Heat, Light, Power and Water define our way of living. Their natural forms existed long before life arrived on this planet. This presentation tracks how man has learned to control each in turn, and adapt them to his use. We look at how he then needed to defend himself against the consequences of his eventual success. From prehistoric hominids, through homo erectus and thence to the more refined forms of homo sapiens, we trace his faltering steps into the Age of Enlightenment. The ancient elements of Earth, Fire, Air and Water became transformed into a modern world of wonder, driven by the great philosophers and practical polymaths of the 17th & 18th centuries.

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