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Wilson A. Bentley
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The
WBZ 4 Weather Team takes you beyond the forecast. Meteorologist Mish Michaels
and a team of producers bring our atmosphere to life through fascinating
science stories on an array of weather topics.
The Snowflake Man--Step back in time to learn about the man who taught us that "no two snowflakes are alike." We travel to Jericho, Vermont to recreate the life of a simple, self educated farmer that took amazing pictures of snowflakes (still found on many products today) and after decades of work, became known the world over as the "Snowflake Man."
The
video clip is now available online, click here to view.
This video clip is a segment on Bentley Aired in January 2003
on WBZ Ch 4 in Boston.
Snowflakebentley.com
was selected as a Hot Site in today's (4/4/02) edition of USATODAY.com
a free and highly popular news service on the World Wide Web. Just as
USATODAY does with top-rated movies and TV programs, they look daily for
Web sites that are likely to be sure hits with readers -- sites that seek
to astound and delight, inform or amuse -- by exhibiting something remarkable
in graphics, content or both. Below is a link to the site.
Hats
off to Peter Wolf Photo-Graphics/Wolf Multimedia
Studio. The Jericho based Multimedia Studio has been presented with
a Silver AXIEM ("Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media") Award for the
production of the Wilson Bentley Digital Archives
(Volume 1) CD-ROM. The national award was given in the educational
interactive media category. The Bentley CD-ROM competed against more than
1300 submissions from all 50 states to capture this prestigious award.
Peter has spent countless hours compiling thousands of Bentley images
and documents, and transferring them to a digital format. Besides the
archival benefits of the program, Peter also created a wonderful educational
(and fun) interactive biography of Bentley's life and work. Visit the
"Snowflake" Bentley Exhibit at the Old Red Mill, in Jericho, to take a
test run of the program at the newly completed, touch screen kiosk (or
check the Bentley Website at http://snowflakebentley.com/
). It has quickly become a favorite with tourists and locals alike. Congratulations
Peter, GREAT JOB!!!!!! Ray Miglionico -Archivist for the Jericho Historical
Society
Jericho Historical Society
The home of the "Snowflake" Bentley Exhibit.
Vermont Snowflakes
Designs and markets official "Snowflake" Bentley Collection
prints and collectibles.
The Bentley Snow Crystal Collection of the Buffalo Museum of Science
Bentley Web Links
The following sites provide additional information
on Wilson Bentley.
Snowflake Chocolates
Jericho chocolate company with Bentley items.
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![[ Wilson A. Bentley photographing snowflakes ]](wb.jpg)
The Snowflake Man
From
the earliest memories of our childhood, many of us can remember hearing
the phrase "no two snowflakes are alike". This discovery was made in the
small rural town of Jericho, Vermont by Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931).
He
would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime,
not finding any two alike. His snow crystal photomicrographs were acquired
by colleges and universities throughout the world and he published many
articles for magazines and journals including, Scientific American and
National Geographic. 
This
web site is dedicated to Bentley's life work and the stunning images he
left behind. It is supported by sales of the Digital Archives 
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on Our Atmosphere - WBZTV