"Not often in life has a human being caused me such joy by his mere presence as you did."
- Albert Einstein, in a 1920 letter to Bohr

Eisner nominee!

When you think about atoms, chances are you think of Niels Bohr's model. But beyond that model (which he soon left behind...since it's wrong!) his life and discoveries blazed the trail from a world without cars or radio, much less airplanes and television, to one of space travel and the worldwide web.

Einstein looked up to him, the Nazis wanted to kidnap him, his institute in Copenhagen hosted just about every Nobel prize winner in physics you can name (and then some), and Winston Churchill considered him by far the most dangerous man on the Manhattan Project. His friends and enemies agreed: Niels Bohr was much more than the father of quantum mechanics -- he was one of the most important figures of the twentieth century. Suspended in Language tells his story.

Suspended in Language features art by award winning artist Leland Purvis (Vox, Pubo), and illustrated footnotes by Jay Hosler (Clan Apis, The Sandwalk Adventures), Roger Langridge (Fred the Clown), Steve Leialoha (Fables), Linda Medley (Castle Waiting), and Jeff Parker (The Interman).

ISBN: 0-9660106-5-5
Retail Price: US$24.95
Page count: 320 b/w pages with a 12 page color supplement
Publication date: June, 2004

RadioCitta'Fujiko, on the Italian edition of Suspended | Book Loons | Comics Worth Reading | First Monday | The Baltimore Sun | Discover Magazine | NPR's Morning Edition | TIME.comix | Howling Curmudgeons | Milkbreath and Me | Sequential Tart | An Interview from The Pulse | Comic World News | An Interview from Sequential Tart

You can read an excerpt from the first chapter by Lee Purvis.

You can get a full color poster teaching you how to teleport today!

Download the complete bibliography!

Did we mention teleportation? If you don't have room on your wall for a poster, perhaps a pocket-sized full color mini-comic showing you how it's done will fit better with your on-the-go lifestyle!

For teachers: We've prepared a study guide to assist you in using the book in your classroom. If you have suggestions for improvements or would like to share your ideas, please let us know.