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How a 200 year old visual phenomenon has become the basis of scientific studies into how the brain works, and its repercussions on contemporary artistic and musical culture. The study of stroboscopic light began as a purely scientific study. Geiger's history begins at this point and goes on to study the transition to the art world that was pioneered by Brion Gysin, William S. Burroughs, Gensis P-Orridge and Allen Ginsberg. While the book is an examination of the intersection between art and science, it is also a study of major currents in Western culture by way of an investigation of an obscure phenomenon.

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John Geiger's knowledge of history, art history and science have all contributed to his unique grasp of our planet's past.

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John Grigsby Geiger's work has been translated into seven languages. Since 1998 he has been an editor for National Post. He is the co-author of two other books, Frozen in Time and Dead Silence.

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