Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond Hardcover – October 27, 2015

This is such an interesting book even my four year old likes to look through it. All the pictures are visually stunning and the book provides hours of entertainment.

Lots of good info about light

A large-format picture book about the entire electro-magnetic spectrum (including the 95% we CANNOT see). Almost every page is a large photo or diagram, or a group of related photos. Not a great deal of technical info, but enough to cover the material (and suitable for older children). Since x-rays, gamma rays, and infrared are topics of astronomy, many photos are from that research. A brief glance through the book might lead one to believe it's about deep space astronomy, but it covers much more. The book's layout and photos are stunning. I wish that visible light was covered in more detail.

60 + and a DAV. Slow in reads. But like so far.

Great photos, clear explanations, mostly minimally mathematical. Rather deep detail and suitable for the layman who wants detail. Light refers to the entire electromagnetic spectrum, not just visible light. A great book.

When I received this book it took my breath away. A beautiful high quality volume, it is a delight to open it and peruse the pages. Gorgeous photos! It’s also mindblowing how little we see with our eyes as compared to what is actually there. Amazing! If you are fascinated about light and color, I highly recommend this book. Delve into one of the mysterious forces of our reality!

I just received the 1st of two books I ordered from Amazon today written by Kim Arcand and Megan Watzke! "Light The Visible Spectrum and Beyond" and all I can say is WOW! This hardcover book is Spectacular in Every Detail from the Unbelieveable Images to the Accompanying Narratives that describe each Aspect of Light in Fine Detail! I thought I knew something about light since I've been a photographer all of my life and have a high-level of interest in Astronomy and the Sciences, but I've never seen another book like it! I have to consider this book the entire "Encyclopedia of Light!" It's a MUST HAVE for all Astronomers, Astrophotographers, Cosmologists, Physicists, or anyone else interested in learning about the many Fascinating Properties of Light! Purchase this well-written book for yourself or as a gift for your child, a family member or friend! You will not be disappointed! Kim Arcand works for NASA as a Visualization lead for the Chandra X-Ray Telescope and Megan Watzke works at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Both of these women have excellent credentials and they have done an Outstanding Job in writing this book! Update January 1st 2016 Recommended by Scientific American! http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/book-review-light/

Absolutely wonderful, a fascinating collection of information about light. One of the best science books for non-scientists that I have read.