The Universe in 100 Colors

Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature

Tyler Thrasher, Terry Mudge, Hank Green

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Sasquatch Books
17 December 2024

Popular science; Light (optics); Life sciences: general issues

At the intersection of science, art, and design, this must-have coffee table book highlights 100 mind-blowing colors that you've likely never seen before.

From Instagram sensation and self-described ""mad scientist artist"" Tyler Thrasher and creator of the popular Matter subscription box Terry Mudge, this book comes with a foreword by Hank Green.

At the intersection of science, art, and design, this must-have coffee table book highlights 100 mind-blowing colors that you've likely never seen before.

From Instagram sensation and self-described ""mad scientist artist"" Tyler Thrasher and creator of the popular Matter subscription box Terry Mudge, this book comes with a foreword by Hank Green.

This gorgeous compendium contains 100 amazing colors that you might otherwise live your whole life unaware of. These colors exist in the strangest of places, and serve extremely specific functions in nature, or were human-made with one goal in mind.

In this oversized, design-forward book you'll find entries for each of the 100 colors, organized in gradient order, with structural and impossible colors set at the end. Each entry has a 2-page spread with a full-page image of the color plus snappy descriptions, and easy-to-understand category symbols. Some entries include diagrams. Even includes structural colors and colors outside the range of human visibility! Also included is a brief introduction to color theory, a myth-busting section, plus index, glossary, and notes.

Here is your universe in living color- Cosmic Latte- The average color of the universe. Dragon's Blood- A tropical tree that bleeds red resin with incredible medicinal potential. Sonoluminescence- A color created by sound! Eigengrau- The color we perceive in the absence of light (and no, it's not ""pitch black"").

Perfect for anyone who loves science or art, and bursting with astonishing facts and stunning photography, The Universe in 100 Colors is a wonder for the senses.

By: Tyler Thrasher, Terry Mudge
Foreword by: Hank Green
Imprint: Sasquatch Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 261mm, Width: 209mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.179kg
ISBN: 9781632174925
ISBN 10: 1632174928
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 17 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Foreword Dear Reader Introduction The Colors 1. Cosmic Void 2. Vantablack 3. Black Substance 4. Eigengrau 5. Black Pearl 6. Cuttlefish Ink 7. Gray Matter 8. Glaucous 9. Lunar Dust 10. Polar Bear Fur 11. White Rot 12. Lead White 13. Ultrawhite 14. Mistake Out 15. Ivory 16. Cosmic Latte 17. Landlord White 18. Feuille Morte 19. Brown Dwarf 20. Mummy Brown 21. Falu Red 22. Pompeian Red 23. Kermes Red 24. Dragon’s Blood 25. The Great Red Spot 26. Carmine 27. Realgar 28. Redshift 29. Hydrogen-Alpha 30. Blood Moon 31. Martian Red 32. Poppy Red 33. Ancient Chlorophyll 34. International Orange 35. Fulvous 36. Tiger’s-Eye 37. The First Color (Blackbody of early universe) 38. Bastard Amber 39. Indian Yellow 40. Sodium-Vapor Light 41. Baltic Amber 42. Orpiment 43. Venusian Yellow 44. Libyan Desert Glass 45. Imperial Yellow 46. Gold 47. Letharia vulpina 48. Luciferin 49. Radium Decay 50. Fluorescein 51. Uranium Glass 52. Green Pea Galaxies 53. Earth Aurora Green 54. Helenite Green 55. Zelyonka 56. Malachite 57. Scheele’s Green 58. Fuchsite 59. Mercury E-Line 60. Smaragdine 61. Chalkboard Green 62. Mirror 63. Comet C/2002 E3 ZTF 64. Unappetizing Blue 65. Water 66. Maya Blue 67. Cherenkov Radiation 68. Quasar Blue 69. Sonoluminescence 70. Horseshoe Crab Blood 71. Prussian Blue 72. Chalcanthite 73. YInMn Blue 74. Navy Blue 75. Egyptian Blue 76. Ciel 77. Tsetse Fly Blue 78. Ice Giant 79. Han Purple 80. Amethyst 81. Tyrian Purple 82. Purpleheart 83. Mauvine 84. Lepidolite 85. Gentian Violet 86. Blacklight 87. Magenta 88. Astaxanthin 89. Baker-Miller Pink 90. Hydrangea Pink 91. Ruby Chocolate 92. Avocado Dye 93. Anthocyanin in Black Plants 94. Opal 95. Cystoseira tamariscifolia 96. Giant Blue Morpho Butterfly 97. Marble Berry 98. Oil or Soap + Water 99. Monarch Chrysalis Gold 100. Colloidal Gold Acknowledgments Glossary References Index

TYLER THRASHER is a self-taught chemist and botanist with a BFA in computer animation and art history. He spent much of his childhood living in greenhouses, which would go on to inspire his love for nature. During college Tyler spent his free time crawling through caves, which inspired a body of art that involved synthesizing crystals onto preserved insects and organic matter such as skulls. This quickly became his full-time job and ultimately unraveled a deeper fascination for nature and experimentation, which has carried over into the idea for this very book! TERRY MUDGE opened the Stemcell Science Shop in 2016 with the goal of elevating the lackluster standard in scientific goods. After several successful years Terry launched his monthly Matter box, one of the most popular science subscription boxes around. He now spends his time hunting down fascinating pieces of nature and science to keep people tantalized by the infinite possibilities of the universe.

Reviews for The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature

""What a delight! A book that keeps its science as vibrant as its photographs, filled with colorful facts, deep insights, and shiny humor."" --Theodore Gray, author of The Elements