Bringing the invisible to light: a review of “Invisible Rainbows”

2026/07/01 by Andrea Bandelli · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · Psychology · #History and Developments in Astronomy #History of Science and Medicine #Science Education and Perceptions

paper · pdf · doi:10.22323/411720260616113340

openalex publication_date 2026/07/01 · openalex created_date 2026/07/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/03

Abstract

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.

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• Invisible Rainbows, by @drcarpineti.bsky.social , journeys across the electromagnetic spectrum through the lives of LGBTQIA+ astronomers. Book review by Andrea Bandelli that reminds us that the univer [bsky, 9 points, 1 comments]

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