Le Temps, l'espace, la Lumière : De Platon à Einstein. by Micoulaut, Raymond

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Direct-chill casting of light alloys science and technology / by Grandfield, John F.

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Light it Up : the Marine Eye for Battle in the War for Iraq / by Pettegrew, John, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Force projection and the Marine eye for battle -- Shock and awe and air power -- Network-centric warfare, sensors and total situational awareness -- "Shock and awe: achieving rapid dominance" and the Iraq invasion -- Kill boxes, litening pods and the 3d aircraft wing -- "Keep your eyes out," fair fighting, and memories of killing -- Of war porn and pleasure in killing -- Pornography is the theory, and killing the practice -- Classic Hollywood combat films -- Marine Moto on YouTube -- The Iraq War on television -- Fallujah, first to fight, and Ludology -- Ender's Game and the rise of simulation in military training, 1995-2005 -- From combat films to video games -- The value added to military training -- Fighting in the digitized streets of Beirut -- Counterinsurgency and "turning off the killing switch" -- Empathy, General Mattis and the profound paradox of Marine humanitarianism -- Haditha, acute stress, and the excesses of occupying force -- USMC literary culture and warrior ethos -- "Which way would you run?" …”
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Lighting for cinematography : a practical guide to the art and craft of lighting for the moving image / by Landau, David, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…: the lighting crew, lighting units, basic electricity -- Lighting the subject: motivation and three-point lighting -- Lighting the shot, not just the subject: more than three lights, three planes of lighting -- Common practical lighting setups: cross key, chicken coop, China ball, bathrooms -- Lighting for movement: subject and camera, ambient soft lighting -- Dealing with daylight 1: shooting exteriors -- Dealing with daylight 2: working with windows -- Night light: lighting night exteriors and interiors -- Working with color: using color for mood and using gels -- Light the scene, not just the shot: high key, low key, contrast ratios, exposure choice, Chiaroscuro lighting, Rembrandt, and butterfly lighting -- Special lighting considerations and effects: fire, water, rain, fog, lightning, poor man's process shot, green screen, and product shots -- Nonfiction lighting: interview, corporate, newsmagazine, documentary, reality -- Inspiration and lighting looks -- Appendix 1: Advice from the field: interviews with cameramen and gaffers -- Appendix 2: Resources.…”


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Chanukah lights / by Rosen, Michael J., 1954-

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Painting with light / by Alton, John

Table of Contents: “…Hollywood photography -- Motion picture illumination -- Mystery lighting -- Special illumination -- The Hollywood close-up -- Outdoor photography -- Symphony in snow -- Ocean voyage -- Visual music -- The portrait studio -- The laboratory -- Day and night, ladies, watch your light -- Motion picture theatres -- The world is a huge television studio and we are all photographers.…”


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Ghost Light /

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Painting with light / by Alton, John

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Film noir's sorcerer of light : John Alton / by John Bailey -- Preface -- Through a lens darkly : the life and films of John Alton / by Todd McCarthy -- Filmography / by Todd McCarthy and Dennis Jakob -- Hollywood photography -- Motion picture illumination -- Mystery lighting -- Special illumination -- The Hollywood close-up -- Outdoor photography -- Symphony in snow -- Ocean voyage -- Visual music -- The portrait studio -- The laboratory -- Day and night, ladies, watch your light -- Motion picture theatres -- The world is a huge television studio and we are all photographers.…”


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Textures of light vision and touch in Irigaray, Levinas, and Merleau-Ponty / by Vasseleu, Cathryn, 1957-

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Lights, camera, Amalee / by Williams, Dar

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New Lights in the Valley : the Emergence of UAB. by McWilliams, Tennant S.

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The lights go on again / by Pearson, Kit, 1947-

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Beautiful light : religious meaning in film / by Anker, Roy M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Through wonder to veneration -- "Not all angels have wings" : wonder, light and love in M. Night Shyamalan's Wide Awake -- And the blind shall see : grasping the radiance of being in The Color of Paradise -- The education of a one-man preaching machine : the realization of love in The Apostle -- Love's pure light : moral light and reconciliation in Dead Man Walking -- When hope breaks out : love and redemption in The Shawshank Redemption -- "It's take me so long to find you" : search and rescue in Paul Schrader's American Gigolo -- "How high can I fly?" …”
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Light in the darkness / by Cline-Ransome, Lesa

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Light and life / by Gross, Michael, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Preface: confessions of a light-addict -- The right place at the right time -- The oxygen revolution: how cyanobacteria changed the world --Creatures that glow in the dark -- How life is guided by light -- Seeing and perceiving -- Changing ideas about light and life.…”
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Ordinary light : a memoir / by Smith, Tracy K.

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: The miracle -- My book house -- Wild kingdom -- Spirits and demons -- Kin -- Leroy -- A home in the world -- MGM -- Little feats of daring -- Total adaventure -- Book a big band -- A necessary rite -- Humor -- Uninvisible -- The night stalker -- Hot and fast -- Shame -- Mother -- Epistolary -- Positive -- Kathleen -- Something better -- The woman at the well -- A strange thing to do -- I, too -- Testimony -- Another dialect of the soul -- Something powerful at her side -- A strange atfer -- Abide -- Clearances -- Epilogue: Dear God -- Acknowledgments.…”


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Empires of light : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the race to electrify the world / by Jonnes, Jill, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…List of scientific diagrams -- Introduction -- 1. "Morgan's house was lighted up last night" -- 2. "Endeavor to make it useful" -- 3. …”


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Masters of light. First volume, Twentieth-century pioneers / Dai 1-kan, 20-seiki no paionia-tachi / Henri Puramā. by Plummer, Henry, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Includes: Preface, p. 10-15; A new conception of light: the modern light of the twentieth century, p. 18-107 [openness, crystallinity, health, silence, atmosphere, place, mobility]; Masters of light - architects and works 1902-1979: Frank Lloyd Wright: Dana House, Springfield, Il, 1902, p. 110-113 / Unity Temple, Oak Park, Il, 1906, p. 114-119 / Johnson Wax Building, Racine, Wi, 1936, p. 120-129 / Beth Shalom Synagogue, Elkins Park, Pa, 1954, p. 130-133; Rudolph Schindler: Buck House, Los Angeles, Ca, 1934, p. 134-137; Philip Johnson: Glass House, New Canaan, Ct, 1949, p. 138-141; Lloyd Wright: Wayfarer's Chapel, Palos Verdes, Ca, 1951, p. 142-145; Eero Saarinen: MIT Kresge Chapel, Cambridge, Ma, 1953, p. 146-149 / Kramer Chapel, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, In, 1958, p. 150-153 / North Christian Church, Columbus, In, 1962, p. 154-157 / Deere & Company headquarters, Moline, Il, 1963, p. 158-161; Skidmore Owings & Merrill: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Ct, 1963, p. 162-165;…”


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Painting with Light by Miedza, Joerg, Woellert, JanLeonardo

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Available light : anthropological reflections on philosophical topics / by Geertz, Clifford

Table of Contents: “…The Legacy of Thomas Kuhn: The Right Text at the Right Time; VIII. The Pinch of Destiny: Religion as Experience, Meaning, Identity, Power; IX. …”
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