Light Years

An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

The fully updated 2nd edition of this critically acclaimed book covers the exciting developments in light science of the past five years. Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most enigmatic phenomenon and the remarkable people who have been captivated by it.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-11-04
Mått:140 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt:258 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Macmillan Science
Antal sidor:262
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230527256

Utforska kategorier

Populärvetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

BRIAN CLEGG has written five popular science books, including A Brief History of Infinity and The God Effect, and twenty business books; these have been translated into many languages, including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Thai and Indonesian. Brian runs the website www.popularscience.co.uk and writes, lectures and broadcasts widely about science. He studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and Operational Research at Lancaster University, UK, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He founded the Emerging Technologies

Recensioner i media

Reviews for previous editions: 'Extraordinary, humorous, interesting, awesome' - NewScientist 'Immensely likeable' - Guardian 'A fascinating book on a fascinating subject' - Sir Patrick Moore CBE 'Illuminates and entertains' - Sir Clive Sinclair

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroductionAt the speed of light The philosophersOut of the darknessEngines of lightSeeing further Light's anatomyDeath of the EtherFearful symmetry QED Tangled LightTyger! Tyger!Further reading