A Child Is Born

Lennart Nilsson's unique photographic story -- a universal introduction to the miracle of life. In 1965 Lennart Nilsson published images from inside the human uterus, the first photographs of prenatal life. The book that was to follow, A Child is Born, stunned the world -- offering an unprecedented glimpse at the unseen world within our bodies, and our own beginnings. Using high-definition ultrasound technique, scanning electron and light microscopes, and advanced fibre optics Lennart Nilsson documents the miracle of human reproduction: the egg travelling down the fallopian tube; the sperm racing to meet it; the moment of fertilization; the very first cell division; the tiny embryo attaching to the uterine wall; the growth of eyes, ears, fingers and toes; and finally the moment of delivery itself -- providing an astonishing glimpse of the first moments of life. In this, the fully revised fifth edition, A Child is Born is redefined for a new age. With a completely new accompanying text, the images are rendered in astonishing detail utilising revolutionary new photographic technology, with the photographs themselves the dominant driving force of the narrative.

A Child is Born

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Nilsson, Lennart

Women's Health

JONATHAN CAPE.

About the Author LENNART NILSSON was born in 1922 near Stockholm. He embarked on his career in the mid-1940s, when modern photojournalism was beginning to expand in Sweden. His breakthrough photo-essays were published both in Sweden and abroad, for magazines such as Life, Picture Post and Illustrated. In the mid-1950s Nilsson started experimenting with new photographic techniques, using microscopes to 'get closer'. His revealing macro studies of the human body's inner mysteries were a big sensation and were published in magazines and books worldwide. In 1965 his groundbreaking images illustrating the beginning of life, from conception to birth, were published in the book, A Child is Born, which has since been translated into twenty languages. He has also made several award-winning films. Lennart Nilsson was designated an Honorary Doctor of Medicine by the Karolinska Institute in 1976 and he is Honorary Doctor of Philosophy of the Technische Unversitat Braunschweig in Germany (2002) as well as of Linkoping University in Sweden (2003). Product Description Lennart Nilsson's unique photographic story -- a universal introduction to the miracle of life.In 1965 Lennart Nilsson published images from inside the human uterus, the first photographs of prenatal life. The book that was to follow, A Child is Born, stunned the world -- offering an unprecedented glimpse at the unseen world within our bodies, and our own beginnings.Using high-definition ultrasound technique, scanning electron and light microscopes, and advanced fibre optics Lennart Nilsson documents the miracle of human reproduction: the egg travelling down the fallopian tube; the sperm racing to meet it; the moment of fertilization; the very first cell division; the tiny embryo attaching to the uterine wall; the growth of eyes, ears, fingers and toes; and finally the moment of delivery itself -- providing an astonishing glimpse of the first moments of life.In this, the fully revised fifth edition, A Child is Born is redefined for a new age. With

A Child is Born [Nov 23, 2009] Nilsson, Lennart

More than three hundred and fifty spectacular microphotographs reveal the fetal development and adult morphology of the brain, skeleton, sensory organs, and other components of the human body

Behold man: A photographic journey of discovery inside the body

Harrap

Behold Man: A Photographic Journey of Discovery Inside the Body (English and Swedish Edition)

Medical Books

Basic Sciences

Little,Brown & Co

More than three hundred and fifty spectacular microphotographs reveal the fetal development and adult morphology of the brain, skeleton, sensory organs, and other components of the human body

Brief explanations of the reproductive process with chapter titles such as "How did you get in?", "How were you fed in there?", and "Your birthday."

How Was I Born ?

Children's Books

DELACORTE PRESS

Shows the inside of the human digestive and respiratory tracts and explains how the immune system works

Body Victorious: The Illustrated Story of Our Immune System and Other Defences of the Human Body

This completely revised edition of the beloved international classic is now entirely in color, with historic, never-before-seen photos in every chapter and an entirely new text. From the Trade Paperback edition.

A photographic celebration of the conception and gestation of a baby features full-color photographs that depict the fertilization of the egg, the development of the embryo, and the growth of the fetus.

Child Is Born

Delta

How Was I Born?

Ever since the publication of the magnificent third edition of A Child Is Born, Lennart Nilsson has devoted himself to retelling this magical story especially for children. How Was I Born? closely follows the experience of Mary who is nearly five and her family as they lovingly prepare to welcome a new baby. The book matches Mary's insatiable curiosity, impatience, and concern with gentle, reassuring information. Nilsson's spectacular photographs illustrate Mary's actual questions: when she wonders how big the baby is, one photo shows an ant on her brother's fingertip, opposite the exact image of her future sibling at that time. When she asks how the baby eats, the reader sees her drinking through a straw as the baby-to-be feeds through the umbilical cord. Meant to be read by a child alone or with a parent, How Was I Born? answers all the questions children ask about pregnancy and childbirth--the biological as well as the emotional ones. Perfect for children aged five and up, it is also a wonderful book of all ages.

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A Child is Born

A Child is Born [Nov 23, 2009] Nilsson, Lennart

Behold man: A photographic journey of discovery inside the body

Behold Man: A Photographic Journey of Discovery Inside the Body (English and Swedish Edition)

Behold Man: A Photographic Journey of Discovery Inside the Body (English and Swedish Edition)

How Was I Born ?

Body Victorious: The Illustrated Story of Our Immune System and Other Defences of the Human Body

A Child Is Born

Child Is Born

How Was I Born?