Light Fantastic is the story of man's attempt to understand the most elusive phenomenon; told through the dramatic reconstruction of events and experiments that have advanced our knowledge and broadened our understanding. From rainbows to photosynthesis, from brown skin to quantum theory, light affects everything.
- Let There Be Light - The journey into the nature of light itself begins with a fascinating look into man's earliest beliefs.
- The Light Of Reason - Simon Schaffer delves into the consequences of people learning to manipulate and use light.
- The Stuff Of Light - This is the story of the extraordinary discovery of what light actually is, and how mankind learnt to control light and use it for his own ends with potentially devastating consequences.
- Light Fantastic - This is the story of how, just as people began to feel they understood it, light turned out to be a tricky and slippery subject indeed.
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