Catching the light : the entwined history of light and mind
Zajonc, Arthur.
Catching the light : the entwined history of light and mind - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995. - viii, 388 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: New York: Bantam, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. `This is a most persuasive book on a most important subject. I recommend it highly.' Saul Bellow With scholarship and clarity, Arthur Zajonc takes us on an epic journey into scientific history. Yet Catching the Light is not just about science; it is a book of ideas that blends science with literature, religion, philosophy, and morality and tries to answer the question that has mystified humanity from pre-history to the present day: what is light?
9780195095753 (pbk.) : No price
2011288678
Light--History.
Light--Philosophy.
Science.
Physics
Philosophy of science
Optical physics
History of ideas
Mind, body, spirit
509
Catching the light : the entwined history of light and mind - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995. - viii, 388 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: New York: Bantam, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. `This is a most persuasive book on a most important subject. I recommend it highly.' Saul Bellow With scholarship and clarity, Arthur Zajonc takes us on an epic journey into scientific history. Yet Catching the Light is not just about science; it is a book of ideas that blends science with literature, religion, philosophy, and morality and tries to answer the question that has mystified humanity from pre-history to the present day: what is light?
9780195095753 (pbk.) : No price
2011288678
Light--History.
Light--Philosophy.
Science.
Physics
Philosophy of science
Optical physics
History of ideas
Mind, body, spirit
509