On the Surface of Things

Images of the Extraordinary in Science

Felice C.Frankel

George M. Whitesides

  • 2007 Lennart Nilsson Award for Medical, Technical & Scientific Photography

Using innovative photographic technology, Felice Frankel finds startling abstract beauty on the surfaces of objects all around us. Chemist George M. Whitesides explains each photograph, describing why and how each of these phenomena occur.

  • Cover: On the Surface of Things
  • A photo of the author

photo of Felice Frankel (top) photo of George M. Whitesides (below)

Felice C. Frankel is Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.

George M. Whitesides is Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor, Harvard University.