Greek and Arab scholars, and later Europeans such as Descartes and Newton all tried to understand light to gain a better understanding of God. Episode one sh... read more
The second programme explores the link between the development of practical tools that manipulate light and the emergence of new ideas. For example, Galileo'... read more
Episode three charts the discovery of the true nature of light and its impact on the modern world. All of today's technologies - electricity, mobile communic... read more
In the final programme Simon Schaffer finds that as more people were able to manipulate light, the more puzzling and tricky it became. This led to investigat... read more