Wilson Bentley Professions : Photographer Born : February 9, 1865 Died : December 23, 1931 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Wilson Bentley Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated., When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost. Just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind. Wilson Bentley design miracle forever Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied. Wilson Bentley ice snow beautiful No two snowflakes are alike. Wilson Bentley snowflake life two Similar Authors Inge Morath photographer Bert Stern photographer Brent Stirton photographer Bunny Yeager photographer Burt Glinn photographer Bruno Barbey photographer All Authors