Light Fantastic / episode 1 : Let There Be Light
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- Light Fantastic is the title of a television documentary series that explores the phenomenon of light. All credits go to the great BBC Four channel. Narrated by Cambridge academic Simon Schaffer. Documentary created in 2004. Episode 1 : "Let There Be Light" > The first episode shows how the desire, by Greek, Arab and Christian scholars to penetrate the divine nature of light led to modern science's origins. The programme explores the contributions of Empedocles; Euclid; Al Hazen; Roger Bacon; Descartes and Isaac Newton. Info source : Wikipedia
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