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Ucko, Franz

 
9781434307149: The 4th Dimension Of Geriatrics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 143430714X ISBN 13 : 9781434307149
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2007

Synopsis

When Franz Ucko retired from his profession as a research scientist in 1986 after an illustrious career in the field of Microlithography he had a number of patents and many papers to his credit . This was the time when he decided to start a new career as a photo-journalist which he has successfully pursued ever since . He has written three books ,The story of the photomask , the tool which made the 20th. century possible , Love one another ,an environmental story about a 12,000 year old tribe in the Philippines ,and his autobiography ,A new Beginning . There are by now almost three dozen of Ucko's photo essays from all over the globe about places in Australia ,Asia ,Central America ,Europe and New Zealand scattered world wide . In this book , which he calls the 4th. dimension of geriatrics , a few obser - vations about old age by a young octogenarian , the author writes with tongue in cheek about that age which finds most of us of his age in nursing homes or hospitals . He still lives at home , alone and totally self sufficient and is planning a trip to the Maya cities of Chichen Itza and Uxmal in Mexico , places he once taught about as a volunteer at the Science Museum of Minnesota . The cover photo shows him with his Sherpa guide near the base camp to Mt. Everest where he visited when he was 75 years old .

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Présentation de l'éditeur

When Franz Ucko retired from his profession as a research scientist in 1986 after an illustrious career in the field of Microlithography he had a number of patents and many papers to his credit . This was the time when he decided to start a new career as a photo-journalist which he has successfully pursued ever since . He has written three books ,The story of the photomask , the tool which made the 20th. century possible , Love one another ,an environmental story about a 12,000 year old tribe in the Philippines ,and his autobiography ,A new Beginning . There are by now almost three dozen of Ucko's photo essays from all over the globe about places in Australia ,Asia ,Central America ,Europe and New Zealand scattered world wide . In this book , which he calls the 4th. dimension of geriatrics , a few obser - vations about old age by a young octogenarian , the author writes with tongue in cheek about that age which finds most of us of his age in nursing homes or hospitals . He still lives at home , alone and totally self sufficient and is planning a trip to the Maya cities of Chichen Itza and Uxmal in Mexico , places he once taught about as a volunteer at the Science Museum of Minnesota . The cover photo shows him with his Sherpa guide near the base camp to Mt. Everest where he visited when he was 75 years old .

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
143430714X
ISBN 13 
9781434307149
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
140
Coordonnées du fabricant
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