Bob Berman

Berman does a nice job discussing the various types of light other than visible light, "invisible" light. It's very approachable and easy-to-read. A science degree is not needed!

The book is split into 26 chapters covering 241 pages which allows one to dip into it, read a chapter or two, set it aside for a period of time, and then pick it back up.

After covering the different areas of the electromagnetic spectrum through the first 17 chapters, the remaining ones go over some specific examples and this is where is book lags and felt like filler.… (mehr)

The beating heart of the sun is the very pulse of life on earth. And from the ancients who plotted its path at Stonehenge to the modern scientists who unraveled the nuclear fusion reaction that turns mass into energy, humankind has sought to solve its mysteries. In this lively biography of the sun, Bob Berman ranges from its stellar birth to its spectacular future death with a focus on the wondrous and enthralling, and on the heartbreaking sacrifice, laughable errors, egotistical battles, and brilliant inspirations of the people who have tried to understand its power.… (mehr)