Exhibits
The Anthropocene Reviewed / John Green (2021)
ISBN: 9780525556534
This exhibit combined the first page of 22 selected chapters from John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed with images from Creative Commons. (Full text available)
Page 9, You'll Never Walk Alone. Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin and Oscar Hammerstein II watch auditions at the St. James Theatre in 1948. Helen Tamiris sits in the row behind them. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Carousel, including the song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, premiered on Broadway in 1945. (World Telegram photo by Al Aumuller. Library of Congress.)
Page 23, Halley's Comet. Halley’s Comet or “Comet Halley” (1P/Halley) is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75-79 years. (Photo by NASA, May 2011)
Page 35, Lascaux Cave Paintings. Replicas of the original Lascaux caves in southwestern France were created as a compromise and attempt to present an impression of the scale and composition of the prehistoric paintings found inside for the public without harming the originals. (Photo by Adibu456.)
Page 47, Diet Dr. Pepper. Available with other beverages in vending machines around campus, including UM Libraries, 20 oz. $1.75 (on 9/1/2022). . (Photo by James Callan)
Page 67, Hall of Presidents. (Photo by hyku)
Page 73, Air Conditioning. (Photo by Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine)
Page 79, Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria. S. aureus can cause a range of illnesses, from minor skin infections to life-threatening diseases. It is still one of the five most common causes of hospital-acquired infections and is often the cause of wound infections following surgery. (Wikipedia) (Photo by NIAID)
Page 95, Sunsets. (Photo by Kiwi Tom)
Page 107, The Penguins of Madagascar is a spinoff TV series (2008-2015) and film (2014) of the Madagascar movie franchise (2005-) by Dreamworks Animation. Madagascar: A Crate Adventure (pictured) was a water ride at Universal Studios Singapore from 2011-2019. Beset by technical problems from the beginning that delayed its opening, it was ultimately replaced by Minion Park and Super Nintendo World.(Photo by shawnzrossi)
Page 113, Piggly Wiggly. (Photo by Billy Hathorn)
Page 121, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. (Photo by MichaelTapp)
Page 139, The Yips. (Photo of Rick Ankiel by shgmom56)
Page 145, Auld Lang Syne. (Photo by summonedbyfells)
Page 165, Kentucky Bluegrass. (Photo by eXtension.org: Gardens, Lawns, and Landscapes; Photo by North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department)
Page 169, Indianapolis 500. (Photo by Elijah Lane)
Page 175, Monopoly. (Photo by MTSOfan)
Page 181, Super Mario Kart. (Photo by goosmurf)
Page 185, Bonneville Salt Flats. (Photo by mypubliclands)
Page 205, Plague. Image of copper engraving of Doctor Schnabel [i.e Dr. Beak], a plague doctor in seventeenth-century Rome, ca. 1656. Public domain.
Page 231, Notes App. (Photo by Brett Jordan)
Page 239 QWERTY Keyboard. (Photo by ads20000; image of Thomas Edison's patent design for the "electric lamp")
Page 251, Sycamore Trees. (Photo by Stanley Zimmy)
