Catching the Light by Arthur Zajonc
This work takes the reader on a tour of the nature and significance, both scientific and cultural, of light in our world. It explores the development of scientific theories surrounding light, and provides a history of the mind in the process.
`a multi-levelled history about virtually everything that human beings have thought about light and seeing in the last three thousand years.. ...I have not enjoyed a book so much for a long time. Oliver Sacks
`a small gem of a book' James Gleik, Washington Post
`a small gem of a book' James Gleik, Washington Post
Arthur Zajonc is a Fellow of both the Lindisfarne Association and the Fetzer Institute. As a specialist in quantum physics, he has lectured all over the world and is the recipient of a prestigious 1992 Fulbright scholarship.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195095753 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195095758 |
| Title | Catching the Light |
| Author | Arthur Zajonc |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1995-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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