography is Jago's gossipy, emotive interest in Birkeland's character and disappointments. . . . Entertaining, provocative." The Times Literary Supplement "In The Northern Lights, Jago uncovers a subject that has been all but buried: the true story of Kristian Birkeland, a man more than half a century ahead of his time in his scientific pursuits. The book details the life of the Norwegian scientist as he struggles, at the turn of the 19th century, to solidify his theories about the aurora borealis, or northern lights. Jago deftly paints a historical background for some of the most important concepts in electromagnetic theory today, breathing life into a subject traditionally presented with a drab countenance." Scientific American "First-time author Lucy Jago now resurrects this intrepid, visionary, and obsessively hardworking genius in a compulsively readable tale of courage, conviction, and betrayal. Jago's lucid and captivating blend of biography, physics, and cultural history adds a vital chapter to the annals of science and finally gives Birkeland his due." Booklist (*starred* review) "A page-turner. Jago makes Birkeland's contributions intimately fascinating. She has taken an interesting life and told it with pacing and excitement. Northern Lights doesn't get bogged down in the minutiae that so often make reading a biography an insurmountable task. It's a 19th-century life, told with streamlined 21st-century élan." The Austin Chronicle "The story behind the discovery [of what causes the Northern Lights]the odd and interesting account of Kristian Birkelandis worth checking out. Lucy Jago has written a fascinating nugget of history in The Northern Lights. Birkeland diedalone and uncelebratedin Japan. But, as is often the case, a sad life makes for a fascinating story." Chicago Tribune (review of audio version, read by Michael Cumpsty) "Instead of a stiff, scholarly biography, British journalist Jago has written a poignantly human story filled with minute, extensively researched details, from a description of the wallpaper in Birkeland's observatory to his courtship and married life. In readable prose, she relates complex scientific concepts and places Birkeland's discoveries and contributions in a place of prominence." Library Journal (*starred* review) "A well researched biographical tale of the Norwegian physicist and genius Kristian Birkeland. Lucy Jago has turned his life into a highly compelling story that keeps the reader interested, and also learning, as the tale unfolds. . . . The scientific details in the book are well presented: readers with only a high-school background in physics will understand them, while university-trained physicists will also find them acceptable and accurate. . . . In summary, this is a somewhat tragic but compelling story of a scientist and engineer who had brilliant insights and seemingly boundless energy. Jago tells the tale with a well judged balance between the scientific background, "As gripping as a Conan Doyle adventure." Harper's Magazine "Fascinating... evokes the manic, punishing era of polar exploration." The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating nugget of history... Jago charts her course unerringly." Chicago Tribune "Jago deftly paints a historical background for some of the most important concepts in electromagnetic theory today, breathing life into [her] subject." Scientific American "Thrilling... if you like a Faustian fable, war, and weird science, then this is for you."- Conde Nast Traveler, "As gripping as a Conan Doyle adventure." - Harper's Magazine "Fascinating... evokes the manic, punishing era of polar exploration."- The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating nugget of history... Jago charts her course unerringly."- Chicago Tribune "Jago deftly paints a historical background for some of the most important concepts in electromagnetic theory today, breathing life into [her] subject."- Scientific American "Thrilling... if you like a Faustian fable, war, and weird science, then this is for you."- Conde Nast Traveler, "As gripping as a Conan Doyle adventure." Harper's Magazine "Fascinating... evokes the manic, punishing era of polar exploration."The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating nugget of history... Jago charts her course unerringly."Chicago Tribune "Jago deftly paints a historical background for some of the most important concepts in electromagnetic theory today, breathing life into [her] subject."Scientific American "Thrilling... if you like a Faustian fable, war, and weird science, then this is for you."-Conde Nast Traveler, "As gripping as a Conan Doyle adventure." - Harper's Magazine "Fascinating... evokes the manic, punishing era of polar exploration."- The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating nugget of history... Jago charts her course unerringly."- Chicago Tribune "Jago deftly paints a historical background for some of the most important concepts in electromagnetic theory today, breathing life into [her] subject."- Scientific American "Thrilling... if you like a Faustian fable, war, and weird science, then this is for you."- Conde Nast Traveler
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
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Dewey Decimal
538/.7/092 B
Synopsis
Combining popular science, biography, and arctic adventure in a book that reads lika a cross between Longitude, A Beautiful Mind, and Into Thin Air, Lucy Jago presents a riveting acount of the life and work of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland, the visioinary who solved the mysteries of the aurora borealis. Here is the true story of an eccentric genius held captive by the allure of celestial splendor; of brushes with death on the remote snowcapped mountains of Norway and in the unforgiving, wartorn deserts of Africa; of the rival who cheated Birkeland of a Nobel Prize; and of the brilliant discoveries Birkeland made before his suspicious death in Japan in 1917. Meticulously researched and passionately wrought, The Northern Lights offers an enlightening account of the science behind one of nature's most spectacular displays and a revealing glimpse into the mind of one of history's most passionate and ill-fated scientists., Science, biography, and arctic exploration coverage in this extraordinary true story of the life and work of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland, the troubled genius who solved the mysteries of one of nature's most spectacular displays. Captivated by the otherworldly lights of the aurora borealis, Birkeland embarked on a lifelong quest to discover their cause. His pursuit took him to some of the most forbidding landscapes on earth, from the remote snowcapped mountains of Norway to the war-torn deserts of Africa. In the face of rebuke by the scientific establishment, sabotage by a jealous rival, and his own battles with depression and paranoia, Birkeland remained steadfast. Although ultimately vindicated, his theories were unheralded--and his hopes for the Nobel Prize scuttled--at the time of his suspicious death in 1917. The Northern Lights offers a brilliant account of the physics behind the aurora borealis and a rare look inside the mind of one of history's most visionary scientists.
LC Classification Number
QC805.B57
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