Even if light had such an important role in the design process, new methods for quantifying more precisely lighting levels have been discovered just in the last decade.
They are without question there, more there than many painted objects, because they are precisely lit and tangibly solid before a curtain of darkness.
Lasers deliver coherent, monochromatic, well-controlled, and precisely directed light beams.
Sacks's writing is all that, and sometimes, no matter how closely you read it, you can't quite figure out what makes it so precisely, unsparingly light.
With the flick of a precisely placed light switch, mice can be induced to cower in a corner in fear or bravely explore their environment.
The buildings are designed to suit the weather precisely, so light pervades the living room, tiled bathrooms, wooden staircases and dining patios that overlook the infinity pool.
The word is – though I don't, alas, get to try one – that Salter mixes a good martini, and this is precisely what Light Years brings to mind.
The narrower the range of wavelengths, the more coherent the beam meaning the more precisely every light wave in the beam is in exact synchronization with every other one.
However, the pair's sleeper opponent, ex-accountant Mike Tuffrey, has (by my count) precisely zero light entertainment appearances to his name, and at least two current affairs appearances: a 100 per cent record.
The problem is particularly important in the context of thin film manufacturing for thin film solar cells where it is desirable to produce thin films with precisely tailored light trapping characteristics.
