Categories: On the Beauty of Physics
ISBN 978-0974026633 | | |
| Preceded by | Anthropology of an American Girl | |
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Categories: On the Beauty of Physics is a non-fiction science and art book edited, co-written, and published by American author
Author
Hamann is co-writer, creative and editorial director of Categories—On the Beauty of Physics (2006), a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary educational text that uses imagery to facilitate the reader's encounter with challenging material. She worked with physicist Emiliano Seffusati, Ph.D., who wrote the science text, and collage artist John Morse, who created the original artwork.
Overview
Categories is a book about physics that uses literature and art to stimulate the wonder and interest of the reader. It is intended to promote scientific literacy, foster an appreciation of the humanities, and encourage readers to make informed and imaginative connections between the sciences and the arts.[2][3][4]
Hamann intended the physics book to be the first in a series, with subsequent titles to focus on biology and chemistry, and for the three titles to form the cornerstone of a television series for adolescents and their parents.[1]
Criticism
Library Journal gave the book a starred review, calling Categories "a gorgeous book," "a comprehensive overview of physics," and "highly recommended."[5]
The book received high praise from critics and scientists.
Cognitive scientist, Harvard professor, and author of
Recognition
Categories received a "Regional Design" award from Print Magazine,[6] and ForeWord Magazine's "Education Book of the Year, 2006."[7]
Categories, which sold out of its initial print run, has been used as a teaching tool in colleges and is available in hundreds of libraries. In September 2009,
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9740266-3-3.
- Discover Magazine, New York, 2 December 2005.
- ^ Ichikawa, Anne. "Hot Potato List", Elle Girl Magazine, New York, 6 March 2006.
- ^ Staff. "The Written Image", Poets & Writers, New York, March/April 2006.
- ^ Staff. "Book Review: Categories—On the Beauty of Physics" Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, Library Journal, New York, 1 March 2006.
- ^ Staff. "Regional Design Annual", Print Magazine, New York, November/December 2006.
- ^ Staff. "Categories—On the Beauty of Physics", ForeWord Magazine, New York, 1 March 2006.
- ^ LSU Faculty. "25 Notable Non-Fiction Books, 1959-2009: Categories—On the Beauty of Physics"[permanent dead link], Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2009.