The Autobiography of Light
暫譯: 光的自傳

這本書生動地呈現了宇宙中最基本的實體之一：我們所感知的光的電磁波。作者以其敘事才能解釋了光的本質以及它對人類思想、技術和文化的深遠影響的悠久歷史。從早期對視覺和顏色的理解努力，到相對論和量子理論，再到視覺藝術和激光技術，甚至是恆星的誕生及其結束的攝影嘗試，讀者將會欣賞光在不僅是人類歷史中，還有宇宙歷史中的核心角色。這場壯觀的旅程以一個華麗的結尾告終，附有由主角本身以第一人稱撰寫的後記：一部真正的《光的自傳》。

書中的所有章節相對獨立，讓讀者可以自由進出。這個引人入勝的故事之所以如此獨特，是因為它努力指出光的研究與文化領域成就之間的親和力。

GEORGE GRAMMATIKAKIS 1939-2023

Born in Heraklion, Crete, George Grammatikakis read Physics at the University of Athens before moving on to postgraduate work and research at Imperial College London, where he received his PhD in 1973. On returning to Greece he joined the staff at the Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research, later working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva. He had a key role to play in organizing the newly founded University of Crete, where he was appointed professor of Physics, and subsequently professor emeritus. He was elected university chancellor for two terms (1990-1996), later going on to serve for four years as Chairman of the Governing Board at the University of the Ionian. Additionally, he participated in European Union international expert committees on education and research prospects.

His research interests centred on the structure of matter and cosmology, linking the microcosm to the macrocosm. As a visiting professor at Harvard University (1989-1990), he also worked on the history of science.

A versatile personality, he was a member of the Governing Board of the Greek Broadcasting Corporation, president of the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum on Crete and vice-president of the Greek National Opera. His belief both in bridging art and science and the importance of popularizing science found a range of outlets. These ranged from press articles to artistic events featuring science narratives, images and music (including acclaimed performances in Athens and Thessaloniki based on The Autobiography of Light). As well as editing and producing successful public television documentaries, he created an award-winning series based on his book Berenice's Hair. The interrelationship between science, art and all manifestations of human culture permeated everything in his enduringly popular work, leading to multiple reprintings of his five books.

As anactively involved citizen with a genuine interest in people and public life, he was elected MEP in the 2014 European Parliament election, serving as a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Culture and Education, as well as the Committee for the Environment.

George Grammatikakis won numerous accolades and prizes in Greece, and was made a Knight of the Order of Academic Palms by the French Republic.

喬治·格拉馬提卡基斯 1939-2023

喬治·格拉馬提卡基斯出生於克里特島的赫拉克利翁，他在雅典大學學習物理，之後前往倫敦帝國學院進行研究生學習和研究，並於1973年獲得博士學位。回到希臘後，他加入了德莫克里托斯國家科學研究中心的工作，隨後在日內瓦的歐洲核子研究組織（CERN）工作。他在組織新成立的克里特大學中扮演了關鍵角色，並被任命為物理學教授，後來成為名譽教授。他曾兩度當選大學校長（1990-1996），並在伊奧尼亞大學擔任四年的理事會主席。此外，他還參與了歐盟的國際專家委員會，專注於教育和研究前景。

他的研究興趣集中在物質結構和宇宙學上，將微觀世界與宏觀世界聯繫起來。作為哈佛大學的訪問教授（1989-1990），他還研究了科學史。

作為一個多才多藝的人物，他是希臘廣播公司的理事會成員，克里特島尼科斯·卡贊扎基斯博物館的館長，以及希臘國家歌劇院的副館長。他相信藝術與科學之間的橋樑以及普及科學的重要性，並在多種渠道中表現出來，從報導文章到以科學敘事、圖像和音樂為主題的藝術活動（包括基於《光的自傳》的著名表演，於雅典和塞薩洛尼基舉行）。除了編輯和製作成功的公共電視紀錄片外，他還創作了一部基於其書籍《貝雷尼克的頭髮》的獲獎系列。他的持久受歡迎的作品中，科學、藝術和人類文化的所有表現形式之間的相互關係貫穿始終，導致他的五本書多次再版。

作為一位積極參與公民，對人們和公共生活有著真誠的興趣，他在2014年歐洲議會選舉中當選為歐洲議會議員，擔任文化和教育委員會以及環境委員會的成員。

喬治·格拉馬提卡基斯在希臘獲得了眾多榮譽和獎項，並被法國共和國授予學術榮譽騎士勳章。