La luz revelada

What is light, that phenomenon that has illuminated and fascinated humanity since the beginning of time? Serge Haroche traces the panorama of what we know about her today, how we learned it and to what extent all this revolutionized our lives. Tracing the history of the science of light from Galileo to the present day, Haroche also teaches us how the theory of relativity was born and where quantum physics came from. Relive from the inside, as a theoretician and experimenter, this fascinating scientific adventure drawing revealing connections between optics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, to show us the essential role that light has played in the birth of modern physics and in our representation. of the universe.