Brilliant : the evolution of artificial light / Jane Brox.
| Author/creator | Brox, Jane, 1956- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. |
| Description | 360 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Earth at night as seen from space -- Lascaux : the first lamp -- Time of dark streets -- Lanterns at sea -- Gaslight -- Towards a more perfect flame -- Life electric -- Incandescence -- Overwhelming brilliance : the White City -- Niagara : long distance light -- New century, last flame -- Gleaming things -- Alone in the dark -- Rural electrification -- Cold light -- Wartime : the return of old night -- Lascaux discovered -- Blackout, 1965 -- Imagining the next grid -- At the mercy of light -- More is less -- The once and future light -- Lascaux revisited. |
| Abstract | Documents the role of light in history, tracing how the development of specific innovations had a pivotal influence on social and cultural evolution. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-345) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009035441 |
| ISBN | 9780547055275 : |
| ISBN | 0547055277 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TH7900 .B68 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |