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Invisible

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Invisible

By Philip Ball

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About the book

If offered the chance-by cloak, spell, or superpower-to be invisible, who wouldn't want to give it a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeurism and the ability to conceal our own acts, but as desirable as it may seem, invisibility is also dangerous. It is not just an optical phenomenon, but a condition full of ethical questions. As esteemed science writer Philip Ball reveals in this book, the story of invisibility is not so much a matter of how it might be achieved but of why we want it...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9780226378251

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published year

2016

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Invisible

Format

Paperback

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