Light Years: An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (882 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0749921978 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book recounts spiritual interpretations, from the Ancient Egyptians to the Mayans and looks at the first scientific grapplings with light by the ancient Chinese sage Mo Ti, the Greek philosopher Empedocles, Arab genius Alhazen and others. It also explores the contribution of artists such as Brunellschi, Leonardo de Vinci and Durer to our understanding of light and examines the great revolutionaries of light theory including Galileo, Descartes, Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein. The text discusses the work of scientists such as Maxwell, Edison and Gould that led to light-driven inventions from the camera to the laser, Cds and optical computers and explains the mind-bending advances of quantum physics.. This is the story of light and the people who were determined to unlock the secrets of one of the greatest puzzles of the Universe
Fascinating WTWmusic Clegg is an engaging writer who not only explains scientific concepts well, but he does so in an entertaining fashion. The history he offers about the people who have made discoveries, adds to the understanding of what led them to their conclusions, or in some cases, explains how they stumbled over them.In this book Clegg details man's fascination with visible li. "light years Ahead" according to K. Rothko. I've had this book for years, and recently purchased it for a friend. It is well researched, and written in a way that the layman can understand, but with enough bite for the advanced reader. The book arrived on time and was as described by seller. Recommend both book and seller to all.
Praise for the previous edition:"Extraordinary, humorous, interesting, awesome."--New Scientist"Immensely likeable."--Guardian