In what year was light found?

Answer 1

It was 1387. In an enormous stroke of good fortune, the first successful pair of eyes

had been invented only the year before.

At first, this was viewed as an incredible coincidence. But today, we can appreciate it

for what it was ... simply a demonstration of capitalistic entrepreneurship, long before

those words had even been coined.

Today, it could hardly be more clear to us that the invention of the eyes rendered it

imperative that there be some practical use for them ... something to see ... otherwise

nobody would ever buy them. That reasoning in turn drove the effort to invent light,

and that project bore fruit in less than a year.

Also today, we can look back over the tapestry of time and come to a full appreciation

of the myriad industries created in the wake of this landmark invention ... pursuits

that would otherwise have been sheer and complete folly, with no logic or chance

of success.

After only a moment's casual reflection, the mind is inspired to literally boggle:

Astronomy, optometry, ophthalmology, optical interferometry, sunscreen,

gardening, the automobile, reading, strip tease, Archery and riflery, paint and

its ancillary hobbies, etc. etc. etc. We must be truly awed and thankful.