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Can I read A short, bright flash : Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the modern lighthouse on EtoBox?
A short, bright flash : Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the modern lighthouse by Levitt, Theresa is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A short, bright flash : Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the modern lighthouse about?
Describes the life of the man who invented a new lighthouse lens, capable of shining brighter, farther, and more efficiently than existing light sources, and his fight against the scientific elite, his poor health, and the limits of his era's technology.
Who reads A short, bright flash : Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the modern lighthouse?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Levitt, Theresa
- Publisher
- New York ; London: W. W. Norton & Company
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393068795
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Military, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (38 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14