The Superlative Light

  BOOK INFO Flexi, 9 X 8 In. / 84 Pages / 42 Duotone ISBN 9780989798129 List Price: $39.95  "...a narrative that’s more focused on capturing a sense of awe than documentary...",- Hyperallergic, November 17, 2014 “The dramatic, black-and-white photos in the book, consequently, take visual cues from a broad cross section of sci-fi movies…”,- Slate Magazine, October 3, 2014 Photographs by Robert ShultsIntroduction by Todd DitmireText by Rudy Rucker    The Superlative Light presents a layperson's awestruck experience of the Texas Petawatt Laser, an unparalleled research facility which produces the most powerful laser pulse anywhere in the world. Texas-based photographer Robert Shults' series of images draws upon the visual traditions of "grade B" science-fiction cinema in its exploration of a truly unique space where some of the most extreme conditions in the universe are recreated, recasting real working scientists as the heroes of an imaginary epic. The book features a scientific introdu