Popular science publications
- Publications of the IG PAS' employees:
The story of the journey of four scientists to the Antoni B. Dobrowolski Polish Antarctic
Station, which has been inactive for over forty years.
The station is located in the Bunger Oasis (Highjump Archipelago, East Antarctica). The
expedition was organized by the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of
Sciences.
In the expedition the following scientists took part: Monika A. Kusiak, Wojciech Miloch,
Adam Nawrot and Marek Lewandowski - the author of the book and the expedition leader.
Their task was to bring back to life the oldest and only Polish property on continental
Antarctica.
During their stay at the Bunger Oasis, they cleaned the station and its surroundings,
repaired buildings, installed measuring equipment, and collected samples. Sometimes they
slept.
/the above description comes from the publisher/
You can buy the book e.g. here.
Henryk Arctowski. In a World of Thoughts is the first book about the life of Henryk
Arctowski (1871–1958), polar explorer and geophysicist, which is not a collection of
scientific and conference publications, but a colorful story about reconstructing
biography of a man on the basis of what no one knew about him before.
This book is an invitation to travel together with Henryk Arctowski through eras,
continents, 19th and 20th centuries. On the basis of found materials, authors create
a book full of photos, unknown letters, fragments of newspapers and maps.
Book release date: 11.09.2024
Authors: Katarzyna Dąbkowska, Dagmara Bożek
Publisher: BoSz
Issue: print version (languages: Polish, English)
More about the book here.
Polarniczki. Zdobywczynie podbiegunowego świata (Polar Women. Conquerors of the
Subpolar World) is a reportage devoted to the history of women in Polish polar
expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. It presents their short biographies, memories
and achievements from the beginning to the present day (the first decade of the 20th
century), as well as the problems and challenges that the first Polish polar women had
to face.
The project received funding under the Young Poland Scholarship of the Minister of
Culture and National Heritage for 2020.
Book release date: 3.11.2021
Publisher: MANDO
Issue: print version, e-book (Polish only)
More about the book here.
The book Ryszard Czajkowski. Podróżnik od zawsze (Ryszard Czajkowski. A traveler since
forever) is a fascinating record of the passionate life of the main character, Ryszard
Czajkowski (1933–2024) – polar explorer, geophysicist, journalist, traveler, author of
famous films and travel programs.
In his stories, Ryszard recalled:
for a few months, I become irritated and unpleasant to my surroundings. However, as
soon as the prospect of leaving appears, I undergo a real metamorphosis."
in the biography category.
Publisher: Bezdroża
Issue: print version, e-book (Polish only)
More about the book here.
Dom pod biegunem. Gorączka (ant)arktyczna (Home under the Pole. (Ant)Arctic Fever)
is the story of Daga and Piotrek, who participated in two year-long polar expeditions:
the 35th IG PAS Polar Expedition to the Polish Polar Station Hornsund named after
Stanisław Siedlecki on Spitsbergen (2012–2013) and the 40th Antarctic Expedition to
the Polish Antarctic Station named after Henryk Arctowski on King George Island
(2015–2016). The book presents the history of both research stations and everyday life
and work in such distant places, as well as the fascination with polar regions and the
phenomenon of the mythical “polar fever” among polar explorers.
Book release date: 14.11.2017
Authors: Dagmara Bożek (text), Piotr Andryszczak (photos)
Publisher: Bezdroża
Issue: print version, e-book, audiobook (Polish only)
More about the book here.
- Publications supervised by the IG PAS:
EDUSCIENCE was the largest innovative project implemented in the field of mathematics and natural sciences, aimed at popularizing these sciences among students. It was co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund. In June 2014, the testing phase was completed in 250 schools across Poland. The project has ended in 2015. It reached students at every educational stage, and its offer was used by both the youngest in grades 1-3 of primary schools, as well as high school and technical students.