Science ink
Subtitle: tattoos of the science obsessed
By: Carl Zimmer ; foreword by Mary Roach
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781402783609
Subjects: Tattooing; Tattooed people; Nature in art; Science in art
Other titles: Tattoos of the science obsessed
Description: "Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection, written by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. This fascinating book showcases hundreds of eye-catching tattoos that pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics and reveals the stories of the individuals who chose to inscribe their obsessions in their skin. Best of all, each tattoo provides a leaping-off point for bestselling essayist and lecturer Zimmer to reflect on the science in question, whether it's the importance of an image of Darwin's finches or the significance of the uranium atom inked into the chest of a young radiologist."--from publisher's description
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Mathematics; title: Physics; title: Chemistry; title: Astronomy; title: Earth sciences; title: DNA; title: Darwin; title: Paleontology; title: Evolution; title: Natural history; title: Humanity; title: Neuroscience; title: What the mind makes.