The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis by Jago, Lucy

The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis

Science, biography, and arctic exploration coverage in this extraordinary true story of the life and work of...
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The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis by Jago, Lucy

The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis

$16.95

The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis

$16.95
Author: Lucy Jago
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Science, biography, and arctic exploration coverage in this extraordinary true story of the life and work of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland, the troubled genius who solved the mysteries of one of nature's most spectacular displays.
Captivated by the otherworldly lights of the aurora borealis, Birkeland embarked on a lifelong quest to discover their cause. His pursuit took him to some of the most forbidding landscapes on earth, from the remote snowcapped mountains of Norway to the war-torn deserts of Africa. In the face of rebuke by the scientific establishment, sabotage by a jealous rival, and his own battles with depression and paranoia, Birkeland remained steadfast. Although ultimately vindicated, his theories were unheralded--and his hopes for the Nobel Prize scuttled--at the time of his suspicious death in 1917.
The Northern Lights offers a brilliant account of the physics behind the aurora borealis and a rare look inside the mind of one of history's most visionary scientists.



Author: Lucy Jago
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/29/2002
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780375708824


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 01/26/2003 pg. 28
Kliatt 03/01/2003 pg. 43
Booksense '76 Nov/Dec 2002 11/01/2002 pg. 1

About the Author
Lucy Jago is a former documentary producer for Channel 4 and the BBC. She has been awarded two academic scholarships and a Double First Class Honours Degree from King's College, University of Cambridge, and a master's degree from the Courtauld Institute, London. She lives in Dorset, England.


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