Peter Phillipson
@peter_p_light
Lighting Designer, Writer, Art+Science Historian, former Bura and Hardwick animator. Caring about: good lighting, kindness in people+ways to keep our planet.
Say hello to Jonathan he was born in 1832 & is 192 years old
Happy 5th anniversary of The Listening Party to those who celebrate it
They Froze Light. Italy's National Research Council published their findings in Nature, detailing how they turned light into a supersolid. They used a laser to interact with a gallium arsenide semiconductor patterned with microscopic ridges, forming polaritons-hybrid…
It was so nice to meet @steveediggle last night at the @e17RnR_books . What a generous and deep thinking person he is. I have just started his book Autonomy, the preface is so well written, I am looking forward to reading the book.
94 year old Philip Springer plays Moonlight Sonata He played beautifully. What an amazing man. 📷📷
Astronomers ready for dazzling but brief celestial show after 80-year wait bbc.in/49YLVeT
Hidden message in a bottle found in lighthouse wall after 132 years bbc.in/3YyVEDa
⚡️Incredible footage of a lightning bolt hitting and decimating a large tree in Augé, western France earlier today. Credit: Benjamin Estrade
In ancient Greece, women were forbidden to study medicine for several years until someone broke the law. Born in 300 BC, Agnodice cut her hair and entered Alexandria medical school dressed as a man. While walking the streets of Athens after completing her medical education, she…
This is great @neworder
Borrowed from Periodic Table of Synthpop. Luckily, I've found someone who shares my love of these bands.
Another milestone in our @LondonGasketeer grassroots campaign: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Arts and Heritage Minister, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has today (Monday 12 February 2024) announced the listing of four historic gas lamps in Covent Garden, London.
I am saddened by the sudden death of Geordie Walker from @Killingjokeband , his guitar playing was so distinctive and I saw them many times including in 2023 at Albert Hall.
#OnThisDay 1981 New Order's second single Procession was released on 7" by Factory Records. (FAC53) The song, written by Stephen Morris, reached number 38 in the UK charts. Sleeve design by Peter Saville.
The BBC have decided to cut out something I said on my final radio show today. You can still listen to it here.
New audio - "ageist, ableist" and "unbelievably unfair". @SophieLLittle offers her thoughts on the BBC Local Radio cuts at the start of her final show @BBCNorfolk (Sept 10th 2023). #AircheckDownloads
The unreinforced concrete dome of Rome's Pantheon - a miracle of ancient architecture that survived the fall of an empire. Nearly 2,000 years later, nobody has ever built a bigger one. The mighty dome, built by the Emperor Hadrian between 119-128 AD, measures 142 feet in…
Wonderfully moving letter on Sinéad O'Connor in the Telegraph.
A great Irish poet and singer left us today. She was beautiful, courageous and wore her heart on her sleeve. She was before her time. Nothing will ever compare to Sinéad O’Connor. Rest easy Sinéad.
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