Bringing the invisible to light
A review of “Invisible Rainbows”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22428974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Bandelli (0000-0002-3313-7041, N/a, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Science Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1824-2049 • E-ISSN: 1824-2049 |
| Publisher | Sissa Medialab Srl (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.22323/411720260616113340 |
| OpenAlex | W7166811725 |
| Language | EN |
Invisible Rainbows is a popular astronomy book by astrophysicist and science journalist Alfredo Carpineti, organised around the electromagnetic spectrum and built around conversations with LGBTQIA+ astronomers from around the world. It is, at the same time, a celebration of modern astronomy and a clear argument about the relationship between science and the society that produces it. The book is rigorous and warm in equal measure, never letting one undermine the other, and offers science communicators a strong example of how popular science writing can hold technical depth and political clarity on the same page.
CLARITY · Electromagnetic spectrum · Politics · Popular science · History and Developments in Astronomy · History of Science and Medicine · Science Education and Perceptions
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |