Wilson A. Bentley
Bentley - The Snowflake Man Under the microscope I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty.
Wilson a. bentley. Wilson Alwyn Bentley February 9 1865 December 23 1931 also known as Snowflake Bentley was an American meteorologist and photographer who was the first known person to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their features. A farmer by trade the Jericho Vermont resident was no stranger to the snow. In January of 1885 at the age of 19 Bentley became the first person ever to photograph a single snowflake.
A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley 1865 - 1931 Photo property of the Jericho Historical Society Wilson Bentley was born on February 9 1865 in the town of Jericho Vermont A farmer by trade he attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography. A lifetime of dedication -not to say obsession- to preserving the beauty of ephemeral.
Blanchard The Snowflake Man. Hence when he received a microscope for his 15th birthday the first thing he did was try and examine a snow flake. William Bentley was a homeschooled child with a deep affinity for nature.
Wilson Snowflake Bentley was born just over 150 years ago. Photographer of snow crystals History of photography monograph series by Douglas Prior Jan 1 1984. 50 out of 5 stars 7.
This discovery was made by a man named Wilson Bentley a farmer from Vermont who became affectionately known as Snowflake Bentley. Wilson Alwyn Willie Bentley was born on a small farmstead in Jericho Vermont on February 9 1865. He was the subject of a Caldecott Medal-winning book Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin Houghton Mifflin Company 1998 and a biography by Duncan C.
Bentleys artworks on artnet. Taught by his mother he lived and worked on his family farm located in the Snowbelt where the annual snow fall was about 120 inches. Wilson Willie Bentley 1865-1931 was born on a farm in Jericho Vermont.
In 1885 at the age of 19 Bentley became the first person to successfully photograph a snowflake. Available for sale from Richard Levy Gallery Wilson A. Bentley a farmer and amateur meteorologist sought to answer that question dedicating himself to observing flakes of snow for 50 years.
Bentley was born in 1865 in Jericho Vermont. His mother was a teacher and his father ran their small dairy farm. From the earliest days of our childhood many of us can remember hearing the phrase no two snowflakes are alike.
At the age of 19 Bentley. This is his story and works. Wilson A Bentley photographed 5000 snowflakes in his lifetime and never found any two alikePhotograph.
Intrigued by their unusual designs he tried to sketch detailed drawings but the snow would melt before he could get it done. Prime Video 000 with a Prime membership. Bentleys work was featured in House Gardens December 2004 issue.
Bentley Snowflake 1888-1927 Gold-chloride toned microphotographs 4 3 in. Bentley McDonald Woodward Publishing Company 1998. Raised in a modest farm family Bentley lived in the village of Nashville in the town of Jericho.
He perfected a process of catching flakes on black velvet in such a way that their images could be. Unknown Binding Out of Print--Limited Availability. And it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others.
Bentley On January 15th 1885 Wilson Alwyn Bentley became the first known person to photograph a snowflake. BENTLEY 1865-1931 Four 4 IMAGES OF SNOWFLAKES 4 photomicrographs of Snowflakes printing-out-paper prints 1 signed and annotated and 3. Bentley rarely left Jericho Vermont but his contributions to meteorology and his extraordinary photomicrographs of snow crystals reach far and wide.
From the time he was a small boy Bentley was fascinated by the natural world around him. Bentley was born in 1865 and raised on a farm near Jericho Vt where his mother a former teacher homeschooled him and his brother when they werent doing farm chores.
