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THE WAY THINGS WORK © Fundamental Photographs All Rights Reserved. |
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Science goes beyond the surface to explore how things work, and Fundamental Photographs makes it their business to show the science. Frost on a window, for example, can be a mesmerizing, dreamlike pattern, but it is also one of the three states of matter–the solid form of water. Frost forms when water vapor in the air of a warm room condenses into minute ice crystals on the glass, which is chilled below freezing. Frost can also form on a rose dipped into liquid nitrogen, which has a temperature of minus-196 degrees Centigrade; the rose shatters when struck. Candles brighten a room and set a romantic, celebratory mood. The flame of the candle is the result of combustion, a chemical combination of the wax (fuel) and oxygen that produces carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and water. Ping pong balls have a strong bounce, because they are made of celluloid, a polymer that is springier than other plastics. Celluloid also makes ping pong balls flammable. The flame of a fiery ping pong ball is faster and wilder than a candle flame because of the oxidation of celluloid. Fundamental Photographs is a library and studio committed to showing scientific principles in creative ways. |
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Fundamental Photographs Richard Megna 210 Forsyth St., New York, NY 10002 | phone: 212.473.5770 | fax: 212.228.5059 email: mail@fphoto.com | web: www.fphoto.com |
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