Brian Clegg recounts how ancient civilizations understood light spiritually, and looks at the first scientific grapplings with light.
Clegg looks at the contribution of artists to our understanding of light, examines the great revolutionaries of light theory including Galileo and Albert Einstein, and explains the mind-bending advances of quantum physics.
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Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Unlocking the secrets of light, one of the greatest puzzles of the Universe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Codice articolo V9781848318144
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Combining fragility and endurance, delicacy and power, light has always fascinated us; as the phenomenon that keeps matter together and may hold the key to time itself, it remains the universe's greatest puzzle. This book offers an accessible history of scientific investigation into light, from early theories of Chinese, Greek and Arab thinkers through Newton and Einstein to possible future applications of its quantum behaviour. Codice articolo 504857