The Story of Light (Abridged Nonfiction)
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4.4 • 5 Ratings
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
From the creation of life to the exploration of the heavens and the stars, from the origins of the earth to the possibility of life on other planets, Ben Bova unveils the beauty and science behind this phenomenon. Bova masterfully explains how light affects us every day of our lives, from our religions to our sex drives. He examines how we use light in art, science, industry, entertainment, cosmetics, jewelry, and in a myriad other ways. In graphic, entertaining, and always accesible prose, the author provides fascinating insights into a great variety of subjects so that the listener will discover something new and wonderful about almost every area of knowledge, ranging from relativity and quantum physics to perspective and the use of light by great Renaissance painters. A stunning, clear, and always fascinating writer, Dr. Bova provides easy to understand examples that make available to us all even the most difficult and mind-bending concepts.
Customer Reviews
The Story of Light
Both a surprise and a delight, I enjoyed every minute of it and certainly recommend it to anyone who, like me, wishes to understand a little more about our world, without the luxury of a great deal of time. Audio books, well I'm now a fan and I liked this one so much I've listened to it twice and sent it to my son as a gift.
A nice surprise, worth the £3.99.
I had previously read Bill Brysons "The History of Nearly Everything", and hope for another dose of something similar to expand my mind, and I am pleased to say this book is again along the same vein. It touches on so many things, and there is going to be something in there you didn't know and learn about. Its a long book and well worth the money. I was initally wondering, will this bore me to tears about light, well I took the chance and the answer is nope, not one bit!
2 thumbs fresh from me!
Great Book
Many interesting ideas which I hope will feed into my photography work.
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