Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900

by Tom Gunning

A fascinating look at photography's impact on science and popular culture

Brought to Light invites readers to step back to a time when photography, X-rays, and movies were new, when forays into the world beneath the skin or the realm beyond our everyday vision captivated scientists and the public alike. In this book, accounts of scientific experimentation blend with stories of showmanship to reveal how developments in 19th-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300142102
• ISBN13: 9780300142105
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 3.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.8" x 12.0"