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Light Fantastic
2006 · BBC Four · 60 min · 1 season
Latest episode
S01E04 · Light the Universe and Everything
Thu, 10 Aug, 9:00 pm
How studying light affected knowledge of science, art and the human mind.
About
Light Fantastic explores the phenomenon that surrounds and affects nearly every aspect of our lives but one which we take for granted - light.
Episodes
- E01
Let There Be Light
Mon, 7 Aug· 60 minThe unwitting role religion played in our scientific understanding of light's properties.
- E02
The Light of Reason
Tue, 8 Aug· 60 minSimon Schaffer looks at how light changed man's understanding of the universe.
- E03
The Stuff of Light
Wed, 9 Aug· 60 minHow the quest to understand what light really is had disturbing consequences.
- E04
Light the Universe and Everything
Thu, 10 Aug· 60 minHow studying light affected knowledge of science, art and the human mind.
Cast
Simon Schaffer
Presenter