Light Beyond the Bulb
The United Nations, with support from UNESCO, has dubbed 2015 the International Year of Light. To celebrate, the international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) and the Chandra X-ray Center/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory are leading a new international exhibition project.
The project, “LIGHT: Beyond the Bulb,” was launched this month in about 40 locations around the globe with more sites coming soon. The exhibition is also a cornerstone project for the International Astronomical Union.
The inspiration for “LIGHT: Beyond the Bulb” came from an award-winning public science exhibit called “From the Earth the Universe,” which took place during the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. In that project, tens of millions of people participated in over 1000 exhibits held in 75 countries.
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