- Learning Studio - week of March 18

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From: Gilles Poitras (gilles@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 23 2001 - 12:43:56 PST 

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From: Gilles Poitras <gilles@exploratorium.edu>
Subject:  - Learning Studio - week of March 18

A large variety of titles added to the Learning Studio collection this week:

Printed:

1. 507 mechanical movements / by Henry T. Brown
TJ 181 .B87 1984
 - A reprint of a stunning little book for anyone interested in mechanical
devices.

2. Gnat / written by Andrienne Soutter-Perrot; illustrated by Monique
Felix; [text adapted and edited from the French language by Kitty Benedict].
QL 467.2 .B465 1993
 - A small book about a smaller subject.

Video:

1. The Brothers Quay collection [DVD].
TR 897.5 .Q82 2000
 - Stop motion animations by two American expatriates living in London.
Very strange and dark works, I have never seen anyone else animate screws
emerging through dust.

2. Arthur Ganson presents a few machines, October 2000 [VHS] / Arthur Ganson.
NB 237 .G36 M33 2000
 - Whimsical and highly imaginative. Arthur is coordinating the Chain
Reaction Second Wednesday event on April 11th.

3. [Pi] [VHS] / [presented by] Harvest Filmworks, Truth & Soul, Plantain
Films ; produced by Eric Watson ; written & directed by Darren Aronofsky.
QA 484 .P5 1998
- A mathematician exploring the fringes of his discipline becomes the basis
for a thriller.

4. Edgerton and his incredible seeing machines [VHS] / KUON ;
producer/director, Gary Hochman.
TR 593 .E43 1992
 - Harold E. Edgerton is well known for his work with stop motion photography.

CD-ROM:

Exploring the art and science of stopping time [CD-ROM] : the life and work
of Harold E. Edgerton.
TR 593 .E97 1999
 - More on Harold E. Edgerton.

Online:

To locate the links for online titles search our catalog.
        http://library.exploratorium.edu/

1. Wetlands Losses in the United States, 1780's to 1980's by Thomas E. Dahl
The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs & Body Language

2. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different
Perspective.

3. Zaid, A. (Abdelouahhab). Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

4. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
(second edition, 1852) by Charles Mackay

5. Construct-a-Glove by Technical Education Research Centers and Lee Pulis

6. Project Earth Science: Meteorology by P. Sean Smith and Brent A.

7. Inside Rain: Working with Precipitation Chemistry Data by Jay Barracato

8. A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

Gilles Poitras gilles@exploratorium.edu
Learning Studio, Exploratorium Museum

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