Light Our One Absolute Summary
The realm of light
In the essay "Light, Our One Absolute” by Hugh Kenner, the topic of discussion is the commemoration of Albert Einstein and his Theory of Relativity. The author seems infatuated with light and its properties. In fact, it seems that he thinks that before the world was created there was the notion of just light. After this fact, he divulges into a story about the child Einstein which is the inspiration behind why Einstein might have done what he did. Young Einstein wondered if anyone could travel at the speed of light, and eventually, he learned this idea was quite impossible and unattainable. Moreover he states, “And light, our one absolute, travels at no other: never hustles, never tires” (Hughes, 5).
In the essay "Light, Our One Absolute” by Hugh Kenner, the topic of discussion is the commemoration of Albert Einstein and his Theory of Relativity. The author seems infatuated with light and its properties. In fact, it seems that he thinks that before the world was created there was the notion of just light. After this fact, he divulges into a story about the child Einstein which is the inspiration behind why Einstein might have done what he did. Young Einstein wondered if anyone could travel at the speed of light, and eventually, he learned this idea was quite impossible and unattainable. Moreover he states, “And light, our one absolute, travels at no other: never hustles, never tires” (Hughes, 5).