6 edition of Empire of light found in the catalog.
Published
1996
by Joseph Henry Press in Washington, D.C
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.
| Statement | Sidney Perkowitz. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | QC355.2 .P48 1996 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | ix, 229 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 229 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL380932M |
| ISBN 10 | 0309065569 |
| LC Control Number | 98043181 |
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Empire of Light is written so that lay readers will readily grasp the scientific principles and science professionals will readily appreciate the human experience. It will impart new wonder to the daily experience of light in our world.
Sidney Perkowitz is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University.This isn’t the struggle of an empire, nor the tempest of another world, and definitely not a cultivation story. This is actually a super serious (not really), super hard sci-fi novel about saving the world.
Take what I’m saying seriously.(Don’t) Okay, it’s really just a bunch of slippery leaders and their deceptive emperor having a fun time saving the world everyday.What was one of the most memorable moments of Empire of Light: Shoal, Book 3?
When a certain character died, I was much like the main character, feeling nothing but hollowness. Which scene was your favorite? Seeing Dakota activate the Meridian drones on the water world for the first time. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
