In The Shadow Of Genius
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Author | : Bonnie Yochelson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2018-10-02 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780823280452 |
In the Shadow of Genius is the newest book by photographer and author Barbara Mensch. The author combines her striking photographs with a powerful first-person narrative. She takes the reader on a unique journey by recalling her experiences living alongside the bridge for more than 30 years, and then by tracing her own curious path to understand the brilliant minds and remarkable lives of those who built it: John, Washington, and Emily Roebling. Many of Mensch's photographs were inspired by her visits to the Roebling archives housed at Rutgers University, where she pieced together through notebooks, diaries, letters, and drawings the seminal locations and events that affected their lives. Following in their footsteps, Mensch traveled to Mühlhausen, Germany, the birthplace of John Roebling; to Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, where Roebling established a utopian community in 1831; to Roebling aqueducts and bridges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York; and to the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where Washington Roebling, the son of the famous engineer, valiantly served as a Union soldier. The book begins and ends with Mensch's unique photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge, including never-before-seen images captured deep within the structure. The book creatively fuses contemporary photography with the historical record, giving the reader a new perspective on contemplating the masterwork. Fernanda Perrone, Curator of Special Collections and the Roebling Family Archive at Rutgers University, has contributed a Foreword.
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Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2020-09 |
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ISBN | : 9780823289509 |
Named a Gift Book for the Discerning New Yorker by The New York Times In the Shadow of Genius is the newest book by photographer and author Barbara Mensch. The author combines her striking photographs with a powerful first-person narrative. She takes the reader on a unique journey by recalling her experiences living alongside the bridge for more than 30 years, and then by tracing her own curious path to understand the brilliant minds and remarkable lives of those who built it: John, Washington, and Emily Roebling. Many of Mensch's photographs were inspired by her visits to the Roebling archives housed at Rutgers University, where she pieced together through notebooks, diaries, letters, and drawings the seminal locations and events that affected their lives. Following in their footsteps, Mensch traveled to Mühlhausen, Germany, the birthplace of John Roebling; to Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, where Roebling established a utopian community in 1831; to Roebling aqueducts and bridges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York; and to the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where Washington Roebling, the son of the famous engineer, valiantly served as a Union soldier. The book begins and ends with Mensch's unique photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge, including never-before-seen images captured deep within the structure. The book creatively fuses contemporary photography with the historical record, giving the reader a new perspective on contemplating the masterwork. Fernanda Perrone, Curator of Special Collections and the Roebling Family Archive at Rutgers University, has contributed a Foreword.
Author | : Emily Bitto |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Art in literature |
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Author | : AYOWOLE OYEGBAMI |
Publisher | : Ayowole Oyegbami |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2024-09-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Jesus Pastor, a boy prodigy with exceptional skills in poetry, mathematics, and chess, was adopted by devout parents who believed he was destined to be a savior.However, years later, he became an accomplished private investigator, using his sharp intellect to solve complex crimes, including a high-profile case for the National Crime Agency in the UK and for the British Foreign Intelligence- MI6.
Author | : Eric Weiner |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2016-01-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1451691653 |
An acclaimed travel writer examines the connection between surroundings and innovative ideas, profiling examples in such regions as early-twentieth-century Vienna, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, and Silicon Valley. --Publisher.
Author | : Maturin M. Ballou |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2020-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3752387971 |
Reproduction of the original: Genius in Sunshine and Shadow by Maturin M. Ballou
Author | : Jeff Petrill |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2008-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0595485928 |
James Genius is a traveler hiding a secret. While trying to fit into a community that thrives off death, James begins building a new life that quickly turns into a personal hell in futuristic America. A new Civil War brews in America while James simultaneously fights his own internal demons and hallucinations as he attempts to locate the survivors of his hidden family. While the government promises to protect and separate citizens from one another, obsessive political control and suspicious behavior begins to confuse and upset the public. As a result, survival groups start preparing for the collapse of the government while a news organization, The Zoo Trials, tries to explain and solve the country's seemingly inevitable demise. James holds the key to a major change, but in a futile attempt to protect himself, he pretends he doesn't recall his past. Meanwhile, others encourage James to reveal his true self, but he waits for the right moment to fuel his transformation. Only time will tell if James finds the real life he's been desperately seeking and if the citizens of this revolutionary community will pull together and plant the seeds of positive change.
Author | : Harry Eiss |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 770 |
Release | : 2014-06-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1443860867 |
In his book about the discovery of the structure of DNA, James Watson wrote, “So we had lunch, telling ourselves that a structure this beautiful just had to exist.” Indeed, the quest most often asked by scientists about a scientific theory is “Is it beautiful?” Yes, beauty equals truth. Scientists know, mathematicians know. But the beauties, the truths of mathematics and science were not the truths that inspired the author as a child, and he intuitively knew that the truths he needed come from a different way of knowing, a way of knowing not of the world of logic and reason and explanation (though they have a value), but rather a way of knowing that is of the world expression, a world that enters the truths beyond the grasp of logic. That is what this book is all about. It is an exploration of the greatest minds of human existence struggling to understand the deepest truths of the human condition. This second edition updates the previous one, incorporating new publications on Van Gogh, recent discoveries in neurology, psychology, and the rapid developments in understanding DNA and biotechnology. We’ve come a long way already from that original discovery by Watson and his coauthor Francis Crick.
Author | : Janet Todd |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2018-10-24 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 135125930X |
Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was one of the most successful dramatists of the Restoration theatre and a popular poet. This is the second volume in a set of seven which comprises a complete edition of all her works.
Author | : William Lanouette |
Publisher | : Scribner |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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A biography of the man known in scientific circles as the "father of the atom bomb", one who first developed the idea of obtaining energy from nuclear chain reactions and co-designed the first nuclear reactor.