The Art of Curiosity
50 Visionary Artists, Scientists, Poets, Makers & Dreamers Who Are Changing the Way We See Our World
Weldon Owen, Incorporated (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 29. October 2019
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-68188-999-3 (ISBN)
Description
What do music visionary Brian Eno, kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen, science writer Mary Roach, Mythbuster Adam Savage, and Pulitzer-winning journalist Thomas Friedman have in common? They are all game-changers: scientists, artists, entertainers, and activists who revolutionized their fields with bold new perspectives and approaches-and they all had transformative, course-setting experiences at the Exploratorium.
Join them and 45 more brilliant thinkers and doers in a wonderfully playful, insightful, and sometimes incredibly moving journey to see how you, too, can harness your powers of observation, inquiry, and engagement to be the change you want to see in the world-regardless of who you are or what you do.
Packed with dozens of interviews, insights, and activities suggested by artists, scientists, poets, and politicians, this is a book that's guaranteed to make you a more creative person. And maybe just change the world.
Join them and 45 more brilliant thinkers and doers in a wonderfully playful, insightful, and sometimes incredibly moving journey to see how you, too, can harness your powers of observation, inquiry, and engagement to be the change you want to see in the world-regardless of who you are or what you do.
Packed with dozens of interviews, insights, and activities suggested by artists, scientists, poets, and politicians, this is a book that's guaranteed to make you a more creative person. And maybe just change the world.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Insight Editions
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
746 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68188-999-3 (9781681889993)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Internationally acclaimed as the first hands-on science museum of its kind, the Exploratorium invites visitors to explore the world through science, art, and human perception, providing inquiry-based, mind-expanding experiences that transform learning. Located in San Francisco, the museum is home to more than 600 interactive exhibits, all of which create an otherworldly and awe-inspiring experience of everyday physical forces. More than 1 million people visit the museum annually, and 13 million visit its website.