Book Review: The Story of Light

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

[5 stars]

The Story of Light Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Ben Bova
Class/Genre: Non-Fiction
SourceBooks, Oct 2001, $24.95, 432 pp.

THE STORY OF LIGHT is not a science fiction novel by one of the genre’s grandmasters. Instead Ben Bova provides an engaging explanation on the importance of light in our lives. He uses several approaches including scientific, medical, religious, and social to illuminate a complex topic so that the average individual can understand it. Even with the vernacular included, the book is written so that readers will grasp most, if not all, the topics yet is written in a manner as if Mr. Bova was telling a story. The full phenomena and impact of light in everyday existence is fine reading though more pictures and illustrations would have increased the illumines of this well designed book, but THE STORY OF LIGHT remains fun and educating so that readers will understand the significance of Let there be Light.

Harriet Klausner

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