Alaska Science Nuggets (Natural History) - Softcover

Davis, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0912006382 ISBN 13: 9780912006383

Publisher: University of Alaska Press, 1989

Synopsis

Do iceworms eat ice?  Can you hear the aurora?  How does mosquito repellent work?  Why are Alaskan volcanoes evenly spaced along the coast?  Is it possible for hot water to freeze faster than cold water?  Where are Alaska's more than 125 hot springs?  Why are northern twilights so long?  Do glaciers slide or do they flow?  Why do snowflakes flutter as they fall? In Alaska Science Nuggets, Neil Davis answers these and many other intriguing questions in the entertaining and informative style that makes him one of Alaska's favorite science writers.  This compendium of nearly 400 articles, including articles by other contributors to a science column carried by various Alaska newspapers, discusses phenomena as diverse as the northern lights, permafrost, glaciers, meteorology, volcanoes, earthquakes, archaeology, Alaskan plants, mammoths, early humans, and northern living. Tourists and long-time Alaskans alike have made this much-loved book a bestseller for years.  Alaska Science Nuggets is a great reference or gift for anyone interested in the phenomenal natural history of the North.

About this title

About the Author:

Neil Davis is emeritus professor of geophysics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  Auroral studies using rocket, photographic, and television techniques have been the main thrust of his scientific career at the university and with NASA.  He has worked in other fields as well, including seismology and radio communications.  In 1976 he began a regular newspaper column illuminating aspects of science for the general public.  His other popular publications include The Aurora Watcher's Handbook, The College Hill Chronicles, Permafrost, and two works of fiction.

Review:

You may never get to Alaska, but you can enjoy Alaska, and these articles, high in a Honolulu condominium or in front of a crackling fireplace in an Aspen ski lodge.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0912006382
• ISBN 13: 9780912006383
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 233