A gloriously lucid science writer...
Sidney Perkowitz takes us on a sparkling, witty jaunt - from the microscopic networks in
aerogel to the galactic bubbles in cosmic foam.
Perkowitz's remarkable book helps us understnad why light is the beginning and the end.
...Perkowitz deals physics explanations with clarity, incisiveness, and precision.
Perkowitz...takes the reader on an absorbing journey through the history of human efforts to duplicate human functions.
Digital People is a comprehensive yet compact survey of robotics and bionics...an entertaining potted history...
Perkowitz presents himself as the ultimate photophile, in love with light in all its guises, from the brush strokes of Van Gogh to the bioluminescence of a firefly.
Both have cited Perkowitz's book Universal Foam, the NYT Magazine as presenting some of the novel ideas of the year, and Jeopardy as the source for a question about coffee, one of the topics the book covers (which the contestant, unfortunately, didn't get right).