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Marta Garcia-Matos is a physicist, writer, and Outreach Project Manager in the Knowledge and Technology Transfer division of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), specialising in projects that further the public understanding of science. Lluis Torner is the Founding Director of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). He is a Fellow of the European Physical Society, the European Optical Society, and the Optical Society of America.
'The Wonders of Light provides a fantastic panorama of the many ways light impacts on our lives and the role light technologies will play in the development of future society. The authors are internationally renowned experts in science and science communication, and the book is written in a way which is scientifically accurate at the same time as being accessible to a broad audience. This is really a one-of-a-kind publication which is sure to have an enduring impact with a very wide appeal. Its publication in 2015 is timed perfectly with the International Year of Light.' John Dudley, Chairman, International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies 2015 Steering Committee 'If you are looking for a book about science that, like a favourite piece of music, poem or artwork, makes your skin tingle, this is it. A wonderful, multifaceted cascade of colour, fascination and art that, with perfect timing, elegantly introduces the astonishing things that scientists and engineers are doing with light.' Philip Russell, President, Optical Society (OSA) and Director, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
