About the Book: Light and Its Many Wonders
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of
Light (IYL 2015). The IYL was to recognize the tremendous applications of light
in our everyday lives: from the benefits of sunlight, to the intricate processes
in our eyes, to holography, to fiber optic communications across oceans, to
extremely important applications of lasers from eye surgery to drilling holes in
steel and to numerous other areas. From its inception, The National Academy of
Sciences, India (the oldest Science Academy in India) is committed to bringing
scientific developments to the benefit of the society at large. Keeping this