Science Source December 28, 2009 DVD

An electrophotography discharge image of a coffee leaf. Also called Kirlian Photography, this technique shows the electrical discharge around an objec...

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A drop of milk hits a solid surface. This image is frozen in time by use of a high speed flash unit that has a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

An artistic effect is created when a camera is rotated while the exposure is taken. This image was created by photographing a neon sign, which was fla...

An artistic effect is created when a camera is rotated while the exposure is taken. This image was created by photographing a neon sign, which was fla...

An artistic effect is created when a camera is rotated while the exposure is taken. This image was created by photographing a neon sign, which was fla...

A high speed photograph of popcorn popping. The motion is frozen by use of a high speed flash with a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A high speed photograph of popcorn popping. The motion is frozen by use of a high speed flash with a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A high speed photograph of popcorn popping. The motion is frozen by use of a high speed flash with a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A high speed photograph of popcorn popping. The motion is frozen by use of a high speed flash with a duration of 1/20,000th of a second.

A quartz crystal was placed between two high voltage electrodes. The electrical discharge travels around the quartz crystal. Quartz (silicon dioxide)...

A quartz crystal was placed between two high voltage electrodes. The electrical discharge travels around the quartz crystal. Quartz (silicon dioxide)...

A quartz crystal was placed between two high voltage electrodes. The electrical discharge travels around the quartz crystal. Quartz (silicon dioxide)...

A quartz crystal was placed between two high voltage electrodes. The electrical discharge travels around the quartz crystal. Quartz (silicon dioxide)...

An electrical spark created when a sheet pf photographic film is placed between two high voltage electrodes. Initially, the film builds up a charge on...

An electrical spark created when a sheet pf photographic film is placed between two high voltage electrodes. Initially, the film builds up a charge on...

An electrical spark created when a sheet pf photographic film is placed between two high voltage electrodes. Initially, the film builds up a charge on...

An electrical spark created when a sheet pf photographic film is placed between two high voltage electrodes. Initially, the film builds up a charge on...

Electrical discharge (sparks) jump between the poles of an electrostatic Wimshurst generator. The voltage here is about 80,000 volts.

Electrical discharge (sparks) jump between the poles of an electrostatic Wimshurst generator. The voltage here is about 80,000 volts.

The celestial tree, from a work long attributed to Basil Valentine, a 15th century monk, whose very existence is now doubted. The astrological symbols...

Alchemical symbols on "The Hand of Philosophy," from 1667. A salamander surrounded by flames can be seen on the palm. At the time, salamanders were th...

Alchemical symbols on "The Hand of Philosophy," from 1667. A salamander surrounded by flames can be seen on the palm. At the time, salamanders were th...

Sir Richard Owen (1804-92), English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist. He coined the term Dinosauria and helped establish the Britis...

A illustration showing Lisbon during the 1755 earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, which took place on November 1, 1755, at around 9...

An engraving of John Locke from 1786. John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher who spent his early years lecturing at Oxford University, Engl...

Pierre Simon Laplace. Portrait of the French mathematician, astronomer and physicist, Marquis Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827). Although from a poor f...

Lucerne Dry Lake, Mojave Desert, California.

Lucerne Dry Lake, Mojave Desert, California.

Lucerne Dry Lake, Mojave Desert, California.

Lucerne Dry Lake, Mojave Desert, California.

A welcome mat on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, California.

A welcome mat on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, California.

Diving fins on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, California.

Diving fins on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, California.

Diving fins on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, California.

Toy boat on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, California.

Toy boat on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, California.

Glass of water on a dry lake bed; Mojave Desert, California.

Glass of water on a dry lake bed; Mojave Desert, California.

Water spilled on a dry lake bed; Mojave Desert, California.

Water spilled on a dry lake bed; Mojave Desert, California.

Water spilled on a dry lake bed; Mojave Desert, California.