Essays On Science
| “ | ... snow crystals may be called letters sent from heaven. | ” |
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—Ukichiro Nakaya, Snow Crystals (1939) |
Nakaya was also a prolific science essayist. A select bibliography at the website of the Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice lists more than 40 titles that explained science for the general public, on topics ranging from snow and geophysics to archaeology and the scientific method.
He also produced a number of documentary films and radio programs. In 1950, he played a central role in the founding of Iwanami Productions, which went on to produce more than 4,000 documentary and educational films. (The films are now available from Hitachi Media Productions in digital form as the Iwanami Film Library.)
His most famous quote is probably "Snowflakes are letters sent from heaven." He returned to this idea several times, first in his 1939 documentary film Snow Crystals, and again in a handwritten note in a copy of his 1954 book Snow Crystals: Natural and Artificial.
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