Light Years - An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light (Paperback, 1st ed. 2007)

This is the story of the greatest puzzle in our universe: what is light? "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. "Light Years" looks over the shoulders of the great revolutionaries of light theory--Bacon, Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Maxwell and Feynman--and traces the evolution of light-driven devices from the camera to the laser. In this revised edition, leading popular science author Brian Clegg reveals how twenty-first century scientists have achieved the seemingly impossible in bringing light to a halt, and used the quantum properties of entangled light to produce unbreakable encryption and unbelievable computers. He explains the mind-bending advances that put light at the heart of all matter and which could finally make time travel possible.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Macmillan Science
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	Brian Clegg
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	1st ed. 2007
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-52725-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Promotions
LSN:	0-230-52725-6
Barcode:	9780230527256

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