A Light History of Light in 2 Minutes

History, Science
November 24, 2022

Have you ever thought of how light has changed with us? This experimental animation by Stephen Ong for Make It Move explores that thought, illustrating how light history went “from the burning embers of a campfire to the white glow of the smartphone.”

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