The caldecott medal winner in 1999 for the bestillustrated childrens book was snowflake bentley, which remembers bentleys life. Bentley, popularly known as the snowflake man, was born on the family farm. He lived to see snow crystals, a book of his snow crystals images. Buy snow crystals by wilson alwyn bentley, w j humphreys isbn. Bentley died at the family farmhouse in jericho of pneumonia on december 23, 1931. For over forty years, wilson snowflake bentley 18651931 photographed thousands of individual snowflakes and perfected the innovative photomicrographic techniques. In 1931 his book snow crystals, containing more than 2400 snow crystal images. Sadly it was the last book he wrote before he died. Wilson alwyn bentley took detailed photographs of snow crystals, effectively. Bentleys lifelong home is listed on the national register of historic places. In 1885, at the age of twenty, wilson alwyn bentley, a farmer who would.
Bibliography call it sleet camera capture crystal captured by snow condensation cool crystal grow crystallographic crystals snow crystals dew on vegetation directly from vapor double or abutting dover publications droplet. This discovery was made by a man named wilson bentley, a farmer from vermont, who became affectionately known as snowflake bentley. Wilson bentley 18651931 from the time he was a small boy in vermont, wilson bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. He taught himself how to photograph snow crystals through a microscope while still in his. Photographer of snow crystals history of photography monograph series by douglas prior jan 1, 1984 unknown binding. Archives and to those contained in the dover book, snow crystals 1962. His book snow crystals was published by mcgrawhill shortly before his death, and is still in print today.
This amazing book was written by wilson bentley snowflake bentley. It shows his incredible work and the most amazing snowflake images that one has ever seen. Wilson alwyn bentley, dictionary of american biography. The book is of great value both to students of ice forms and for textile and other. Wilson alwyn bentley from the earliest days of our childhood, many of us can remember hearing the phrase no two snowflakes are alike. The reason ive had this book listed as partread for two and a half years is that the.
And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Of all the forms of water the tiny sixpointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied. His photographs and publications provide valuable scientific records of snow crystals and their many types. Wilson alwyn bentley, william jackson humphreys 1 edition first published in 1962 not in library. It is done in only black and white as this book was published in the 1900s. Wilson alwyn bentley february 9, 1865 december 23, 1931 was the first known photographer of snowflakes. Details about his life, techniques of photomicrography, and a virtual tour. Wilson alwyn bentley 18651931, americas first cloud physicist, grew up on a small. Because of his wonderful work with snow crystals, he became affectionately known as snowflake bentley. The bentley snow crystal collection of the buffalo museum of science is a digital library providing a highquality collection of stunning, unretouched images of wilson a. In the spirit of wilson alwyn bentley and his commitment to innovation and discovery, the bentley snow crystal collection of the buffalo museum of science serves. Offers valuable material not only to students of crystallography but.
This is a biography of wilson alwyn bentley, the farmer from jericho, vermont, who took over. This is a biography of wilson alwyn bentley, the farmer from jeric. In the spirit of wilson alwyn bentley and his commitment to innovation and discovery, the. The book contained more than 2400 snow crystal images, no two of them alike. Bentley and links to some of bentleys photomicrographs plus articles, books, links to snow resources. Bentley developed an interest in snow crystals after he received a. Bentleys original glass slide photographs of snow crystals, and includes dynamic resources to further an appreciation and understanding of bentley and his work. It bore the title snow crystals, and the text was supplied by william j. At home, a log cabin with leanto attached, there were no books, except the.
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