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With a fascinating narrative and stunning photography, Science at the Extreme destroys the stereotypes of the scientist as a white-coated laboratory hermit cut off from the real world. This dazzling new breed of candid, impassioned, and risk-taking explorers have emerged to tackle today's most bewildering scientific mysteries, and are the practitioners of what Taylor has dubbed "extreme science."
Framing the adventures within the larger context of science's enduring mission to test the limits of human knowledge, Taylor vividly relates his exploits alongside nine extreme scientists. Together they hang from suspension bridges, climb the tallest trees on earth, crawl into the cores of glaciers, and explore the cauldrons of active volcanoes. These stories hold tight to the axiom that there is no substitute for first-hand experience--and absolutely no room for mistakes.
Featuring over 140 striking photographs and a foreword by Thomas E. Lovejoy--biodiversity counselor to the Smithsonian Institution and the United Nations--Science at the Extreme is a finely wrought, rich narrative; a consistently eye-opening achievement, transporting readers to realms as exotic and endangered as any that could be imagined.
Peter Lane Taylor is a writer, photographer, naturalist, and adventurer whose articles and photographs have appeared in numerous science and nature magazines, including National Geographic and Wild Earth. He also writes a bimonthly column, "Green Waters," for Latitudes magazine.
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