Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death by Saylor, John Richard

Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death

"Lakes is my favorite kind of natural history: meticulously researched, timely, comprehensive, and written with imagination and...
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Author: John Richard Saylor
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Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death by Saylor, John Richard

Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death

$63.30

Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death

$63.30
Author: John Richard Saylor
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
"Lakes is my favorite kind of natural history: meticulously researched, timely, comprehensive, and written with imagination and verve."--Jerry Dennis, author of The Living Great Lakes

Lakes might be the most misunderstood bodies of water on earth. And while they may seem commonplace, without lakes our world would never be the same. In this revealing look at these lifegiving treasures, John Richard Saylor shows us just how deep our connection to still waters run.

Lakes is an illuminating tour through the most fascinating lakes around the world. Whether it's Lake Vostok, located more than two miles beneath the surface of Antarctica, whose water was last exposed to the atmosphere perhaps a million years ago; Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, the world's deepest and oldest lake formed by a rift in the earth's crust; or Lake Nyos, the so-called Killer Lake that exploded in 1986, resulting in hundreds of deaths, Saylor reveals to us the wonder that exists in lakes found throughout the world. Along the way we learn all the many forms that lakes take--how they come to be and how they feed and support ecosystems--and what happens when lakes vanish.




Author: John Richard Saylor
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781643260488


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 11

About the Author
John Richard Saylor, PhD, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Clemson University. He has spent the better part of his career studying fluid mechanics, specifically researching phenomena that occur at the interface between air and water. In addition to lakes, his scientific interests include the physics of drops, bubbles, and waves, and he has applied his research to applications such as the use of water sprays and ultrasonics to clean diesel exhaust and methods for using radar to study raindrops. He lives in Clemson, South Carolina.

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