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Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
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Bruce Watson
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
Publication date
February 2, 2016
Pages
282
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781620405598
ISBN-10
1620405598
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Original list price
$27.00
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sci/tech
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: From early myths to the latest LEDs, light has been "the magician of the cosmos." But what is light? Is it God? Truth? Particle or wave? This "radiant history" sees light through the eyes of mystics, sages, artists, poets, and scientists. Like the Nobel-winning physicist who studied light "because it's so much fun," Bruce Watson enjoys taking readers along in search of this eternal force of nature.
Light explores ancient observatories and Gothic cathedrals, Galileo's workshop and Isaac Newton's "darken'd chamber." Readers will visit Rembrandt's studio and watch stunning sunrises at Stonehenge and at Newgrange in Ireland. The story follows light as it is captured by cameras, framed by Impressionists, and electrified by Edison. Finally, Light brings us to a world remade by lasers, making ours truly the Age of Light.
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Hardcover
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from Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA (February 2, 2016)
9781620405598 | details & prices | 282 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $27.00
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