Title:
Science at the extreme : scientists on the cutting edge of discovery
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Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill, 2001
ISBN:
9780071354196
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Summary
Summary
The experiences of nine extreme scientists show that there is a special breed of scientists that will go anywhere, from scuba diving in crushing glaciers to hanging from suspension bridges, to get the data they need.
Author Notes
Peter Lane Taylor, a writer, photographer, and explorer, has contributed articles and photographs to numerous science, nature, and adventure magazines. When not exploring the remote corners of the world, Taylor lives in the Adirondacks and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction: The Next Frontier | p. 1 |
| Earth: The Timeless World | p. 7 |
| The Comeback King | p. 11 |
| This Is Your Brain.... This Is Your Brain on Sulfur | p. 37 |
| Air: The High Frontier | p. 61 |
| Are You My Mother? | p. 65 |
| Sitting on Top of the World | p. 93 |
| Bridge over Troubled Waters | p. 119 |
| Fire: The Infernal Planet | p. 147 |
| Too Hot to Handle | p. 151 |
| Water: Planet Water | p. 175 |
| One Small Step for Inner Space | p. 179 |
| It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Munched | p. 205 |
| The Iee Man Cometh | p. 231 |
| Sources | p. 259 |
