CENTURY: SECRET CITY OF THE SNOWS

by Lee David Hamilton ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 2, 1963

Mr. Hamilton has presented a well organized, clear account of the incredible underground city in the Arctic. In the straight- forward manner of a journalist, he creates a startling picture of the world of ice worms (cooks, mechanics, and other men who stay for months) and bluebirds (scientists who come and go, working on projects). Aspects of life on the ""crevasse-pitted"" ice sheet and under the awesome icecap-- ""housekeeping in an atomic igloo""; unique physical and psychological problems of the ""buried"" men; scientific advancements in the new area of rheology-- the study of the flow of matter; the challenge of building with snow and snow compounds, and many other intriguing facets of this other world,-- are discussed in comprehensible terms by a man who has been there. A fascinating, unusual study which will interest the scientific and unscientific alike.

Pub Date: July 2, 1963

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1963

Categories: NONFICTION