Lennart Nilsson's unique photographic story -- a universal introduction to the miracle of life. In 1965 Lennart Nilsson published images from inside the human uterus, the first photographs of prenatal life. The book that was to follow, A Child is Born, stunned the world -- offering an unprecedented glimpse at the unseen world within our bodies, and our own beginnings. Using high-definition ultrasound technique, scanning electron and light microscopes, and advanced fibre optics Lennart Nilsson documents the miracle of human reproduction: the egg travelling down the fallopian tube; the sperm racing to meet it; the moment of fertilization; the very first cell division; the tiny embryo attaching to the uterine wall; the growth of eyes, ears, fingers and toes; and finally the moment of delivery itself -- providing an astonishing glimpse of the first moments of life. In this, the fully revised fifth edition, A Child is Born is redefined for a new age. With a completely new accompanying text, the images are rendered in astonishing detail utilising revolutionary new photographic technology, with the photographs themselves the dominant driving force of the narrative.
A Child is Born
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Author: Nilsson, Lennart
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780224089944
Details:
Author: Nilsson, Lennart
Brand: Jonathan Cape
Binding: Hardcover
Format: International Edition
Number Of Pages: 220
Release Date: 29-11-2010
Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 7.9 x 1.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780224089944
