
Chapter 29
Lighting the World: Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow
Biswajit Ghosh
School of Energy Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
29.1 Light and Energy
Light removes darkness, improves visibility and acts as the source
for inspiration for doing work. That’s why the holy Bible stated, “Let
there be Light”. The Sun supplies light to this world for a definite
number of hours and darkness appears in its absence. As a result,
mankind of the ancient world worshiped Sun God to have his blessed
vision for coming out from dark to improve prosperity. From the
ancient age, the Sun was worshiped by either chanting or singing
songs, describing its contributions ...