Looking for some “enlightening” material? Learn more about the topics explored in Legacy of Light by checking out our favorite books, websites, and videos.
Émilie and Voltaire >
Passionate Minds: Émilie du Châtelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment by David Bodanis
Émilie du Châtelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment by Judith P. Zinsser
Voltaire’s Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire
Château de Cirey >
Émilie du Châtelet >
The French Court and Aristocracy >
Ridicule
Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency by Duc de Saint-Simon
The Enlightenment >
The Enlightenment: Brief History with Documents by Margaret C. Jacobs
The Social Contract and Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Science and the Enlightenment >
The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton
Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
String Theory >
The Elegant Universe (Nova)
The Elegant Universe and Beyond (Nova)
Astrophysics >
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matters by Vera Rubin
