title: Light: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
author: Ian A. Walmsley
description: <br><strong>Ian Walmsley</strong> is the Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford, where he is also the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and University Collections and a Fellow of St. Hugh's College. He has engaged in research in optical science and engineering for more than thirty years, and has published over 200 papers in ultrafast laser science, quantum optics and information processing and optical coherent control of matter. Prior to joining the University of Oxford, he was on the faculty of the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, NY, USA, where he served also as the Chair of the Undergraduate Program, and as Director of the Institute.<br>
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  Books in English by Lars Muhl
  
  
  _The O Manuscript,_ Watkins Publishing 2013
  
  
  _The Law of Light,_ Watkins Publishing 2014
  
  
  _The Seer,_ Watkins Publishing 2012, 2nd edition: 2016
  
  
  _The Magdalene,_ Watkins Publishing 2017
  
  
  _The Grail,_ Watkins Publishing 2017
  
  
  _The Gate of Light,_ Watkins Publishing 2018
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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