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Light Years

An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light

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  • © 2008

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  1. Brian Clegg
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  • Established author with good sales track record

  • Excellent reviews for previous editions

  • New chapter featuring st century breakthroughs

Part of the book series: Macmillan Science (MACSCI)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. At the Speed of Light

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Philosophers

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 11-26

  4. Out of the Darkness

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 27-50

  5. Engines of Light

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 51-71

  6. Seeing Further

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 72-104

  7. Light’s Anatomy

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 105-132

  8. Death of the Ether

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 133-168

  9. Fearful Symmetry

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 169-191

  10. QED

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 192-217

  11. Tangled Light

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 218-230

  12. Tyger! Tyger!

    • Brian Clegg
    Pages 231-246

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 247-262
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About this book

The fully updated 2nd edition of this critically acclaimed book covers the exciting developments in light science of the past five years. 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.

Reviews

Reviews for previous editions:

'Extraordinary, humorous, interesting, awesome' - NewScientist

'Immensely likeable' - Guardian

'A fascinating book on a fascinating subject' - Sir Patrick Moore CBE

'Illuminates and entertains' - Sir Clive Sinclair

Reviews for previous editions:

'Extraordinary, humorous, interesting, awesome' - NewScientist

'Immensely likeable' - Guardian

'A fascinating book on a fascinating subject' - Sir Patrick Moore CBE

'Illuminates and entertains' - Sir Clive Sinclair

About the author

BRIAN CLEGG has written five popular science books, including A Brief History of Infinity and The God Effect, and twenty business books; these have been translated into many languages, including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Thai and Indonesian. Brian runs the website www.popularscience.co.uk and writes, lectures and broadcasts widely about science. He studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and Operational Research at Lancaster University, UK, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He founded the Emerging Technologies Group at British Airways before setting up his own creativity consultancy, working with clients including the BBC, the Meteorological Office, GlaxoSmithKline, Zurich Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. Brian lives in a Wiltshire village with his wife and twins.

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