Michael Sobel Michael Sobel is an American physicist and educator who wrote the book on Light. Quotes by Michael Sobel in Time OneWe are left with only two alternatives. One is to say that the predicted velocity of light is meant to be relative to a particular and very special frame of reference. The second alternative is to accept the speed at c in every frame of reference, accept its violation of our intuition, but recognize that our experience really does not extend to objects moving at such high speeds. More about Michael Sobel “Physics for the NonScientist: A Middle Way” (PDF) Brooklyn College Light Jan Smuts Alan Sokal