Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light - Rilegato

Jane Brox

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ISBN 10: 0285638998 ISBN 13: 9780285638990

Casa editrice: Souvenir Press Ltd, 2011

Riassunto

Each development of artificial light - from stone lamps to the lightbulb - has transformed human civilisation and the way we live. In this book, Jane Brox explains how the technology that lies behind artificial light is also a catalyst for industrialisation and consumerism.

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Recensione:

Few people today appreciate the impact the incandescent lamp made following its invention in 1879. In Brilliant, Jane Brox captures the before-and-after. Beginning with lamps carved from limestone 40,000 years ago, she expertly traces the tortuous route to artificial light. --New Scientist

Jane Brox's extraordinary history of artificial light is aptly named. It's not just a record of technological innovation; it's a great human fable about how we went from desperately fending off darkness to searching for the last vestiges of true night in a light-bedazzled world. --Time

Like Edison's incandescent bulb... Brox's history is warm and illuminating. --The Washington Post

L'autore:

Jane Brox has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is currently the Coastal Studies Scholar at Bowdoin College, Maine.

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• Editore: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0285638998
• ISBN 13: 9780285638990
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 360