The Microverse

by Byron Preiss (Editor)

Beyond our illusion of solid surface is a strange reality of miniscule cells; of antimatter, quarks, and leptons; an invisible world of forces yet to be fully understood by mankind. A collaboration among some of the world's foremost physicists and authors of speculative fiction journeys into a world inhabited by microorganisms, miniscule cells, and subatomic particles, in a study of current knowledge and vision of microscopic world.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

352 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

Byron Preiss was the president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications and Ibooks, and was recognized as a pioneer in digital publishing. He was among the first publishers to release CD-ROM's and electronic books.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Preiss graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 and earned a master's degree in communications from Stanford University. He produced The Words of Gandhi, an audio book that won a Grammy Award in 1985. He was also the co-author of Dragonworld, a novel he co-wrote with J. Michael Reaves that was published by Bantam Books in 1979.

A proponent of illustrated books, as well as comics and graphic novels, Preiss also published works by celebrity authors including Jane Goodall, Billy Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, LeAnn Rimes and Jay Leno.