For images that are at once exquisite works of art and crystal-clear scientific illustrations Picture Gallery As with Lennart Nilsson’s own images, Felice Frankel’s work reveals previously invisible aspects of the world in unique, novel ways. Her subjects range from nanotechnology to magnetism and the surface tension of water droplets. Those viewing her images are initially captivated by their form and colour. No sooner is their curiosity aroused than they want to know what the photograph depicts. She has thus fulfilled a scientific reporter’s paramount task: to awaken people’s interest and desire to learn. Felice Frankel began her academic career in biology, but then moved on to architectural and landscape photography. During a fellowship year at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, she turned once again to science, beginning work in her present specialty. Today, she is a Senior Research Fellow at the Initiative in Innovative Computing at Harvard University, and also holds an appointment as a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Throughout her professional life, Felice Frankel has worked to make visual imagery a key tool in scientific communication. Her photographs, like Nilsson’s, have often been reproduced on the covers of leading science magazines like Nature and Science. She writes a regular column in American Scientist, and has published a series of books. Her latest — Envisioning Science: The Design and Craft of the Science Image (MIT Press, 2002) — is a guide to creating visual scientific images that convey research to a wider audience. Felice Frankel lectures regularly about scientific photography and new methods of using images to improve the teaching of science. Felice Frankel’s website: http://iic.harvard.edu/people/felicef/