Light Years: The Extraordinary Story of Mankind's Fascination with Light (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Brian Clegg Kurzbeschreibung: The story of the men and women who were determines to unlock one of the greatest secrets of our universe, that of light, which lies at the heart of all matter, and could unlock the secrets of space and time travel.-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels. Lesen Sie mehr... Rezensionen: Brian Clegg is fascinated by light, and his sense of wonder comes across clearly in the engagingly writtenLight Years. He takes us on a tour of the human exploration of light, from early Chinese and Greek philosophers through Arabic and medieval European investigations to the most recent scientific breakthroughs, pausing on the way to admire how artists such as Turner and Manet incorporated ideas about light into their work. Light has many crucial functions: sunlight is the source of all life on Earth; the speed of light is fundamental to Einstein's theory of special relativity; a constant exchange of photons within atoms helps keep matter stable. It's a fascinating subject, and Clegg clearly explains the evolving theories of the nature of light, covering the work of dozens of scientists. In a series of refreshingly lively short biographies, he animates their varied lives and places their research into historical context, as light's complex nature was gradually revealed and some of its power harnessed. From photography to lasers, light has opened up vast realms of technical possibilities--from fibre optic communications to holographic storage of data. Recent research activity has seen light slowed down almost to a standstill, while others have even pushed light beams faster than Einstein's absolute-maximum speed limit of 300,000 kilometres per second. It seems certain that light will play a major part in the technologies of the 21st century, and this book may well whet the reader's appetite to learn more. --Elizabeth Sourbut © 1998-2001 Amazon.com, Inc. und Tochtergesellschaften Alle Rezensionen ansehen...   Angebote zu  Light ,  Years ,  Extraordinary  ab 1 Euro! Sonstige Artikel: Die Glückstrainer: Wie man bei sich und anderern die guten Gefühle entstehen lässt (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Ella Kensington QUIZ Taxi - Reiseversion von Noris 21 Wege, die Liebe zu finden (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Pierre Franckh Mehr zu  Optics Home ...,    Verwandte produkte ...,    Begleitseite ... Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de Copyright © DomainLoc.com GmbH (Impressum)