Books by Patchen Barss

Erudite and deeply moving, The Impossible Man intimately depicts the relationship between Penrose the scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals the tragic cost—to himself and those closest to him—of Roger Penrose’s extraordinary life.

Branching, spiralling, spinning—you can find patterns almost anywhere in nature, if you look for them. This book introduces kids to some major patterns in the natural world.

With a sharp intelligence, a dry wit, and virtuosic grasp of the interweaving stories of science, art, commerce and the taboo, Patchen Barss breaks the embarrassed silence to tell the history of what’s really been driving communications technology—and where it will drive it next.