Dr. Greenberg - Inventor, Scientist, Micro Landscape Artist
Revealing the Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things
Gary Greenberg is a scientist, inventor, author, teacher and photographer who combines his passion for art and science by exploring the hidden microscopic world around us and within us. For Greenberg, art is a doorway through which we can more deeply embrace nature. His mission is to reveal the beauty of the microscopic landscape that makes up our everyday world. Dr. Greenberg focuses his microscopes on common objects, such as grains of sand, flowers, and food. These everyday objects take on a new reality when magnified hundreds of times. Dr. Greenberg’s images of sand make us realize that as we walk along a beach we are strolling upon thousands of years of biological and geological history.
The secrets of nature are visible everywhere. Yet, they remain secrets until they are revealed. Greenberg has been using his unique 3D microscopes to create spectacular images of worlds beyond our everyday perception - worlds where reality is seen as abstract shapes, colors, motions and textures. The miracles of nature are tangible, and they can be seen directly through the microscope. The magnificence of nature lies in its consciousness. When we are present with nature, we become conscious of our connection with the universe.
After graduating from UCLA, Greenberg became a photographer, filmmaker, and was the president of Environmental Communications, which was a multimedia group based in Venice, CA, that documented the art, artchitecture, and environment of the 1970's. At the age of 33, he moved from Venice to London to earn a PhD in developmental biology from University College London. Dr. Greenberg was an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California during the 1980’s. During the 1990’s he began inventing and developing high-definition, three-dimensional light microscopes, for which he has been issued 19 US patents. He was the founder of Edge 3D, which innovated 3D imaging devices for research and industry.
In 2005, Dr. Greenberg moved to Maui, Hawaii to write books, teach and continue his 3D microscope research and development. Dr. Greenberg’s Microscope Lab is located at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy in Maui, Hawaii, where he investigated moon sand from NASA’s Apollo Missions.
Dr. Greenberg's books are now sadly out of print
A Grain of Sand: Natures Secret Wonder. Every grain of sand is a jewel waiting to be discovered. That's what Dr. Gary Greenberg found when he first turned his microscope on beach sand. Gemlike minerals, colorful coral fragments, and delicate microscopic
shells revealed that sand comprises much more than little brown rocks. Amazing microphotography showcases spectacular colors, shapes, and pa
The Secrets of Sand. From the beach to the moon - explore the incredible hidden world of sand, seen through a microscope. To the naked eye, the tiny particles that make up sand are less than inspiring. Under the microscope, however, it's a completely different story.
Mary's Magic Microscope is a book for children of middle-school age. It follows the journey of Mary McDoogle, a 12-year-old girl who finds a magic microscope in her grandpa's attic that allows her to be transported into the micro world. Here, Mary discovers many new and wonderful adventures. She uses her microscope to fight crime.