Light years and time travel

an exploration of mankind's enduring fascination with light

Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today


Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
July 22, 2019 | History

Light years and time travel

an exploration of mankind's enduring fascination with light

PRAISE FOR LIGHT YEARS AND TIME TRAVEL "This immensely likeable work of pop science traces 'man's enduring fascination with light,' from Aristotle's plans for a death ray (burning enemy ships with a giant array of mirrors) to a recent experiment that seems to have sent Mozart's 40th Symphony faster than light, and thus back through time. Clegg is very good at explaining the bizarre properties of light." -The Guardian "A fascinating book on a fascinating subject. It brings together all aspects of light in an unusual and compelling manner." -Sir Patrick Moore "Light's properties often seem mysterious to the point of being unfathomable. Yet in this extraordinary book, Brian Clegg manages to explain them through the lives of those so fixated with light that they have shaped our perception of it. . . . Clegg's accessible writing style manages to encapsulate the lives of light's disciples with humorous and interesting anecdotes . . . quite awesome!" -New Scientist

Publish Date
Publisher
J. Wiley
Language
English
Pages
310

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Light Years and Time Travel
Light Years and Time Travel: An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination With Light
January 4, 2002, John Wiley & Sons
in English
Cover of: Light Years and Time Travel
Light Years and Time Travel
2002, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: Light years and time travel

Add another edition?

Book Details


Edition Notes

Originally published: Great Britain : J. Piatkus, 2001

Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-305) and index

Published in
New York
Genre
Popular works

Classifications

Library of Congress
QC358.5 .C54 2001, QC358.5.C54 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 310 p. :
Number of pages
310

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17037666M
Internet Archive
lightyearstimetr00cleg_459
ISBN 10
0471211826
LCCN
2001046736
Library Thing
743343
Goodreads
2045642

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
July 22, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot remove fake subjects
July 22, 2017 Edited by Mek adding subject: In library
October 25, 2011 Edited by ImportBot import new book
June 17, 2010 Edited by ImportBot add details from OverDrive
October 20, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page