For thousands of years, getting light was a huge hassle. You had to make candles from scratch. This is not as romantic as it sounds. You had to get a cow, raise the cow, feed the cow, kill the cow, ...

Here is the history of light, according to physics. Beyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we ...

In this show: How we got from candles made out of cow fat to as much light as we want. The history of light is the history of economic growth —... Episode 534: The History Of Light Note: This episode ...

Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia For millennia, humans had one obvious and reliable source of light – the Sun – and we knew ...

The story of humans trying to use light and heat to their benefit goes back to prehistoric times. The earliest use of fire for these purposes led to torches, oil lamps, candles, gas systems, and ...

One of LA’s smallest and most secret museums has reopened its doors, and on the third Friday of every month, tours at the Museum of Street Lighting will showcase some of the city’s oldest, quirkiest, ...

For thousands of years, getting light was a huge hassle. You had to make candles from scratch. This is not as romantic as it sounds. You had to... The history of light (classic) For thousands of years ...