TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zajonc,Arthur
TI  - Catching the light: the entwined history of light and mind
SN  - 9780195095753 (pbk.) :
U1  - 509 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Light
KW  - History
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Science
KW  - Physics
KW  - Philosophy of science
KW  - Optical physics
KW  - History of ideas
KW  - Mind, body, spirit
N1  - Originally published: New York: Bantam, 1993; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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?
ER  -